“The unseen spirit of a place has its deep desire and if it’s the same as yours then your small…
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Traveling
A Vision for Peace
Twenty years later, I can still picture my husband Michael as a boy, jumping up in a roomful of cross-legged…
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Legacy: Part 4 in Stories for the Armchair Traveler
Tiny, crop-haired Giuditta greeted our tour group in front of her childhood home, where it sat at the crest of…
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Tending: Part 3 in Stories for the Armchair Traveler
“A house that is uninhabited falls to pieces.” ~ Donata Origo Our group met Donata Origo, Iris Origo’s youngest daughter,…
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Becoming: Part One in Stories for the Armchair Traveler
For most of my childhood, I spent every Friday evening in a tiny mom and pop pizzeria sandwiched between my…
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Making Meaning: Stories for the Armchair Traveler
We met our garden guide, a woman in blue plaid and a broad straw hat, beneath the evergreen oak in…
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