A Natale puoi fare quello che non puoi fare mai: riprendere a giocare, riprendere a sognare, riprendere quel tempo che rincorrevi tanto. At Christmas you can / do those things which you can never do / resume playing, dream again, take back the time that always runs away (riprendere = resume, recover, take back) È Natale e…
Month: December 2014
Is Santa Claus Italian?
Originally posted December 2013 on Prayers and Piazzas This question came up recently from 7-year-old Baby Girl as she was watching the animated movie Rise of the Guardians. Alec Baldwin voices Santa Claus, who does speak with an accent, although I’m not sure it’s intended to be Italian. “Mom, listen to him!” she exclaimed, “Oh…
BookLove: The Dianne Hales Edition
    It’s no secret to readers of this blog that Dianne Hales is my favorite author on all things Italian, and these two books are at the top of my BookLove list. And I’m not alone — Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered, has recently been named one of Amazon’s “Best Books of the…
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