Just want to let my regular readers know that I’ve published a brand-spanking-new post in my brand-spanking-new blog Insalata di Alfabeto, called Italian Pronunciation: You say potato, I say patata. I put a whole lot of effort [continue reading…]
(Note: This post was written by Laurel Regan and originally published in a separate blog called “Insalata di Alfabeto”, which was later merged with Alphabet Salad.)
How many times have you dined in an Italian restaurant where you discovered, much to your discomfort and dismay, that all the names of the items on the menu were written in Italian… and you had no idea how to pronounce anything? [continue reading…]
While the 30 Days of Creativity challenge has been a whole lot of fun, there’s one thing that’s been very frustrating about the entire process: my skill (or lack thereof) with a camera.
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We arrived home last night just as it was starting to get dark. As I was filling my watering jug in preparation for giving my herbs and newly-acquired Martha Washington geraniums a much-needed drink, my husband [continue reading…]
We’re halfway through the challenge! I can’t believe I’ve stuck with it this far, especially since this sort of creativity isn’t my usual method of expression, but I’m proud of myself for doing so! It’s been a ton of fun. [continue reading…]
In case you missed it, I’ve posted another entry in my new blog, Insalata di Alfabeto, called Made in Italy, and I invite you to check it out. Feel free to subscribe, too, if you like what you see! (Anyone catch on to the meaning of [continue reading…]
I have never had the opportunity to build a bicycle… until today, that is, thanks to my 30 Days of Creativity project! And it was fun. I’m telling you, if I could find a way to get someone to pay me to make little mini Babybel cheese wax [continue reading…]
(Note: This post was written by Laurel Regan and originally published in a separate blog called “Insalata di Alfabeto”, which was later merged with Alphabet Salad.)
My Italian mom is a fantastic cook. No matter what or how many ingredients she may have on hand… no matter how little time or notice she may have been given… no matter if unexpected guests turn up wanting to be fed… she always, [continue reading…]
Quote of the day:
Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you’ll understand what little chance you have [continue reading…]
After completing only eleven days of the 30 Days of Creativity challenge, I already have quite the collection of red wax mini sculptures building up on my bookshelf, and I have no idea what to do with them all when June (and the [continue reading…]
The layout is still rather rough and unfinished… the secondary pages say little more than, “Coming soon!”… and my blogging strategies are as yet loose and unformed… but I am tired of waiting! So my inaugural post has now been [continue reading…]
(Note: This post was written by Laurel Regan and originally published in a separate blog called “Insalata di Alfabeto”, which was later merged with Alphabet Salad.)
The seeds for this blog were sown during a casual conversation with my mom on Christmas Day back in 2010, when I asked if she’d ever consider going back to her village in Italy for another visit. My younger sister, who had been [continue reading…]
Despite my love of and appreciation for gadgets and technology today, back in the 80s I was not the least bit “into” computer or video games. Strange but true! I’m not sure why, but for whatever reason this just wasn’t something [continue reading…]
It was another great day in the sun, and I have the burn to prove it! This afternoon I, along with my husband and a friend, headed down to the riverfront for Carrousel of the Nations… another “first” for the two of us as Windsor newbies. [continue reading…]
The art of bonsai has always fascinated and appealed to me. There’s something about contemplating the beauty and simple complexity of those tiny, perfectly formed and cultivated trees that just satisfies and calms my soul. [continue reading…]
This one is for my friends…
…friends who also happen to be family
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Sometimes things don’t go quite the way you’d planned. All sorts of grand ideas and expectations may have paraded their way through your mind, exciting you with their possibilities, but somehow when the time came for them [continue reading…]
