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Dreamy views from New York’s Little Island

This summer, I got the chance to go visit the urban (river) park, Little Island, which opened to the public in 2021. It is located on the Hudson River, at Pier 55, between Chelsea and the Meatpacking District. It’s easily visible from New York’s Highline, and is a short detour if you’re walking along the…

Hitting the Little Free Libraries to drop off my novels

I’m a big fan of Little Free Libraries. Whenever I return for holidays in the US, I always bring along a few copies of my paperbacks to drop them off. This lovely trend didn’t exist when I was growing up … but I’m so glad it’s taken off! I would have been a major consumer,…

Hitting the Little Free Libraries to drop off my novels

Tuscan beaches

Discovering new beaches is always fun… This summer, we had my son’s national track championships up in Grosseto, Italy, and the heat led us to carving ina  little beach time. Some of that we spent on then ide beaches of Marina di Grosseto, just a few kilometers from tne medieval hilltown. The other beach was…

Same writing, new views

One of the lovely things about writing is that, when you travel, you can take it with you. When I come back to New York most summers, I like to take my writing with me. I’m lucky to have a shared condominium terrace, and I love to get up there for the views and writing…

Padova’s spectacular San Antonio Basilica

This past winter, my son and I took a few weekend trips to Padova, in Italy’s northern Veneto region. It was also a great opportunity to see the Sant Antonio basilica once again. This spectacular basilica was constructed beginning in 1232, a year following the death of St Anthony. It was completed in 1310. Like…

Padova’s spectacular San Antonio Basilica

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Have library card, will travel

I’m always thrilled to come back to New York, because … obviously. But in addition to enjoying the city, I’m also happy to whip out my handy NY library card and to start borrowing away. I love public libraries, and I love wandering them and disovering all the interesting books I’ve been menaing to read…

Watching over Ancona’s port each morning

These past years, I’ve gotten to know the Marche’s region’s capital of Ancona. I came here regularly because the small city hosts an indoor track, and my sprinter son would compete here. Whenever we would stay, I would book my favorite hotel, with its views over the Ancona port. Ports are interesting places, and it’s…

My July 2023 reads

In July, I had another great month in books. First I traveled back to New York’s Hudson Valley during the 1920s as an ambitious young woman tries to carve out a niche for herself in a society changing rapidly around her. Afterwards, I traveled to a remote location on the moors of northern England, on…