La Passeggiata
The  Stroll

As day softens into dusk in Italy, something in the air seems to tug people from their homes and workplaces to participate in one of the enduring traditions of Italian life: la passeggiata. This evening promenade, generally between 5:00 and 8:00 p.m., occurs in…

Bucato (Laundry)

In the United States, laundry is a chore, and Tide is a detergent. In Italy fare il bucato (doing the laundry) can be an adventure and detersivo (laundry soap) nothing less than “un amico di cui ci si puo fidare” (a friend you can trust).

That’s what the label of Dixan…