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Ocean Plastic Pondering
I see a sea free of plastic. I can think of a hundred or so uses where plastic is used to great effect in medical applications. One that pops to mind are those bags they use for IVs. But for every...
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The Style Diet Shot – The Beginning
“On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock.” - Thomas Jefferson I have been following The Sartorialist (www.thesartorialist.com) for years now, watching him...
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Pizza Passion
She who enjoys pizza, enjoys life. When we lived in Italy, we acquired not only a taste for gelato but also for pizza. I’m lactose intolerant and don’t digest gluten well. So if I’m going to eat Pizza,...
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Italian Scissorhands
“It takes about a year to grow the topiary in the form of a cone with the scoops of ice cream” - Federico Elmi Hand-made artesian gelato in Italy is such a labour of love. We’ve met gelato makers who...
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Style-Diet Shot – Elena
“On matters of style, swim with the current. On matters of principle, stand like a rock.” – Thomas Jefferson I met Elena in Tuscany, Italy where she lives. Her clothes are Dixie dixie.it and her...
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Abito da sposa
Ceremony and traditions give sense of the definite to our relativity. They mark the passage of time with gravitas and levity. I welcome every excuse to celebrate life. I became acutely aware of just...
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Sbigoline Terracotte
The feeling of connection to tangible history makes Europe a treasure trove to the the wistful. Webs layering past to present might not immediately be apparent. But you can feel it, smell it, and taste...
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Style-Diet Shot – Manuela
“On matters of style, swim with the current. On matters of principle, stand like a rock.” – Thomas Jefferson Manuela, from Italy and in Italy is wearing a beautiful blue dress with yellow accents....
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Pear shaped
“A pear tree cannot bear an apple” - proverb Interestingly enough, apple trees through grafting can bear different varieties of apples on the same trunk. Was that too much for you? I didn’t believe...
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Chef Survival Challenge
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - JRR Tolkien Today is Victoria’s Chef Survival Challenge! Billed as a cross between Iron Chef and Tough...
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Style-Diet Shot – Andra
“On matters of style, swim with the current. On matters of principle, stand like a rock.” – Thomas Jefferson Spending time around and about Rome these days, I’m continually surrounded by architectural,...
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Abito da sposa
Ceremony and traditions give sense of the definite to our relativity. They mark the passage of time with gravitas and levity. I welcome every excuse to celebrate life. I became acutely aware of just...
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Style-Diet Shot – Antonio
“On matters of style, swim with the current. On matters of principle, stand like a rock.” – Thomas Jefferson I hit a Style-Diet jackpot yesterday, bumping into Antonio in Rome yesterday. In a mecca of...
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Style-Diet Shot: patented dress?!
“On matters of style, swim with the current. On matters of principle, stand like a rock.” – Thomas Jefferson You know how I feel about patented seeds… But how about a patented dress?! I just happened...
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