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Ciao Giuseppina

Thank you, Giuseppina, for reminding me just how lucky I am. What a pity l can no longer tell you in person.

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Feckful or Feckless

for the men in our lives Three million years ago, the genus homo first appeared. And, after much morphing, the first homo sapiens appeared 300,000 years ago. But, only 3,000 years ago, these sapiens invented and imposed monotheism. Goddesses were … Continue reading

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Venus in a Niche

Yesterday I had a dental appointment. My dentist’s studio is in a very pretty part of Rome with very pretty bourgeois aesthetics. In Ancient Rome, niches were popular as they provided a display space for statues and urns. Until minimalist … Continue reading

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Women and Fascism

Fascism is on the rise. To better understand why, I feel the need to reflect on the fascism that led to WWII. Fascism is the belief that we are not all equal. That there are those who impose. Then there … Continue reading

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Elsa Morante

Before climate change, October in Rome, known as Ottobrata Romana, was a special month because of its light that was golden and warm. So lovely was the weather that Romans had the tradition of going to the countryside for picnics … Continue reading

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