NEW YORK MEETS SANT’AMBROGIO, SICILY
For quite some time the Pro-Loco (local tourist office) and I had been organising the arrival of the New York Choral Society in Sant’Ambrogio, Sicily where they were going…
Commissario Montalbano vs Inspector Morse
It seems that every nation has its favourite fictional copper and, if they’re successful enough, they stretch beyond the borders of their own country: Denmark has Sarah Lund,…
The Dethroning of the Oldest Child
Every child has to accept that sooner or later he or she will outgrow the designation of a baby. The oldest child usually has the harshest time in dealing…
Fermarsi e Odorare le Rose – “Stop and Smell the Roses”
How many times in life have you heard from your elders, “Stop and Smell the Roses”? When I was a young boy mio Palermitan Nonno would say, “Lorenzo, fermarse…
Caristia di Sali – Scarcity of Salt
CARISTIA DI SALI La mala nova, subitu pi l’ariu batti l’ali: intra li mircati in generi, c’ e’ caristia di sali. Ma comu e` mai pussibili, si…
The “Meddlesome Priest”
Two cathedrals, two branches of the same dynasty, a scandal and a murder. It sounds like the plot for a history novel, but it’s the real story behind…