Laura’s latest post, Spring Colors on the Amalfi Coast, brought forth that old itch in me. For a moment I was completely overwhelmed with love, desire and an aching longing to be there. Memories were conjured of sounds, smells, sights, sensations. It’s been almost four years since we were last there. It hasn’t changed from [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Italy’
Feb 03
every sky in my heart will be blue
Aspettami Wait for me I’ve been lost, adrift at sea In your dreams dream my way Someday I’ll find my heart And come back to stay Aspettami, wait for me Close your eyes and you will see I’m coming home Every sky in my heart will be blue On the day I come back to [...]
Nov 01
you will be mine
It doesn’t take much. A reawakened thread on the Expats in Italy forum. A sudden comment by Alexander - “Remember that time when we got off the bus really early and walked for so long? Remember the dog that followed us? Remember that teeny tiny car?” Yes, sweetie, I remember. I remember everything. I remember how [...]
Sep 25
simple joys 7
Simple joy #7: Seeing a photo from another country and immediately recognizing the place because I’ve been there. I have written about it before, and it happened again today. It brings me immense joy, every single time. It also brings me pain, of a kind that most reminds me of when I was 12 and [...]
May 23
I love Italy
How strange to think that it was only a week ago that we left a cold and wet Siena to go to stunningly beautiful Florence, which welcomed us with much warmer weather. Now we are back home, and it is as though we never left at all. How strange to think that we have only [...]
