The Magpie's Balancing Act
Laura R. GrayPostcards from Tuscany, sent infrequently. Contents may vary and may include: art, wine, Montalcino, restaurant and book recommendations, the vagaries of life in Italy.
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A Religious Experience in Ferrara
The Abbess picked up the phone and uttered the words: Sia Lodato Il Signore, Praise be the Lord. In retrospect, this formula was foreseeable and entirely on brand. My agnostic instinct was to hang up; reluctant to simulate belief and unsure...
A Tale of Country Life in the Big City
Of course I have been fascinated by the cheese heist in which 22 tonnes of artisanal cheddar were “disappeared” last month, not least for the brilliant opportunity it has provided for puns galore. I remember with an empathetic shiver the dr...
Old Lady in the Coop
It was a weekday night and I was going to pick up a shirt from the drycleaners for Marco. In 23 years of married life this was the first time I was conducting such a housewifely duty. I was feeling on the perky performative side as I interp...
A change of perspective
Sometimes Italy allows access to fresco cycles that are being restored. Visitors climb scaffolding and finish up at eye-level with the artworks. It is such an amazing experience, a trip could be planned entirely around this opportunity. At...
Message in a Bottle
In July 2022 I resigned from my position as estate manager of a small winery in Montalcino after thirty years of drowning in Brunello.
Here I am, January 2023, with one foot on a yoga ball and the other on a moving barge, buffetted by the...
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I have lived in Tuscany since 1995. My book, "The Magpie's Guide to Montalcino," was published in September 2024 by Constellations Press.
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