Jennifer Companik Castle Sant’Angelo was built by the Emperor Hadrian in the 130’s A.D. It has been a mausoleum, a … More
Tag: Italy
In Defense of Air Conditioning: A Bolognese Adventure in Sweat
From that night on, Maria Teresa and I feuded incessantly over the air conditioning. I would come back to the bedroom earlier than her to do my work, and turn it on. She would return soon afterwards, and turn it off.
Fog to Frescoes
This is a story of seventy years ago (or a stretch from long before WWI to the end of Viet Nam) in the memory of a little boy who could catch the colors and delight in his exceptionally cultivated family’s recognitions, but could not join them up.
