If you want to feel like a princess, why not have your reception at a castle? Luckily the ceremony was early enough that when we arrived, we could still enjoy a few hours of daylight around the castle’s grounds and pool. I’ve been to a few weddings where the reception took place in a beautiful [...]

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Another summer has passed by, and another wedding has gone by, too. This wedding was S’ cousin and it was an intercultural marriage, in that she is Pugliese and he is Abruzzese. :) The wedding had strong Pugliese influences, but took place in the Abruzzo region which was nice because it meant I got to [...]

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So I have a new job – if you follow me on Twitter, you probably saw this. I am excited and proud to be a part of the Automattic (WordPress.com and more) team! Being location-independent now means that I can do something like wake up at 3:30am on a Saturday morning to drive down to [...]

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I mentioned acqua e menta in my post about Summer Drinks in Italy (were you paying attention?) – a thirst quenching, very simple drink you can make at home or order in a bar. Most of the time it’s made by adding a bottled mint-green syrup to water or poured over ice, then adding water. [...]

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If it’s summertime, that means loads of wonderful sagre, festivals, in Italy. Many sagre are food-related celebrations and festivals, but not all. But when it is food-related, you know that you’re going to eat well! Even the tiniest cities can have excellent sagre. Case in point is the Sagra delle Fragole I went to in [...]

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