Hello again my friends. Well, I hate to say it, but it may be time to wrap-up “La Vita Italiana,” soon; Barbara and I made it back to the...

Well, it's almost time for us to head home, folks. Barbara heads back to the US tomorrow (June 20; yes, tomorrow!) and I'll be back on...

Hi again everyone! Thanks for checking in—lots to report; I get my second AZ vaccine tomorrow, and believe it or not, Barbara just got a...

Hey folks time for a quick update from Italy. As I hoped/prayed, things are indeed improving here—we are at an enhanced level of yellow,...

Hello again friends! Well, lots of good news to report from our perch here in Italy. There have been promising reductions in the "r"...

Ciao amici! Happy Easter (Pasqua) and welcome to the start of spring here in Italy. You'll recall we were stranded back in Atlanta last...

In the immortal words of England Dan and John Ford Coley... "Hello, yeah, it's been a while...Not much, how 'bout you?" I'm sorry it has...

Hello again faithful followers, and a belated "Happy February!" Always glad to see January in the rearview mirror. Days are finally...

Ciao again everyone, thanks for clicking on "La Vita Italiana" for a quick check in! Lots happening here...we just got back to being "una...

Saluti to everyone from Italy! Well, I woke up this morning and suddenly out of nowhere, it just dawned on me—today is the Epiphany! [see...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all from semi-snowy Chieri, Italy!! It's been an unusual Christmas (for everyone), so we made the...

Ciao everyone! All's well here in Italia, and some big news—after 5 weeks of pretty intense lockdown, we have moved from 'Red' and...

Hello again loyal readers! Well, as suspected in my last post, the Italian government is ratcheting back on activity throughout the...

Hey folks, Happy Halloween and Happy Election Season! I'm sorry it's been a while since my last post. Things have been...let's just say...

Hi again friends; thanks for checking in. Lots happening here—fall officially started with last week's autumnal equinox (great Scrabble...

Hello again from still-pretty-hot Italy! And a slightly delayed 'Happy Labor Day' to all you Americani out there. I guess the sugar...

Ciao amici - thanks for checking into La Vita Italiana once again! Today is August 15—a major holiday here in Italy known as...

Well, here we are well into the Summer of 2020. It's safe to say none of us expected this to be our summer; when we decided to move here...

We had a funny moment this week that reminded me of another quirk of la vita Italiana. We were spending the week back alle montagne, near...

Hey folks, please say congratulations - today we reached our one-year anniversary as Italian residents! Wow, that date kinda snuck up on...