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Writing from the U.S. and from Bramasole, my home in Tuscany, I'll share my ventures out into the world, news from home, good advice, recipes, and links.
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A Table Seating 325 (opens the original)
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Happiness:<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="430.5" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!944Q!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefec7cdf-24e0-4e2b-a688-9886c
Intrepid Travelers (opens the original)
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These three women launched themselves into the wide world and wrote about their travels when that was a rare phenomenon. Their work has entertained and enlightened me for many years and I go back to them often for a few hours of admiring pleasure. Freya Stark is above all a marvelous writer. She has long been one of my favorites writers in any genre. Her books describing her trips into areas of the east never before broached by a lone woman traveler are exhilarating. Isabella Lucy Bird, English
These Are the Best Days (opens the original)
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After the biggest holiday of the year, Ferragosto on 15 August, there is usually a huge storm that breaks the back of summer. Everyone trickles back from the mountains or beach, or, increasingly from Thailand, Korea, Japan, Greece, or Scandinavia. Thunder seems about to rearrange all the stones in the house and the lightning bolts dart around the skies as if angry gods were throwing bolts.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tLGS!,f_auto,q_au
R & J in CDMX (opens the original)
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Mexico was the first foreign country I loved. I was also captivated by Peru, Nicaragua, and Guatemala, but Mexico felt supercharged. I became enthralled with the culture—the mysterious sophistication of the ruins and art, the way people seemed to live in the forefront of their lives, the vibrant cuisine, and the frequent ceremonies and manifestations. I responded to the majestic loneliness of the Yucatan countryside—coming upon those mysterious jungle temples, feeling some currents in the art th
A TART Recommendation (opens the original)
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A friend sent me two artisan vinegars. (Thank you, Steven!) Christina Crawford makes these special elixirs in Brooklyn. They inspire innovation not only in salads but in drinks, vegetables and sauces. Check out more info in these articles:Sans SoufreBon Appetit<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZbQF!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progre
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