Fall 2009 in Badolato: Photos You May Have Missed
If you’re also my friend on Flickr, you may have caught these photos, but since my Facebook/Flickr connection doesn’t work well (or at all), here are some pictures from this past fall in Calabria:

How to Launch a Debut Novel in the US from Abroad
Oh don’t I *wish* I was the author of this post and writing from experience? Someday! As it were, you’re about to read the outstanding advice from Kristin Bair O’Keeffe, author of Thirsty and an American who has been living in Shanghai, China since April 2006. This post is part of the WOW Blog Tour, but, to be

Three Questions with Tania Pascuzzi of Cooking in Calabria Tours
If you haven’t run into Tania Pascuzzi around the Interwebs yet, let me introduce you. Tania is an Aussie from Calabrian parents, and she runs

Love Thursday: The Loveshroom Fest
I’ve mentioned before that one of P’s favorite pastimes is going mushroom picking. Incidentally, one of *my* favorite pastimes is making (and eating) delicious funghi-based dishes. See how well that works? Our love of ’shrooms is one of the reasons we don’t really mind the rain here, since just after a good soaking, it’s time to enjoy the funghi…one might call it ou

Remembering Corporal Pat Tillman
Today would’ve been Corporal Pat Tillman’s 33rd birthday. Tillman was an American professional football player who gave up his own freedom (and millions of dollars) to serve with the United States Army Rangers after 9/11 during the so-called “War on Terror.” Tillman’s journals show that he quickly became disillusioned with the presence of the U.S. military i