Smells accompany us throughout the course of our life, often linking us to very specific memories. There is the incomparable, unique and special smell of home, welcoming us as an embrace every…
Summer
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Summer, Travel
About looking, an eulogy to slowness and a Dutch apple cake inspired by Flemish paintings
Recently I found myself giving some thought to data accumulation, in my case photos, ideas, recipes, notes of all kinds. The more my life becomes exciting and animated by new travels, adventures…
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The correspondence that Claude Monet kept for many years with his friends of the time, today known to us thanks to the numerous published collections, and which I read as a teenager…
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I woke up hearing the rain pattering slightly on the windows, as to announce timidly the start of a new season and the end of an incredibly torrid and dry Summer. The…
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Paris wakes up early. The first light of dawn illuminates that intricate tangle of rooftops and chimneys, bringing a twinkling glow into its still deserted streets. The morning smells of butter and…
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In the latter part of Venetian lagoon, where the water becomes stagnant and the flow enters the silent shoals, there is a precise point where the phone ceases to receive the signal.…
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On the train which takes me back home after spending some days with my dear Valentina, I thought about the pictures I took before leaving and that are now waiting for me,…
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Summer
Ricotta lemon alternative tiramisu and the importance of taking time to feed your own creativity – or something like that
The other day, between dust, mosquitoes and the noise of the sander I was using to plane the wood of our new boat – wait, I’ll tell you more about that later…
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When this moment comes, in front of the white sheet, the first few lines are always the most difficult to write. Thoughts go in and out so fast that I don’t know…
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Soundtrack [Stay Gold – First Aid Kit] Just like Autumn comes back coloring the first leaves of the trees, there is something which almost cyclically brings me back to Gradara. If I…