So, you might have heard of Italy’s latest earthquake. No, I didn’t feel anything this time, but I have a friend in Bologna who keeps posting on Facebook he’s scared. Another in Modena sent me an SMS on Sunday, saying her house shook really hard on the 6th floor (that’s when the first, stronger hit [...]
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Random Friday
Posted by Barb on May 25, 2012
http://creativebarbwire.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/random-friday-17/
Random Friday
OK, I don’t know where this should actually go, so I’m randomly putting it here. I read on one of my regular monthly Italian mags about World Bank, Doing Business project. As I’ve been thinking of starting a publishing business, but got stuck in the process, I was very curious to see where Italy is [...]
Posted by Barb on March 23, 2012
http://creativebarbwire.wordpress.com/2012/03/23/random-friday-9/
Random Friday
I might have already mentioned that, but it’s a “special” (not in a good way) Friday in Italy. Americans have Friday 13, Italians Friday 17. So 17 is the most unlucky number in this country – I’ve heard that some hotels don’t even have a room #17 for that reason. #13, on the contrary, used [...]
Posted by Barb on February 17, 2012
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Maiden name, married name
I had a quick email discussion with a friend who will soon be interviewed on this very blog, because I met her in the 1990s, when we were pen-pals and she was single – if you don’t know what a pen-pal is, I’m old, just consider that there was something before email! She was a [...]
Posted by Barb on October 4, 2011
http://creativebarbwire.wordpress.com/2011/10/04/maiden-name-married-name/
Improvising… again
I’m not sure when last improvised post was, probably on some Saturday months ago. It’s Thursday, but as I mentioned, we have a national holiday too, so I’m at home pretending it’s Saturday. I wanted to make a post on Italy because a friend on Facebook pointed me to this article on Mr.B, but I [...]
Posted by Barb on June 2, 2011
http://creativebarbwire.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/improvising-again/
Daily prompts
It’s spring, it’s rainy, I’m sleepy, so I’m going to mix them all up. That’s the good thing of subscribing to the weekly digest of those daily prompts! Here we go! What percentage of Americans believe in the devil? I have no idea. I have no idea how many Italians believe in the devil. Do [...]
Posted by Barb on April 27, 2011
http://creativebarbwire.wordpress.com/2011/04/27/daily-prompts/
Love-story with… my hometown/country
My relationship with my hometown/country is very complicated, and of both love and hatred. OK, I could say my relationship with the whole PLANET is like this, but it wouldn’t be fair! Let’s say that I feel international, a citizen of the world, and look forward to the fall of all borders and permanent peace. [...]
Posted by Barb on December 3, 2010
http://creativebarbwire.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/love-story-with-my-hometowncountry/
Improvising
Today I’m rambling. I spent Saturday in Bracciano for a Thanksgiving lunch – the very first of my life. And a very mixed one as well! The cook was American, but she has married an Italian and has changed a couple of things in the recipes – like using chestnut flour for her pumpkin cake [...]
Posted by Barb on November 30, 2010
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weekend trip
Last Friday I hopped on a train to get my latest treasure, original art by Terry Moore. Except that my printer broke, and not only does it refuse to print, but it even refuses to scan. Therefore I took a very bad picture of it, because today I came back after sunset, so had to [...]
Posted by Barb on November 23, 2010
http://creativebarbwire.wordpress.com/2010/11/23/weekend-trip/
My name is Barb, and I'm a writer, sometimes an artist, mostly a world-creator and storyteller of fantasy worlds. I have more than one pen-name and write in more than one genre.
I blog about life, the universe... OK, you can guess I'm a writer, but not Douglas Adams, so I'll leave the Hitchhiker's Guide aside. And no, I'm not going to spam you by only rambling about my books - if you're interested, just go to the dedicated pages, thank you.
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