Author Archives: Erica

Visiting Athens During the Eurozone Crisis

If you cancelled your plans to visit Greece during the Euro crisis, I think you made a mistake, cause it’s awesome here and you are missing out. I arrived in Athens this morning expecting to walk into some sort of … Continue reading

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The Beauty in the Change we Dread

My office has been relocated to the other side of the city. I knew this was coming for over a year and I’ve spent most of that year trying to devise a way to avoid the move. Everything was perfect … Continue reading

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A Rainy Night in Palermo

Actual transcript from a conversation with Dad: Dad: How is your writing going? Me: Eh, not great. Dad: How about the blog? Me: I have some ideas for blog posts, I really need to get back into it. ((delete five … Continue reading

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Another stray comes home

And I bought another tea set. You thought I was kidding about this being an obsession, right? Oh, you are so wrong. Give me a few years and I will be the crazy teapot lady. I found this pretty piece … Continue reading

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My New Obsession

My newest addiction is to teapots. I want to cultivate an inappropriately large collection to be used for the most mundane occasions. I found my first member in a thrift shop tonight. It is a full set of Zeh Sherzer … Continue reading

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Paris Christmas Windows

American Thanksgiving always lines up with the start of the Christmas season in Europe, which means Christmas markets, mulled wine and lots and lots of lights. I had my first mulled wine of the season at a Paris Christmas market … Continue reading

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Attitude is Everything

Someone hit my parked car the other day. I really hate when people mess with my car when he is sitting there minding his own business, but this was a complete accident.  What made this event blog-worthy is the way the lady reacted … Continue reading

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Daisy

  After a couple of very sad weeks with no bike I finally found a bike that fit all of my needs.  Her name is Daisy and she is a custom made bike by an American expat here in Italy. … Continue reading

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Hello Again

Hello Again. It’s been a long time. I’m not going to lie, part of my absence has been because I was very busy throwing myself several extravagant pity parties (they were awesome, you should have been there). In addition to … Continue reading

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Costumes of Venice Carnevale

It’s Carnevale time round these parts!!!  That means lots of masks, cloaks, and fancy ladies swishing around in big dresses.   I took a quick trip into Venice on Sunday to see the costumes and soak up the rare day … Continue reading

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