Category Archives: English

Leonardo’s Paintings:  What’s in a Price?

Posted on March 8, 2018 by babbityjean

There are about 20 paintings by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) believed to exist today.  A precise number is impossible because there is a more or less constant stream of disputed attributions and recent attributions due to scholarship and technological advances … Continue reading →

Posted in Abitudini, Arte, English, Firenze, Foto, Italia, Storia | 2 Comments

The Two Women who Defied Organized Crime

Posted on February 22, 2018 by babbityjean

(Abstracted from a lengthy article in the New Yorker entitled “The Women Who Took on the Mafia”) Once considered little more than a group of country bandits in the Calabrian region of Italy, after the 1990s the ‘Ndrangheta (pronounced “n-drahng-ghe-ta”) … Continue reading →

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Search Dogs

Posted on February 15, 2018 by babbityjean

Dogs are an invaluable asset in rescue efforts—whether it’s an avalanche in Rigopiano, an earthquake in Amatrice, the hurricane in Houston, or the mudslides of Montecito.  Both Italy and the United States have had their share of disasters recently, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Animali, California, English, Foto, Italia, Medicina, Piemonte, Santa Barbara | 2 Comments