Author Archives: kmazz

Everyone is smiling. Unexpectedly, we encounter many neighbors on our desultory walk, loping unhurriedly with children and dogs. From the trail behind the wooded lots of houses, young girls squeal over something delightful. The gardeners are all unleashed to stuff … Continue reading →

Embarrassing. I just bought my first pasta machine. Made in China for $25.00. So I wait for the whole “made in Italy” thing to be going down the tubes to decide to go Old World. I know, I know. What … Continue reading →

Back on February 15, I had a post about the new Camel cigarette packaging. It is snazzy stuff, designed to appeal to gurrls. And here’s proof! While walking the dog past the neighborhood junior high school, this is what I … Continue reading →

Time was, no one in Italy could have been accused of rushing madly through life. Meal time with family was sacred, as was the post-prandial “riposo”. A walk in the piazza, a caffe break, an apertivo at the end of … Continue reading →

Thanks to art critic Michael Kimmelman of the New York Times I discovered a painter yesterday. Howard Hodgkin is well known by art lovers everywhere, but is a new one for me. Maybe I need to get out more. In … Continue reading →