It’s Friday again! Here’s what we have been reading over the week:

An Italian village gets eight feet of snow in one day!

The Washington Post lays out a concise plan of why and how Italy needs to protect itself from IS. A worthwhile read.

Newsweek reports that this game aiming to educate children on gender roles causes outrage. Gender inequality is a serious issue in Italy, and the backlash against this project only reiterates the need for progress in this arena.

This Sunday, we will be having a complementary wine tasting from 2:00 – 5:00 PM in store!  Stop by and sip away.

Publishers weekly gives Elizabeth Minchilli’s new book (to be published in April!) a nice review. On a daily basis we drool over her blog….and are so excited for this book that we may have to make it assigned reading for Book Club.

We hope you have a wonderful weekend!

— Via Umbria