Category Archives: English

Italian Proverbs and Idioms using Fruits and Vegetables

Posted on May 5, 2022 by babbityjean

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” and “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” are proverbs that mean the same in English and Italian.  Perhaps because of the Italian passion for food, there are many other idiomatic … Continue reading →

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GPS Dogs

Posted on April 7, 2022 by babbityjean

Eclipse rides the bus solo in Seattle.  She’s a black Labrador retriever mix whose owner took her many times downtown to a dog park.  But when the owner got distracted one day at the bus stop, Eclipse hopped on the … Continue reading →

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The Costa Concordia: 10 Years Later

Posted on March 31, 2022 by babbityjean

It was a freezing night on January 13, 2012. The cruise ship had begun a 7-day voyage from Civitavecchia (Lazio, Italy) to Savona and five other ports. At 9:45 pm, it was sailing in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the coast … Continue reading →

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