1.0Mimi Torchia Boothbyhttps://www.mimitabby.com/blogmimitorchiahttps://www.mimitabby.com/blog/author/mimitorchiarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="cuDBZCkpUf"><a href="https://www.mimitabby.com/blog/patrizia-cugina-bravissima">Patrizia – cugina bravissima</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.mimitabby.com/blog/patrizia-cugina-bravissima/embed#?secret=cuDBZCkpUf" width="600" height="338" title="“Patrizia – cugina bravissima” — Mimi Torchia Boothby" data-secret="cuDBZCkpUf" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.mimitabby.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> When I was young, my grandfather gave me an address so I could write to my cousins in Italy. One cousin, Patrizia, wrote back to me in English! She invited us to her home in Rome. We took her up on this offer, my mother and I traveled to her great city, and for a […]http://www.mimitabby.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/patrizia-217x300.png