The other day, my youngest stood in line with me outside of a shop and yelled, “Mom, let’s get inside. I’m freezing my ass off.” Everyone around… Read more “The Curse”
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Faded Fingerprints
2005. I was enchanted by the pixels of color dotting the Italian landscape. I adored the old buildings and crumbling walls with all of their cracks and… Read more “Faded Fingerprints”
The Naked Truth
MY JOURNEY: CO-ED NAKED SAUNAS AND MASSAGES IN THE EU The Back Story: In my mid-twenties, I was living in Dallas and dating an Italian guy from… Read more “The Naked Truth”
Keep the Change – Part II
Death knocked on our door for the third time during this period of quarantine. And for the third time, confined to our home, we were unable to… Read more “Keep the Change – Part II”
KEEP THE CHANGE
Change is life renewing itself. To fight against change is to fight against life. One year and three months. This past year in Italy has been the… Read more “KEEP THE CHANGE”
Italian Bureau-crazy
WHERE DO I BEGIN? It’s been nearly two months since we boarded the plane in Houston and embarked on our journey over the ocean, to a new… Read more “Italian Bureau-crazy”
From House to Home (2/8)
Part Two – Settling In It wasn’t long before, somehow, I too got swept along in the crystal clear current of suburban living. Two maids to clean… Read more “From House to Home (2/8)”
From House to Home (3/8)
Part Three – Day Drinking If you are not privy to suburban life and actually go to an office and work between the hours of eight and… Read more “From House to Home (3/8)”
From House to Home (4/8)
Part 4 – Nanny Swap. It’s like a House Swap, Only Better. I was shocked to discover an entire system operating in our neighborhood I never dreamed… Read more “From House to Home (4/8)”
From House to Home (5/8)
Part Five – Housebound Despite the beautiful exhaustion that comes with having two little ones under two, and my semi-active social life, I started getting restless and… Read more “From House to Home (5/8)”
THE FULL SPANTI 