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    A Tale of Two (or More) Frescoes
    cherylaossola
    • Jun 29, 2020
    • 2 min

    A Tale of Two (or More) Frescoes

    I bought a house recently. It's the parish house in a 15th-century church complex in Perugia, and its history is one reason I couldn't...
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    #iorestoacasa day 5: seeing what I say
    cherylaossola
    • Mar 15, 2020
    • 4 min

    #iorestoacasa day 5: seeing what I say

    Most writers know the oft-cited nugget attributed to E.M. Forster, “How do I know what I think until I see what I say?” I totally agree,...
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    Social distancing and mind games
    cherylaossola
    • Mar 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    Social distancing and mind games

    In locked-down Italy, one activity that’s permitted is dog walking, so every morning I venture out as usual to give Aria time to play...
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    cherylaossola
    • Mar 13, 2020
    • 1 min

    Life during a pandemic

    #iorestoacasa in Umbria day 2: take dog on walk, during which she covers herself in shit (likely not canine); wash down dog with fountain...
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    Good neighbors
    cherylaossola
    • Jan 23, 2020
    • 1 min

    Good neighbors

    Happiness is making ribollita (a Tuscan soup) and finding out, when you go to open a big can of tomatoes, that you don't own a can opener...
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    The unexpected part of living in Italy
    cherylaossola
    • Apr 18, 2019
    • 4 min

    The unexpected part of living in Italy

    I’ve been living in Italy for just under a year, and it’s been a time of huge transitions, some expected, some not. I’ve found certain...
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    Chapter 1, live!
    cherylaossola
    • Apr 17, 2019
    • 1 min

    Chapter 1, live!

    The Other Stories is a fun trove of readings and interviews from the not-super-well-known author pool—and yeah, that includes me. Kudos...
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    A snapshot of Italy
    cherylaossola
    • Mar 28, 2019
    • 1 min

    A snapshot of Italy

    A few images of Perugia, Lago Trasimeno, and Assisi
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    Q&A: writing, Italy, and more
    cherylaossola
    • Mar 27, 2019
    • 1 min

    Q&A: writing, Italy, and more

    Book blogger Randee Green, author of the Carrie Shatner mystery series, was kind enough to give me a presence on her site. Check out this...
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    Fog and fairy tales
    cherylaossola
    • Jan 23, 2019
    • 1 min

    Fog and fairy tales

    Sometimes I forget I live in a fairytale place, walking with my thoughts buried in the mundane or simply failing to notice what has...
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    Sunset therapy
    cherylaossola
    • Jan 14, 2019
    • 1 min

    Sunset therapy

    Yesterday a friend and I went to Lago Trasimeno and took a ferry ride from Passagnano sul Trasimeno to Isola Maggiore. For me, it was a...
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    Winter in Italy
    cherylaossola
    • Jan 11, 2019
    • 1 min

    Winter in Italy

    This was the view from my apartment early this morning—beautiful, no? Yesterday's snowfall was the first I've experienced at my home in...
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    Welcome!
    cherylaossola
    • Dec 18, 2018
    • 1 min

    Welcome!

    I'm glad you're here. I’ll be posting about writing, language, life in Italy, and whatever else captivates me. If you like, you can...
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