tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881993293647462179.post6290533599861848171..comments2024-01-06T16:35:56.730-05:00Comments on EMILIE JOHNSON: Marco'sEmiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01298487943673122863noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881993293647462179.post-24144662895175827812009-04-21T16:51:00.000-04:002009-04-21T16:51:00.000-04:00Sugarmaker...maybe you would like a book I am curr...Sugarmaker...maybe you would like a book I am currently reading called, The Leopard (by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa) since your grandfather is from Palermo. It is set in 1860 at the moment of Italy's unification - a historical novel. Beautifully written. <br /><br />The Greek theater was built in the 3rd century BC and remodeled by the Romans, so the current structure is more Roman than Greek. Of course the views of the coast are stunning from the theater - making it a killer place. <br /><br />And then the question of women in Italy. It is actually paradoxical, because women are revered. Clearly. They play a fundamental role in family and village life and have quite a bit of say. But then on the other hand, they are regarded and most praised (as in so many other places) as ornaments as well. Perhaps those two things go hand in hand. I'm not really sure.Emiliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298487943673122863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881993293647462179.post-40835788988319728752009-04-21T15:18:00.000-04:002009-04-21T15:18:00.000-04:00oh no, michelle, i don't mind at all. very welcome...oh no, michelle, i don't mind at all. very welcome. thanks for your laughter. so glad to hear it.Emiliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298487943673122863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881993293647462179.post-80921348501274752032009-04-21T14:17:00.000-04:002009-04-21T14:17:00.000-04:00Yet another corker of a post Madame Joly, I am cry...Yet another corker of a post Madame Joly, I am crying with laughter. (I hope you don't object to comments from someone you don't know but I enjoy reading your posts). Clearly modern day Italy delights and appauls in equal measure. I have often pondered why Italians put up with Berlusconi!?Michellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881993293647462179.post-54448398824691553202009-04-21T10:38:00.000-04:002009-04-21T10:38:00.000-04:00Lamb parts and body parts? What an enjoyable Easte...Lamb parts and body parts? What an enjoyable Easter Sunday Em!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05832602177068743447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881993293647462179.post-48277928433163285492009-04-20T15:13:00.000-04:002009-04-20T15:13:00.000-04:00This is such a treat: seeing this all through your...This is such a treat: seeing this all through your lens. My grandfather came here to the US when he was teenager. The family came from Palermo. The expressions he used! I only learned when visiting there as an adult how inappropriate some of them were. So many ways of referring to the same body parts!<br /><br />Anyway, you show a beautiful old ampitheatre in the the second picture under the map of Taormina, Sicilia. Can you type about that? What is it?<br /><br />Also, the men in Italy are a study in old world, eh? Can you discuss your take on their general demeaner (e.g., their treatment of women)?<br /><br />Thanks again! Awesome pics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com