Tag Archives: italian vocabulary

A Good Sign, Part 2 | Signs Around Venice | Foto Blog

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Jodina

One good blog post deserves another!… and since I couldn’t fit all the great Venetian sign photos in last week’s posting (A Good Sign | Un buon segno), here are the rest — including the stories that go with them. … Continue reading →

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A Good Sign | Un buon segno | Foto Blog

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Jodina

Let me just start this blog post with a disclaimer: I am fully aware that while the pun “A good sign” works in English, it gets lost in translation. Still, it was catchy, so I went with it. . This … Continue reading →

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3-Wheeled Bees! |Le api a tre ruote | Foto Blog

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Jodina

TO READ IN ITALIAN, SCROLL DOWN PAST PHOTOS I must admit I have a soft spot for those little 3-wheeled trucks you see in Italy – they’re adorable. That’s why I didn’t miss any chances to let them mug up … Continue reading →

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Foto-Blog: Una passeggiata per Firenze / A Stroll Through Florence

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Jodina

. Benvenuti a Firenze! (Welcome to Florence!) On the trip I recently led to Toscana (Tuscany), we spent a couple days in this gorgeous city. . Considerata il luogo d’origine del Rinascimento (considered the birthplace of the Renaissance), Firenze è la … Continue reading →

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La Madonnina, La Befana & Babbo Natale

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Jodina

~ The holy trinity of present bringers ~ As I sit here sipping on limoncello and nibbling biscotti, I am thinking to myself that it’s time for another blog post. So why not tell you about la Madonnina, la … Continue reading →

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“Grazie, Firenze!” Guest Blog #3: A student in Florence

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Jodina

Ecco (Here is) Lisa’s latest blog post! If you haven’t read her previous entries, they’re here: Guest Blog Part 2, Guest Blog Part 1 In breve (in breief), Lisa, one of my students, is living her sogno (dream) by spending … Continue reading →

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WWMLD? What Would Monsignor Luigi Do?

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Jodina

What does a monsignor to the Vatican do when he’s not in Rome doing what a monsignor does? Inquiring minds want to know, and I, my dears, have the answers! . . Recently I had the pleasure of having … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog: Part 2–“La scuola”

A Student in Florence

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Jodina

Ecco (Here is) Lisa’s second blog post! If you didn’t read the first one, it’s here: Guest Blog Part 1 In breve (in short), Lisa, one of my students, is living her sogno (dream) by spending sette settimane (seven weeks) … Continue reading →

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Una Celebrazione di FIBER ARTS>>

Le antiche arti femminili

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Jodina

Perhaps you practice one of the many varieties of fiber arts, or perhaps you just appreciate i prodotti finiti (the finished products) resulting from skills that have been tramandati da generazione in generazione (passed from generation to generation). … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog: Una studentessa a Firenze

A Student in Florence

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Jodina

Una delle mie studentesse (one of my students), la simpaticissima Lisa DeLucchi, is living her sogno (dream) by spending sette settimane (seven weeks) a Firenze (in Florence), where she has affittato un’appartamento (rented an apartment) and si è iscritta … Continue reading →

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