tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post7736074749990198246..comments2024-03-28T20:39:15.991+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-33952245814288152252018-08-17T14:38:18.940+01:002018-08-17T14:38:18.940+01:00Oh goodness: Naples. We went there for the first n...Oh goodness: Naples. We went there for the first night of our honeymoon....Knitlasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10694849211711608460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-62603195563639817162018-08-17T14:35:23.564+01:002018-08-17T14:35:23.564+01:00Hey, did you know that the "weird" Itali...Hey, did you know that the "weird" Italian accent/slang/family terms a lot of Italian-Americans have is/are actually old accents/dialects that are almost or completely extinct in Italy? And most of them come from Southern Italy (well, at least the Jersey/NYC ones I've heard as a Southerner). https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-capicola-became-gabagool-the-italian-new-jersey-accent-explained is a nifty article on it (and the history of Italian, which I had no idea was so complex!).Melfinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939155022202916671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-35361043245685406992018-08-17T13:51:29.492+01:002018-08-17T13:51:29.492+01:00looked up Gudrun’s “Kirigami” pattern and found it...looked up Gudrun’s “Kirigami” pattern and found it to be delightfully & beautifully designed. Perhaps how often do we take the time for something luscious against our bod our life? Sounds like that is right up your ally these days:) have a great trip! <br />pgnitterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-10917041247193212332018-08-17T01:26:34.285+01:002018-08-17T01:26:34.285+01:00Lots of Italian-Americans in my younger years were...Lots of Italian-Americans in my younger years were Calabrian. I look forward to hearing about it. Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-69859826021799268112018-08-17T01:01:55.827+01:002018-08-17T01:01:55.827+01:00Ooh, sounds like a great trip! I know my mom's...Ooh, sounds like a great trip! I know my mom's been dying to see Yosemite again, I should look into train options (it's like a 5 day drive and she couldn't do that but a cross-country train where she can sleep in a bed at night and move around as she needs to might just work). Once California's no longer on fire, mind you...Melfinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939155022202916671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-76363492622982155732018-08-16T21:07:35.641+01:002018-08-16T21:07:35.641+01:00Jean, although it sounds as though Calabria will p...Jean, although it sounds as though Calabria will play only a minor role in your travels, I would endorse Marc Rotella’s book _Stolen Figs_, about his visits to his relatives in the “old country.” Although in some ways, I found the book unsure what kind of book it wanted to be, it was my own introduction to the region, and is still one of the few good sources in English on Calabria. On Kindle. Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01432492923545133462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-88839564831549663012018-08-16T20:32:32.956+01:002018-08-16T20:32:32.956+01:00Oh, Jean, you do make me laugh! Only you would pl...Oh, Jean, you do make me laugh! Only you would plan a journey known to be fatal to a (Fictional) character. So is Archie likely to be available for hire as a tour guide more generally? He will certainly be experienced after this.<br /><br />Speaking of long train journeys, I had one on Tuesday when I came up for Helen's mosaic class - Essex to Edinburgh day return. We learned a lot in the class and it was lovely to meet Helen at last.shandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-947288163584897402018-08-16T20:30:08.301+01:002018-08-16T20:30:08.301+01:00This Naples/Sicily trip idea sounds excellent.
I m...This Naples/Sicily trip idea sounds excellent.<br />I may just have to follow your footsteps again in future. <br />Naples has been on my list for a while ...<br />best regards<br />LisaRRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com