Sono inamorata di Detroit. Amo Detroit perchè mi somiglia: quando lasci il tuo paese natale e decidi di trasferirti dall’altra parte del mondo, in un modo o in un altro, devi cambiare, tirarti sù le maniche, abbandonare le paure, adattarti e lanciarti in nuove sfide. Amo Detroit perchè come me ha dovuto reinventarsi una vita … Continua a leggere
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Il Michigan e i suoi vini
Che cosa potete aspettarvi da una Piemontese DOC in Michigan … che vada a degustare vini! Vivo in Michigan da ormai 5 anni, dopo due passati in Texas e due in Tennessee, e vi assicuro che il Michigan non vanta solo i Grandi Laghi da cui prende il nome (mishigamaa, nella lingua indigena Ojibwe significa … Continua a leggere
Weekly Photochallenge: Up
Last week my kids had spring break in Maine and we decided to spend one day in Boston and a few days in New Hampshire, a typical New England vacation. The vacation week that was supposed to be cheerful for all of us, has been unfortunately marked by the tragedy at the Boston Marathon last … Continua a leggere
Weekly Photo Challenge: Color, Venice (Burano) and Venetian Cake
Weekly Photo Challenge: Color, Venice (Burano) and Venetian Cake The title of this week photo challenge is Color. Who knows something more colored than Burano? Have you ever visited it? I’ve been there several times before moving to the States. Last visit was just one month before our relocation in 2010. My husband and I couldn’t leave Italy without a … Continua a leggere
Weekly Photo Challenge: A Day in My Life with Wheat Barley Salad
It has been a while since I wanted to tell you something more about Nashville, and about my daily lunch. This week Photo Challenge A Day in My Life finally gave the opportunity! There’s few things I cannot renounce to in a normal day: black, hot, unsweet coffee in the morning while reading one of … Continua a leggere
Daily Post’s Phoneography Favorites
Originally posted on The Daily Post:
We had so much fun looking at your phoneography posts last month and hope you enjoyed the mobile phone challenges. It was nice to experiment with pocket-sized cameras and discover what we can create with them. Image via Dunga Brook Diary. Some of you have embraced the idea of…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Lunchtime
Nicoletta and I have been very busy in the past weeks to work on our final weeks of our MBAs. I participated also at a Photography Weekend with Rocky Mountain School of Photography in Portland (ME) and Nicoletta worked recently as guest chef to prepare an authentic Italian-Piedmontes dinner, just to cite a few of … Continua a leggere
Happy New Year from our new blog: from Italy to the U.S.A. for love and with love!
One of our New Year’s Resolutions is launching our “Le CuGine d’America” blog and finally here it is! We have been busy traveling to and back from Italy during Christmas vacation, and once returned to Maine and Tennessee we had to settle back to our daily routines, getting used to the chilly temperatures (in Italy … Continua a leggere