Born in Italy, in a town at the foot of the Alps, on lake Como, I moved to the USA after marrying a US service man.
- One wonderful daughter.
- A chihuahua named Trigger who thinks is in charge of the world.
- And a strange cat named Nutella.
I absolutely love animals and nature. I think our purpose here on the planet is to learn (and teach) to be in harmony with our surroundings.
I like art and music. I like digitally animated movies as I admire and appreciate the work in them.
I enjoy funny movies, I think laughing is great and it should be done daily. “Il riso fa buon sangue” is an Italian saying literally translated into “laughter makes good blood”.
I have been drawing and painting since I could hold a pencil and a brush. I have always had a fascination with blank books, art supplies, pens, pencils and papers. I like nice stationary, high-quality journals and notebooks. I particularly like fountain pens and Moleskine notebooks. I rather buy one of those than a pair of shoes. But I digress…
100 FACTS ABOUT ME
| 1 | I absolutely love animals. |
| 2 | I really like my name. Marina means “woman of the sea” in Italian. |
| 3 | My zodiac sign is Cancer |
| 4 | I am extremely proud of my daughter. She is the best thing that ever happened to me. |
| 5 | And she won an Oscar. |
| 6 | I send and receive postcards to/from all over the world through Postcrossing. |
| 7 | I was born in Italy. |
| 8 | I have lived in Italy the first 28 years of my life. |
| 9 | I have lived in Philadelphia. I now live in Virginia. |
| 10 | I studied languages at university in Milan, Italy (English and Spanish). I did not graduate. |
| 11 | I used to ski when I lived in Italy. |
| 12 | I drove my first motorcycle at 13. |
| 13 | I spent a summer vacation in the Greek islands. |
| 14 | I used to have a recurring dream involving a wolf wrapped in brown paper. |
| 15 | I greatly admire Ian Anderson of the Jethro Tull and Jimi Hendrix. |
| 16 | I like to smell books. Some smell better than others. |
| 17 | I am afraid of lightning. |
| 18 | I have a chihuahua named Trigger, and a cat, Nutella. |
| 19 | I loathe sport on TV, beside skiing and the Olympic Games. |
| 20 | I used to want to visit the USA when I was a teenager. |
| 21 | Now I want to visit Italy every chance I get. |
| 22 | I like TV shows, the funny ones. |
| 23 | I also like real crime shows and European TV shows |
| 24 | I enjoy most digitally animated movies, as i appreciate the work in them. |
| 25 | My favorite animation movies are: Tangled, Madagascar, Cars, Monster Inc, Shrek, Rio, (all Pixar Movies), |
| 26 | My favorite funny movies: A Fish Called Wanda, I Love You To Death, 50 First Dates, Legally Blonde, Big Business, School of Rock, Overboard |
| 27 | My favorite TV shows: The Closer, Major Crimes, Mom, The Big Bang Theory, shows on Britbox and Acorn |
| 28 | My favorite drama movies: Forrest Gump, Enough, The Fugitive, US Marshalls, |
| 29 | I like bubble baths. |
| 30 | I like Mac computers and the iPhone. |
| 31 | I listen to different types of music. |
| 32 | I have 2 top favorites: 70’s rock and progressive rock. |
| 33 | Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Soft Machine, are 4 groups I admire. |
| 34 | I like fountain pens. |
| 35 | And Moleskine notebooks. |
| 36 | I have been biting my nails all my life. Update: I stopped on January 5, 2019. |
| 37 | I like black licorice. |
| 38 | I used to adamantly fight routine in my life. |
| 39 | Now I get irritated if I have to make a slight little change in my schedule. |
| 40 | I’ve visited the West Coast [Los Angeles area] and I like it better than the East coast. |
| 41 | I love art, in ALL forms, but mostly drawing, painting, and photography. |
| 42 | I love the ocean, its smell and noise. |
| 43 | I love nature, its smells and noises. |
| 44 | I like perfumes |
| 45 | I watch TV with closed captions: that has helped me with my English. |
| 46 | I learned how to drive in Italy on stick shift cars. |
| 47 | I worked with autistic children for 8 years. |
| 48 | I am allergic to bee sting. |
| 49 | I like old books. |
| 50 | I like to create collages. |
| 51 | I love mushrooms. In art and in food. |
| 52 | … and black olives. |
| 53 | My hair is naturally curly. |
| 54 | My favorite non-alcoholic drink is Coke Zero (or Pepsi Zero) |
| 55 | My favorite drinks with alcohol are wine and beer, but I don’t consume it very often. |
| 56 | My favorite beer is Italian or German beer [made in Germany]. |
| 57 | I like marzipan. |
| 58 | I wish I could create/run a daycare for cats and dogs. |
| 59 | I like bright colors. |
| 60 | I like the beach and the sea. |
| 61 | I like to take pictures. |
| 62 | I like to paint. |
| 63 | I like to draw. |
| 64 | I took my first piano lessons when I was 8 years old. Played for the following 10-15 years. |
| 65 | I don’t play anymore. |
| 66 | I played classical music. |
| 67 | My favorite was Bach, 2 voice inventions. |
| 68 | I create postcards from my photos and art and I sell them on Etsy. |
| 69 | I feed opossums, raccoons, squirrels and birds. |
| 70 | I love to eat watermelon with a spoon. |
| 71 | I warm up my milk before putting cereals in it. Can’t stand cold milk. I think it’s an European thing. |
| 72 | I have a hard time sleeping if the TV is off. |
| 73 | I am a “night owl” |
| 74 | So, in the morning, I love to sleep. |
| 75 | I am not a morning person. |
| 76 | My favorite number is 8. |
| 77 | I like to spend time at home. |
| 78 | I have gray eyes. |
| 79 | I go to sleep watching real crime stories. |
| 80 | People who are rude and disrespectful get on my last nerves. |
| 81 | Liars run a close second. |
| 82 | My years of working with the public made me conclude that most people are crazy. |
| 83 | And bitchy and impatient and dishonest. |
| 84 | I laugh a lot. |
| 85 | My pets have a lot to do with it. |
| 86 | I cant stand mouth noises (people chewing loudly, kissing noises in the movies, etc) |
| 87 | I like cherries. |
| 88 | I like roses (in the garden). |
| 89 | I prefer cold weather. |
| 90 | I like being in my pajama. |
| 91 | I love to wear comfy, cushiony slippers. |
| 92 | I like Chinotto. |
| 93 | And Cedrata Tassoni. |
| 94 | I would love to swim with dolphins. |
| 95 | I am scared when flying on an airplane, but with the right pill I actually enjoy it. |
| 96 | Favorite day of the week: Thursday. |
| 97 | Favorite color: turquoise. |
| 98 | I hate ASPCA commercials. |
| 99 | I have a green card. Just applied for citizenship in 2019. I now have dual citizenship. |
| 100 | I can’t believe I just listed 100 things about me. |
Milepebbles 
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Hi there. What a great picture. The rock is amazing. Where is this place? Nice to come by your blog. Welcome to visit mine and enjoy my travel blogs and travel photography. Thank you. Bliss.
Thank you, It’s Lecco, in Italy on lake Como
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Hi Marina, I thought I would come and check out some of your blogs since you were nice enough to visit mine and comment.
The photo of your town is beautiful. My parents came from Italy but I was born in Canada.
I like a lot of the same things you do. I don’t run across too many people who like black licorice and it’s tough to find these days.
I’m counting you as one of the new blogs I visited this week in my RandomBlog2011 Challenge. Look to be mentioned in a future post of mine and I will also send out a tweet on Twitter. 🙂
Here is the link for the Challenge.
Thank you so much, Rose, for your nice comment.
You are right: it’s just few of us liking black licorice 🙂
Thank you for your mention in the Random Blog Challenge. I’ll check it out in a bit.