In celebration of our first official heatwave of the summer today’s picture is of the beach at Ventimiglia on the beautiful Italian Riviera. No, that’s not me under the umbrella reading, but I wish it was! When I think of…
I’m lucky to live in an area with a rich literary tradition. One of the benefits of living here is the many public libraries and other organizations that hold regular used book sales. It’s interesting to observe how each sale…
This is an interesting video in which papermaker Lamberto Bernardini tells the story of paper and books and how they changed society by permitting the spread of ideas in a cheap and accessible way. It finishes up with a brief demonstration…
When traveling with young bibliophiles, eventually, even the most cooperative will rebel and refuse to visit one more library, bookstore or museum. When that happens, amusement parks can be a good diversion, at least in our family. I’m not talking…
In honor of the unofficial start of summer one of my favorite places – Venice Lido. Located a short vaparetto ride from Venice proper, the Lido is, among other things, the home of the former Grand Hôtel des Bains, the…
