“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.”

Matsuo Basho

Ognissanti
Home, Italy, Tuscany, Sense of Place, Travel, Writing, Siena andee sorenson Home, Italy, Tuscany, Sense of Place, Travel, Writing, Siena andee sorenson

Ognissanti

I'm not ready for immersion but the feeling of these damp steps beneath me will become a perennial part of my being. I lift heavy hands to mouth thinking only about breaking suddenly into from veganism to vegetarianism. I taste nothing new. The sensation of being relinquished and forgotten here, deep in the fall, will stay with me for years. 

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Ognissanti
Home, Italy, Tuscany, Sense of Place, Travel, Writing, Siena andee sorenson Home, Italy, Tuscany, Sense of Place, Travel, Writing, Siena andee sorenson

Ognissanti

I'm not ready for immersion but the feeling of these damp steps beneath me will become a perennial part of my being. I lift heavy hands to mouth thinking only about breaking suddenly into from veganism to vegetarianism. I taste nothing new. The sensation of being relinquished and forgotten here, deep in the fall, will stay with me for years. 

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The Long Haul
Home, Sense of Place, Italy, Travel andee sorenson Home, Sense of Place, Italy, Travel andee sorenson

The Long Haul

We had a rough start and after the first year it could have dissolved into history. But I chose Italy again and again. Not because she was beautiful or romantic but because she asked a lot of me. It took a long time, many years, before I trusted that she wanted me. It took time to see that her demands were forcing me to build a framework for a new home.

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