Before that day, for me the pear was a fruit like another, somewhat anonymous, not as much delicious and cool as strawberries, melon, or even an apple, so versatile and a perfect bride to cinnamon. Then I saw a movie, which in itself is not one of the best I’ve seen, maybe it is a [...]

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The imperative was clear: get creative. Bake your cookies and decorate them with a September theme, whatever September means to you. September, September… end of summer? Too sad, and right now I’m already enjoying a steaming cup of masala chai to face first cold feet and rainy weather. Vineyards and ripe grapes? why not, but [...]

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August. About fifteen years ago. Bungalows plunged into the pine forest of the Tuscan coast. Marghe, my cousin, and me. We sleep in two beds, surrounded by our summer treasures: Mickey Mouse comics, rackets and sun lotion. Next to us Claudia – still a puppy – lost in her dream world of cotton candy. In [...]

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One of my favorite cartoons when I was a little girl was Jem and the Holograms, where the protagonist – Jem, a beautiful and exuberant singer – always played in between the real and the virtual world, the real Jem and her hologram. Well, last Saturday, in Viareggio (LU), at Lombardi store, I shifted from [...]

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Wait, wait a second. Oh my God, I’m a guest blogger at Mowielicious! Sparkling eyes and smile were my companions for days after Mowie asked me to do a guest post for his blog. Little Juls is growing up, I was thinking, I must overdo myself to choose something really amazing for Mowie and his [...]

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