The days of panettone are done

Earthonfoot 31 12 Jan 26 Tokyo Time for onigiri We arrived Wednesday morning after an uneventful flight on ITA Airways from Rome, during which we flew over Bulgaria, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan (avoiding flying over Ukraine), through China near Mongolia, South Korea, over the Sea of Japan to Haneda Airport, Tokyo. We wrestled our luggage through … Read more

We came, we saw, we ran

earth on foot 29 8 Dec 2025 Monti area, Roma We came, we saw, we ran! earth on foot 29 https://maps.app.goo.gl/WbKMoLJnYnAz3PSu5?g_st=ic Riccardo, Dafna, Sebastian, and I stop in the parking area, having arrived at the Baths of Caracalla ahead of schedule. As we discuss the foul-smelling ancients, umbrella pines (pino umbrello, Riccardo tells us)—long-legged, Dr. … Read more

Roman Birthday!

earth on foot 12 13 augusto 2025 Busy squirrels overhead somewhere in the dogwood tree, nibbling seeds—can’t tell precisely what, but I hear their sharp cracks. Soon I’ll be in my gardening attire—green slip-on shoes, green gloves to match, the straw traveling hat my mother-in-law got me—on a sultry summer day, but now, after a … Read more