Author Archives: Ashton

The King of the Valley

So two weeks ago, things starting off rather normally apart from the absurd weather, I wake up to a phone call from a friend who wants to get coffee together.  Ok, great.  I get myself dressed and organized only to … Continue reading

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Photo update!

So, one of the details of life in Cagliari that I often gloss-over is that it does, in fact, get cold.  Like,  need a coat and a hat and gloves and a scarf, cold.  Not often, and generally not for … Continue reading

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So, in general, I read horoscopes for entertainment.  I believe, that like most everything in the world, in a horoscope you always find what you’re looking for.  But, a few months back, a fantastic student of mine [this gave the … Continue reading

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These piccolini [miniature pasta] brighten my day. Always. Posted from WordPress for Android

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Castles, Caves, and Beer!

Last week, with a little effort and some luck, Paolo and I both had all day Wednesday off.  So, we opted for adventuring!  We set out in the morning with spectacular weather and followed mostly this path: View Larger Map … Continue reading

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I have the best students…

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I got this today. :) I love my students!! Posted from WordPress for Android

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Early January Photos

Work kicked back into full swing this week, but last week I was able to squeeze out a few days of relative calmness to get myself back in order.  I got a few photos out of it and thought I’d … Continue reading

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Capodanno!

There is the slightest possibility that I am wrong, but I am fairly confident that I have spent the last 21 New  Year’s Eve nights in Raleigh, North Carolina, generally doing everything I can to avoid First Night Raleigh [so … Continue reading

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“Precious friends who are dear to us, gather near to us, once more…”

It happened so quickly I can scarcely remember it, but my airline tickets say I was in America for 19 days.  Thank heavens there was a camera around some of the time, because I don’t think I’d believe it otherwise. … Continue reading

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Until then, we’ll just have to muddle through somehow…

Merry Christmas from Raleigh. So very, very grateful for the precious friends [and family]. Go ahead on, and have yourself a merry little Christmas…

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In the Kitchen: Bringing Thanksgiving to Sardinia!

I have to start this by making a confession: last year for Thanksgiving, I spent most of the morning trying to get a local school to pay me [to no avail] and all afternoon teaching.  And, though I’d long since … Continue reading

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A te Emily, a te.

I know that I can’t be there today to mourn the loss and celebrate the life of an incredible woman, and it is breaking my heart.  But, if I could have – this is what I’d have liked to have … Continue reading

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Fresh squeezed oj!

And so begins orange juice season! Yummmmmm! Posted from WordPress for Android

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In the Kitchen! Pabassinis!

In general, I’ve never been much of a cook – and not for lack of motherly teaching, but mostly for a lack of time [and sometimes space].  There’s something different here – perhaps it is the time I now have, … Continue reading

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Halloweeeeeen!

In general, Halloween falls as one of my least favorite holidays of the year.  Not because I disklike it so much, I just don’t care much about it.  I passed the 3 Halloweens before this one in places, or with … Continue reading

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