Places

On visiting Santa Chiara

My mother chose Clare as her confirmation name because she was born in a Franciscan hospital the day after Clare’s […]

We went out for a passeggiata after our first dinner in Assisi, slowly mounting the steps of the perfectly preserved

Since I leave for Italy in four days, it’s hard to think about much else (even though there seem to

June 25th, a magical day! Summer is in full swing yet most of it still lies ahead of us. Leisure

The house that I was raised in began its life as a small cape in the late 19th century. Set