Category Archives: Rome/Italy

Migraines or Metaphysics?

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Art for Housewives

Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice in Wonderland, suffered from terrible headaches. They were painful and made him feel weird about himself. In 1955, the British psychiatrist, John Todd, began studying symptoms related to migraines and epilepsy. Noticing that certain … Continue reading →

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Cin cin Brin

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Art for Housewives

for Pina Today I wanted to glow and make my life photogenic. So I bounced to the bar at my neighborhood park for an aperitif. Since I was alone, I took a book. You know, an old woman drinking Campari … Continue reading →

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Vesuvian Sparks

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Art for Housewives

Beauty is my favorite medicine. And, as I’ve been feeling grated and all zested out, my daughter and I went to see the current exhibition at Rome’s Scuderie del Quirinale. The exhibition, “Napoli Ottocento”, focuses on 19th century Naples and … Continue reading →

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The Herculean Task of Being a Woman

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Art for Housewives

La Colonna dell’Immacolata c. 1880. Via Today, in Italy, is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. It celebrates “the sinless life of the Blessed Virgin” and officially begins the Christmas season. In Piazza di Spagna, there’s a tall column with … Continue reading →

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The Copyists

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Art for Housewives

In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed proclaiming the emancipation of the 13 American colonies from Great Britain. But political independence does not automatically presume a cultural one. America was indeed the land of plenty thus providing the opportunity … Continue reading →

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