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Category Archives: Travel
Everybody has the right to be an artist
In the summer of 2004 I went to Northern Italy with Hubby D, a cousin, and my brother, After visiting our family villages in the Piemonte Region, we headed for the South of France, via the picturesque mountains and stopping … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, Italian American, Travel, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Brett Neal, Loretta Giacoletto, Loretta on Life, modern art, Vence France
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On the Great Wall
In another life I did climb the Great Wall of China, as indicated on the sweatshirt I bought that autumn day some twenty-five years ago. Of course, I didn’t climb the entire wall. To be more precise, I walked rather … Continue reading
Posted in China, Travel, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged China, Great Wall of China, Loretta Giacoletto, Loretta on Life
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It’s Me–Giuseppe!
One of my fondest memories of visiting the Piemonte family villages in Northern Italy is the year Uncle J and my brother K went with Hubby D and me. The last time Uncle J had been in that area was … Continue reading
Posted in Friends, Italian American, Italy, Lifestyle, Travel, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Italian American, Italian immigrants, Italy, Loretta Giacoletto, Loretta on Life, travel
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Connecting the Italian Way
“How can we connect with relatives we don’t know, who live in villages we’ve only heard about but never been fortunate enough to visit?” Hubby D and I often get questions such as these from friends wanting to trace their … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Italian American, Italy, Travel, Writing
Tagged Lifestyle, Loretta Giacoletto, Loretta on Life, Tracing roots
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Southern Charm
I’ve always loved visiting the South, whether as a newlywed driving with Hubby D on two-lane roads leading to Florida or those many return trips we later took with our growing family. Some routes we selected as most expedient—the Interstates … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Family, Lifestyle, Reading, Travel, Writing
Tagged Ernest Hemingway, John Berendt, John Grisham, Key West, Loretta Giacoletto, Loretta on Life, Ole Miss, Oxford Mississippi, Rowan Oak, William Faulkner
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Star Gazing
It was my choice to become a kindergarten dropout (long story) but dropping out didn’t seem to affect my ability to absorb knowledge. In first grade I learned to write cursive and with my dad’s help, I penned my … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, movies, television, Travel, Writing
Tagged Anne Rice, Cheryl Ladd, Frank Sinatra, June Allison, Loretta Giacoletto, Loretta on Life, Michael Keaton, Rue McClanahan, Tom Ewell
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Wine vs. Diet Coke: Doing the Math
(Original Blog from December, 2011) The Euro and the Pound aren’t nearly as strong as they were five years ago when I first posted this blog but when it comes to value, table wine in Europe is still a better … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Food, Lifestyle, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Lifestyle, Loretta Giacoletto, Loretta on Life, travel, wine
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Bittersweet Memories
“An Italian Wedding” was originally published in 2011 and is one of my favorite blogs about the G family, our cousins who live in the Piemonte Region of Northern Italian. The following year the bride and groom and his parents … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Dining, Family, Italian American, Italy, Lifestyle, Travel, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Italian wedding, Loretta Giacoletto, Loretta on Life, Piemonte Region Italy
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