Don’t Miss Out on Free “Domenico’s Table” Kindle Offer on Amazon
April 28, 2014 - 11:34 pm by Teresa N
Looking for the perfect gift for Mom this Mother’s Day? If she’s tech-savvy, here’s a freebie you don’t want to miss! For 2 days, from midnight May 3 through midnight, Sunday, May 4, the Kindle version of Domenico’s Table will be available for a free download on Amazon. This sequel to Bianca’s Vineyard has been […]
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Free Domenico’s Table to the First Ten People Who Reply
July 8, 2013 - 11:53 pm by Teresa N
I should be lounging by the pool – a romance novel in one hand and a sangria in the other – whiling away these precious summer days. But I’m not. I’m on my laptop. Everyday. All day. In addition to my day job as a journalist, I’m working on the second draft of my third […]
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Seattle Festa Italia
October 1, 2011 - 6:56 pm by Teresa
I attended my first Festa Italia in Seattle last weekend and, as I expected, it was soooo much fun. The weather was perfect for most of it. It’s been a long time since I’ve been to Seattle’s Convention Center, so I’d forgotten how beautiful the area is. With its boho flavor, lovely boulevards and the […]
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Italy’s Gift to the World
August 21, 2011 - 6:14 am by Teresa
Italy never disappoints. Not for me, or my husband, or children and their spouses. Everything about it is sensual; the wine, the food, the art, the landscape, the people. There’s really no other way to describe it. It’s a land of simple pleasures […]
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Violenza’s Niece Remembers Egisto
June 27, 2011 - 1:43 am by Teresa
At Babe’s memorial service in Davenport, Iowa, Margie Kager — the eldest child of Violenza’s brother Silverio — gave me a copy of a letter she wrote to the Italian Bertozzis sharing her memories of Egisto. I think Bianca’s Vineyard readers will enjoy her recollections: To our Bertozzi Family in Italy: After reading the book “Bianca’s Vineyard” that […]
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Violenza “Babe” Bertozzi Neumann: March 22, 1917 – May 13, 2011
June 3, 2011 - 3:57 am by Teresa
She’s gone. Our beloved mother and nona, Babe, passed away two weeks ago, and we’re still in a resigned state of shock. For those of you who knew Babe through “Bianca’s Vineyard,” you know that she was a unique woman with an amazing family history. Violenza Bertozzi didn’t let her mother’s mental instability or […]
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Violenza’s 94th Birthday Party
March 24, 2011 - 1:29 am by Teresa
Happy Birthday Violenza! We celebrated Babe’s 94th birthday yesterday. Four generations all together in one house! What a wonderful, memorable time we had with her, as she entertained us on the piano and told stories. I made her a coconut-raspberry cake and since I didn’t have the numerals 9 and 4 for candles, I […]
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Live in the Portland Area? Come to the Tuscan Club of Oregon Meeting February 20
February 14, 2011 - 3:49 am by Teresa
You know how much I love Italy – and Italians — and I know I’m not alone! Oregon has a thriving Italian-American community and the Tuscan Association of Oregon has invited me to share about Bianca’s Vineyard on Sunday, February 20. I will be speaking in Calvin Hall at St. Phillip Neri Church on SE 16th and Division in Portland. […]
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