italy 2.0: the slow beauty of italian winters

We'll journey to Italy soon to live out the rest of the winter with good food and wine, good music, and lots of rest.

We’re in a deep cold snap here in the beautiful Black Forest of southern Germany, with snow and ice. Today the streets are covered with Glatteis , or black ice, so I’m cozying up in my office with a blanket and a cup of tea.

Underneath the icy layers, I know the earth is preparing for the most active time of year - the unsnarling of sleeping mitochondri…