What to do & see in Lucca – Con articoli anche in italiano
Newlywed Marianna Meschi was a marvelous cook and probably only became better with age and experience. By the time I was two, I was convinced that her rice was the best thing on earth – to this day I credit her with indoctrinating me to love Lucca. Besides her rice, she was famous for her […]
Continue ReadingBefore World War II started to impact her and her family’s life directly, my Mom finished her teaching degree but unlike her sister, Gina, who went straight to work at a middle school in Garfagnana, Mom continued her university studies. She studied Chemistry at the University of Pisa after receiving an associate teaching degree because […]
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Tanti personaggi vivevano sulla piccola piazza nel cuore di Lucca che si chiama Piazza dei Cocomeri. Da lì si vedevano virtualmente la Chiesa di San Michele e la casa natale di Giacomo Puccini, e ci stava anche la famiglia Bedini, nonostante Mamma abbia sempre sostenuto che casa sua era in via San Paolino con vista […]
Continue ReadingGia` da sposina Marianna Meschi sapeva cucinare meravigliosamente, e probabilmente divento` sempre piu` brava con l’andare del tempo perché` quando la conobbi per la prima volta, che avevo due anni, sapevo che il suo “riso cotto” era il migliore che avrei mai mangiato. Credo che fu quest’esperienza la prima a convincermi che Lucca e` il […]
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Prima che sentissero direttamente l’impatto della guerra, mia madre ottenne il suo diploma dal magistero in via San Nicolao, come sua sorella Gina, ed anche la sua amica Angela. Gina andò direttamente ad insegnare in Garfagnana, mentre mamma continuò gli studi, scegliendo chimica all’università di Pisa. Avrebbe voluto studiare medicina come la pediatra a Lucca […]
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Watermelon Square ~ Piazza dei Cocomeri, may have been named during the centuries when a fruit and vegetable market occupied the square of St. Michael’s Church ~ Piazza San Michele.
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~ Jasmine At almost every turn in the heart of the city, the intoxicating scent of jasmine flows from walled gardens and around doorways. I am sure my mother, Joan or Giovanna as she was christened, noticed it too when she walked to school with her sister who was just a year and a half […]
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— and so do I — Viva la Repubblica! JUNE 2, 2020 ~ ITALIAN REPUBLIC DAY June 2 is the Festa della Repubblica, the Italian National Republic Day, one of the most important symbols of Italian national pride. Italy has only been a constitutional Republic for 74 years: Italians voted for it in 1946, ousting […]
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25 May 2020 The motto of Lucca is “Liberta`s” or Liberty, for freedom is what Lucchesi cherish above all. So this Memorial Day, as we show our appreciation for all those who have fought around the world to preserve our freedom, I am reminded of how this bravery impacted my Lucchese family directly. My […]
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