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Monthly Archives: April 2020

Vino e Prosciutto – it reminds us that we are in quarantine

Italian Living Posted on April 20, 2020 by DanitaApril 21, 2020

I frequently say that we are “home bodies”.  Joe and I can spend days at home, with just the two of us for human contact, and not be “bored”.  But that is not really telling the entire story.  In the US, we each had a car, and we could (and would) come and go as we pleased.  I’d head out to shop for my Amazon business, shop for groceries, drive 20 miles to have lunch with friends, and Joe would do the same.  In Italy we are more of a single unit.  We rent a car when we want to do something that requires one.  Yes, we go out independently.  Hair salons, massages, yoga, a run to the store, or for me, an “aperitivo with the girls”, etc.  But by and large, we are a single unit.  We enjoy each other’s company.  We have lived alone, without a car, in a town where everything is within walking distance.  Together for four years.  If any one has been training for a quarantine, it’s us!  Thus, our loses might seem trivial to some people.  And yet, we feel them deeply.

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Quarantena – il quarantesimo giorno

Italian Living Posted on April 19, 2020 by DanitaApril 20, 2020

Day 40.  So we’re officially MORE than a quarantine!  Quarantena was a practice in Venice during the Black Death to hold ships in isolation before allowing passengers and crew to enter the city.  Joe says he doesn’t even feel like we’re at anchor yet!

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We’re still here!

Italian Living Posted on April 14, 2020 by DanitaApril 20, 2020

A friend recently reached out and said “you haven’t had any new posts in two weeks, are you okay?”  Thank you for thinking of us.  Yes, we’re doing just fine.  I guess we’ve settled into our routine now so that “doing nothing” seems normal, and there isn’t a lot new to report.  I HAVE been working on some fun stuff though, so here’s a post from my genealogy blog that might interest you!

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