My husband and I recently watched the NBC show, Who Do You Think You Are? In the episode, Rosie O’Donnell travels to Ireland to find out more about her mother’s family. I kept thinking how I would love to go to Ireland and trace my relatives like Rosie. I’ve had many vivid dreams of Ireland …
Florence: Pizza, Pasta, and Piazzas
When you travel to a new place, you notice that your surroundings aren’t familiar and you’re constantly observing and discovering; senses awaken and you become alive! In Florence, even if it’s a repeat visit, this feeling never ends! Travel recharges the batteries and wakes up the spirit. Only in Florence will your senses scream la dolce …
Santa’s Sinister Sidekicks
You better not pout; I’m telling you why…Krampus, Zwarte Piet, Pere Fouettard, and La Befana are coming to town! Christmas in America is filled with sugar and spice and all things nice. Just look at the Elf on a Shelf; it’s so cute and so American! The European Christmas has a more noirish flair; …
Happy Sausages!
Everybody loves sausage! Perhaps no one more than German speaking culture. They seem to have quite a fetish (fetish sounds like Fleisch, meat) about sausage and they have many sausage sayings!My friend and native Austrian recently taught me one that I love and I know I’m guilty of overusing it but it seems to work …