Italian Stories, Legends & Folktales…
When portable phones became popular, callers did not say “How are you?” any more but “Where are you?” Being somewhere else from the landline phone device was (then) so weird that the first question did not concern how you were but rather the place you were answering from. Twenty-some years later, with our ubiquitous smartphones … Continue reading
You can drop by just for a short time, if you want. Please come over, because if you are looking for me, it means that you know that I exist. You can pay me a visit, but please bring your curiosity, your wonder and look at me in amazement. Continue reading
⭐ Buoni propositi per l’anno nuovo! Apparently only 8 percent of people are successful in achieving their resolutions. Ouch, sorry to hear that! “Motivation is our fuel for doing anything, and the quality of our motivation affects whether our resolutions stick or fade away,” ~ Dr. Segar… Here are few suggestions: – Declutter your hard … Continue reading
Christmas is coming, so are Christmas cakes. Some of them can be savored only during the Holiday Season: just think of Pandoro and Panettone. Nobody has either one of them before December or after January… Continue reading
Time seemed to have stopped in Rapino, where the reenactment of a wedding ceremony was something far more than a mere performance… Continue reading
I realize that autumn has arrived when the scent of roast chestnuts is in the air. Only after I smell it do I really think that summer is a faraway memory and I need to put on heavier clothes, as if my brain refuses to admit that the time for shorts and flip flops is over. Continue reading
Everybody aged 40+ rode one in their teens. It was born in the Sixties and since then it has become a symbol of freedom and nonconformity. Continue reading
Words don’t come easy, an old 80’s tune said. Not for us here at Appetibilis. Words come far too easy because – I soon realised – when I devised the idea of this Appetibilis column, it was no use following the draft I had written. Suggestions, ideas, hints, tips arrived from everything and everyone and … Continue reading
