Buy on Amazon Buy discounted direct from the publishers Buy from Barnes & Noble It’s been a long journey: I started this book project back in 2014, 10 years ago. Many things came and interrupted Jamie Goldberg’s voyage from adolescence to adulthood; not least was the passing of my beloved husband, Morris Taylor, COVID, the…
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Fringe Day 13: Erricone to Gilbert and Sullivan
Today’s Fringe festival was a low-key day. It started with a lazy morning and then going to a lunchtime concert at St. Mary’s Cathedral. It featured a youthful all-female ensemble called, the Soteria Piano Trio. They played a varied program. The first half was modern music, but not atonal at all. The core of the…
Saturday Queer Stories and Opera
Saturday, we had two shows but they were in the late afternoon and then late evening. So we started the day out going to the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Gallery Number Two (yes that’s it’s name). It had a nice but simple collection: a single Monet, 2 Picasso’s, 1 Leger, and a smattering…
WINE: The sorry (?) state of Italian white wines
When one thinks of great Italian wines, immediately the great reds pop into mind: Brunello, Barolo, Chianti, Amarone, etc. World class wines that are in demand all over the world. When one thinks about white wines, however, different associations are made. Food friendly, quaffable, light, cheap, and so on. There are some great white wines…
Simply delicious” Spaghetti with Clams
I have noticed that the so-called great cooking experts are creating a violence against decent cooking that actually is surprisingly simple. They will add complexity for its own sake, add surprising taste sensations when none are needed. Among the unnecessary ingredients I have found are lemon juice, white wine, bottarga, various herbs and extraneous spices.…
The Unesco City of Music
I choose to live in Bologna for, among other things, its cultural life. Especially music. And I was not prepared for 3 of the best orchestras I don’t think you’ll ever hear of. I’ve already been to a mediocre performance of Ariadne auf Naxos with an unprofessional soprano who spoke more than she could sing,…
Day 13-14: Impressions of Bologna
July 21 is the last full day in Bologna. It was indeed an incredibly positive visit. This is the first place I came to and just felt like I was home. The city is like an Italian San Francisco in that it is small but has much of the big city culture I love. Although…