Martha Miller, Author at ҹ7000 /author/martha-miller/ ҹ7000, Real Estate in Italy, Move to Italy Sat, 16 Nov 2024 15:46:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 /wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-favicon-lifeinitaly-32x32.jpeg Martha Miller, Author at ҹ7000 /author/martha-miller/ 32 32 Thanksgiving in Rome, Italy /thanksgiving-in-rome/ /thanksgiving-in-rome/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2024 12:04:50 +0000 http://prod.lifeinitaly.com/2015/11/26/thanksgiving-in-rome-italy/ The Bird’s the Thing Every continent has a form of “thanksgiving:”  Africa has Kwanzaa, India has Pongal and China has the August Moon Festival. Even in Italy, when the country still was a predominantly agricultural society, the time of harvest was associated, from north to south, with celebrations and fairs, some of which are still alive today. This […]

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]]> /thanksgiving-in-rome/feed/ 0 Olive oil production, or olive oil from branch to bottle /olive-oil-production/ /olive-oil-production/#comments Sun, 27 Oct 2024 00:51:00 +0000 http://prod.lifeinitaly.com/2017/11/15/olive-oil-from-branch-to-bottle/ The process of oil-making in Italy, from the tree to the olive press, and how to choose the best olive oil (extra virgin of course).

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]]> /olive-oil-production/feed/ 3 TRASTEVERE /trastevere/ /trastevere/#respond Mon, 05 Aug 2024 07:12:36 +0000 /?p=88983 While Rome entices with its extraordinary monuments, Trastevere, one of its many distinct neighborhoods, captures the traveler’s heart. Trastevere, which translates literally to “across the Tiber,” was once considered the outskirts of Rome. Allowed to develop its own flavor and now part of il centro storico, it’s the perfect place to glimpse a bit […]

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]]> /trastevere/feed/ 0 The Abandoned Cats of Rome /rome-cats/ /rome-cats/#respond Thu, 21 Mar 2019 17:00:00 +0000 http://prod.lifeinitaly.com/2015/08/19/the-abandoned-cats-of-rome/ A cat hospital in the heart of Rome.

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]]> /rome-cats/feed/ 0 Shopping in Italy /shopping-italy/ /shopping-italy/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2018 16:17:43 +0000 /?p=48230 Do you like to touch and feel when shopping? Are you tempted to pick up items you have no intention of buying just to take a closer look? Have you been chastised for reaching into a window display as if you’ve defiled sacred ground? If you answered “yes” to any […]

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]]> /shopping-italy/feed/ 2 Times New Roman /times-new-roman/ /times-new-roman/#respond Tue, 06 Dec 2016 14:52:05 +0000 http://prod.lifeinitaly.com/2016/12/06/times-new-roman/ Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them. John Updike       I was on vacation with my mother in Florence, Italy in 1997 when she suggested we hop on a city bus, “…just to see where it takes us.” That fortuitous moment […]

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]]> /times-new-roman/feed/ 0 Tour Rome with a Bicycle /tour-rome-with-a-bicycle/ Thu, 31 May 2012 21:00:00 +0000 http://prod.lifeinitaly.com/2012/05/31/tour-rome-with-a-bicycle/ Ride as the Romans Do – With Caution   Imagine a whirlwind tour of the Eternal City – the Forum, Coliseum, Castel Sant’Angelo, Vatican, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, and Spanish Steps as today’s Romans do; from atop a bicicletta. The best time to peddle through this gorgeous city is from May […]

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]]> Shopping in Trastevere /shopping-in-trastevere/ Thu, 31 May 2012 21:00:00 +0000 http://prod.lifeinitaly.com/2012/05/31/shopping-in-trastevere/   Finding just the right gift to take home for someone can be as much fun for the giver as for the recipient. These Trastevere shops, located across the Tiber from the city center, all provide unique (but not weird) and useful (but not boring) gift ideas. You won’t find […]

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]]> Race for the Cure® in Rome /race-for-the-cure-in-rome/ /race-for-the-cure-in-rome/#respond Thu, 31 May 2012 21:00:00 +0000 http://prod.lifeinitaly.com/2012/05/31/race-for-the-cure-in-rome/ I Ran the Race for the Cure® in Rome Race for the Cure I was living in Rome in 2002, the first year for the Komen Race for the Cure® in Italy. Having run the Race in Houston a few times, I was excited about participating abroad. I signed up […]

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