Gore Vidal spent half his life in Italy and called it ‘this strangely happy entity’. Don’t know how they do it, but they still are….some say it’s all about ‘nonna’.

Could be, most days I hear someone talking about their grandmother, in the street, the market, my house - she is still protected, she must not be cold in winter, left alone, but held dear, in spirit; above all else.

Maybe this is how Italy does it….