by Dianne Hales | May 5, 2020 | Books, books on Italy, culture, Italian language, Italy, Language, Mother's Day, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs, women
Traditionally la festa della mamma in Italy fell on May 8. The current practice of celebrating Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May started in 1957. But la mamma italiana is the center of her family’s life every day of the year. Men may hold the highest political...
by Dianne Hales | Mar 17, 2020 | Books, books on Italy, Fashion, Film, history, Italy, Language, movies, Rome, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs, women
During Women’s History Month, I’m dedicating my March blog posts to Italian women who inspire us with their passion. It was the dress seen ’round the world: a princess bridal gown fashioned from fifty yards of satin, seventy yards of lace, and more than...
by Dianne Hales | Mar 10, 2020 | Books, books on Italy, food, Food and Drink, history, Italy, Language, Web/Tech, Weblogs, women
During Women’s History Month, I’m dedicating my March blog posts to Italian women who inspire us with their passion. If one taste captures the essence of passion, it would have to be chocolate, especially Italy’s most famous—Perugina chocolates. They were...
by Dianne Hales | Mar 3, 2020 | Books, books on Italy, cars, culture, history, Italy, Language, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs, women
During Women’s History Month, I’m dedicating my March blog posts to Italian women who inspire us with their passion. Italy’s first female race driver lived up to the title of a biography of her extraordinary life by Luca Malin: Indomita (Indomitable). At...
