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

So busy not editing my novel

When a stroll in my neighborhood reminds me of Mark Rothko paintings (or, the other way around?)! earth on foot 28 Happy Autumn season!! I am super grateful for walks like this one. What about you? I’d love to hear what you are currently grateful for.  Juggling activities, upcoming events, while making sure to attend to … Read more

DC/NYC

16 October 2025 earth on foot 22 One week, two major cities, none, at present, more unlike one another: DC and NYC. NOW: enjoying a cappuccino at Eataly, Madison Square Park,  Bustling by my table, a steady stream of well-dressed, frowning people. A thin man smiles faintly as he walks, chest seeming to propel him … Read more

Human/Nature

earth on foot 20 2 October 2025 Mary T Watts, an American naturalist, poet, illustrator and daughter of Danish immigrants, wrote a letter to the Chicago Tribune on September 25, 1963. In it, she implored the city to repurpose an abandoned rail line into a multi-use path (“bulldozers are drooling”, she wrote). This letter eventually … Read more