Erica
Blogs I Follow
- Fairfax County Police Department News
- Lore Graham
- bumping into firecrackers
- The Hungover Widow
- Stone Wave Recipes
- Kiwi Girl attempting Italian
- Jane Austen's World
- http://brookenotonadiet.com
- Families for Justice as Healing
- Reign Fashion
- Kahn's Corner
- It's Not a Match.com
- The Frugal Feminista | Kara Stevens
- Mother Nature
- poetspiratesandeverythinginbetween
- My New Roots
- Learn Italian with Lucrezia
- Natalie Breuer
- On Becoming Me
- Carrie Patrick
Most Popular Posts
- A Trip to The Haunted Island of Poveglia: Part Three
- The Five Stages of Dating an Italian Man
- Cliff Jumping (aka My Butt Hurts)
- What Italians Drink: Sangue di Giuda
- A Trip to The Haunted Island of Poveglia: Part Two
- A Trip to The Haunted Island of Poveglia: Part One
- Djibouti
- Interesting Italian Food: Pocket Coffee
- American Cemetery in Nice, France
- Cardboard Box Garden
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
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
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
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
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
