Born in Italy, in a town at the foot of the Alps on lake Como (Lecco).

Moved to the USA after marrying a US service man.

One wonderful daughter.

One chihuahua named Trigger, like the horse.

And one 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 usually do not trust people who are not fond of animals and I dislike those who are disrespectful to nature.

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. My mom used to take weekly trips to Switzerland (1/2 hour drive away) to fill the gas tank and buy better coffee, and she used to bring me all kinds of great supplies, from Caran D'Ache watercolor pencils, to animal shaped pencil sharpeners, etc,. all things that were not found in the stores in town. I always felt so special to own those items and I think it was then that my passion for paper and pens was born.

Since then 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...

I like bright colors, turquoise is my favorite. I like black and white photos.

I like mermaids, Pinocchio (not the Disney one, though), little objects, particularly vintage wooden ones.

I like vintage children books. Their drawings are amazing!

I also like:

parfumes

black licorice

motorcycles

gnomes

watermelon

apple computers

the smell of freshly cut grass

snow

photography

the smell of puppies and kittens

walnuts

the smell of a new open book (you can often catch me at Barnes & Nobles opening books and sniffing....mmmmmhhhh)

the Beatles

to be continued...