I thank him, with the best wishes for his book presentation tour.
Dynamic leadership model is a project to which he cares in a particular way, telling of how it basically involves future and humanity, according to the principle that man first takes care of his own goals.
The cornerstone is Nature.
Business and material goals must support personal goals, according to Dr. Milan’s model.
A truly optimal concept, especially in this black period on all fronts, not least work, don’t you think?
I have had the opportunity to hear the experiences of many people and honestly, despite all my cosmic pessimism, I would not have been able to imagine to what levels one falls, in terms of working conditions, in too many areas and in too many cases, unfortunately.
This is why I feel strong empathy, in particular with my classmates from the last course I attended: a heterogeneous yet complementary group, capable of cementing itself by turning into a truly beautiful friendship.
I hope you have no problems with your job, I hope you find it satisfying, I hope your merits are recognized and paid in a suitable manner.
I hope you can witness the satisfaction, the realization of dreams, the realization of your project, just like Milan with his Dynamic leadership model.
And, as a curious coincidence, in recent days we found ourselves studying Christmas sweets starting from the tale of the legends about Panettone.
I therefore find this new intersection between Naples and Milan even more beautiful because when it comes to generosity there is always something to learn.
Suspended panettone arises from the assumption that unfortunately many people find themselves facing conditions of extreme discomfort, with the aggravating consideration that the situation is constantly and constantly worsening.
Of course, Panettone cannot make any difference, but it can represent a very small gesture, an outstretched hand, a breath of warmth on a day that should be peaceful for EVERYONE.
Therefore, using the Naples system, according to which it is possible to pay for a coffee at the bar leaving the manager the right to offer it to those who are unable to, even in Milan you can buy a Panettone that will remain waiting to be donated.
Furthermore, to each suspended Panettone, the pastry shop will add another in order to double the total number of panettone to give.
To orchestrate this initiative, an ETS was born: “Associazione Panettone Sopeso” which will deliver the panettone to two Milanese structures: the Enzo Jannacci reception home and the Custodi Sociali of the Municipality of Milan.
The patisseries giving this opportunity are recognizable through an exposed logo
and the list, complete with addresses and coordinates, is available on the website where it is also possible to donate online.
It is Christmas and on the Navigli, as in the center of Milan, it is no longer possible to enter the shops: the meager or the hefty salaries allow everyone an ungenerous crowd in search of a happiness that is not there, or that at least cannot be bought. This year I put out the candles: everyone invited me, but that night I won’t do anything different, nothing that I don’t always do, just like when I was a child; at the limit we changed rooms, we went from the room to the dining room to see if Jesus had arrived, and to eat the panettone, which was then called “el pan de Toni” …
After talking to me about the Italian courtyards Lela told me that the ballots for the election as mayor of Tbilisi have just been concluded and that Kakha Kaladze (Georgian: კახაბერ კალაძე) has been reconfirmed for the second term.
Although my soccer ignorance is periodically picked up by my son in his attempt to enlighten me, when Kakha Kaladze, or more precisely Kakhaber Kaladze is transferred from Dynamo Kiev to Milan, he was not yet born.
The numbers of his victories speak for themselves: with Milan he won a Scudetto, a Coppa Italia, a Supercoppa di Lega, two Champions League, a European Super Cup and a Club World Cup.
And his current political victory follows similarly significant previous posts as Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and later Deputy Prime Minister.
A beautiful family to crown even private life: four children with his wife Anouki Areshidze fashion designer even if, even more than the creations, my attention was attracted to this hat from the Café de Flore, curious coincidence?
Their firstborn is called Levan. Anyone who already knows the life of Kakha Kaladze knows why.
I, for a change, have only just discovered it.
In the photo you can also see the monument to Liberty representing St. George defeating the dragon.
Many times we fail to defeat evil. For the Kaladze family and for all those who have hoped with them, this has been the case.
Levan was Kakha’s brother: kidnapped a few months after his arrival in Milan. He was only twenty years old. His body was found five years later.
Since I have mentioned San Giorgio, even though April 23 is far away, I would appreciate the Spanish custom of giving roses and I would dedicate one to the memory of Levan and all the other victims of kidnapping.
These are days of heavy thoughts and perhaps for this reason even more I feel an instinctive call towards traditions, as if I could find a kind of refuge.
After having definitely appreciated the pumpkin pie, I wanted to try to recover the recipes of Lomellina.
But apparently we are more predisposed to the oral tradition without then bothering to transfer in writing …
In fact, it is a feat to find sources other than the same phrase bounced more or less at random without confirmation.
Annalisa Alberici wrote very well about this in the book Cucina del Pavese della Lomellina and Oltrepo
on page 13 there is an important question: Does Pavese cuisine exist?
The answer is long and complex, but in short: I must admit: over the centuries the cuisine of Pavia was never written. Or it was by chance.
Apparently Pavia cuisine is just like the beautiful silence… and as soon as I read this sentence I could not help but smile, thinking back to the memory of the sentence my grandmother used to repeat to me.
In reality, however, I also found another book that talks about Milan with reference to the Visconti‘s period, which therefore it can be considered extended to Vigevano
At the table, the sadness of the day of the dead, with its traditional visits to the cemetery, yields to the traditional dishes that require the biella (pot) with supa coi sisar (chickpea soup) enriched with pork rinds, and pangiald or bread of the dead. Now pangiald can be bought in bakeries or pastry shops, but it was once baked in the home oven.
It is true that my family is contaminated, but we have never eaten chickpeas… so the pangiald remains right.
All Saints’ Day, bread … this phrase comes to mind: The two best and holiest smells are those of warm bread and rain-soaked earth. Ardengo Soffici
Here it rains less and less, but the earth is still wet: by fog.
So, rather than for the kitchen, it is on the scary side that Lomellina has nothing to envy, our atmospheres lend themselves a lot!
In fact, unlike the recipes, there is no shortage of legends.
Al diaval: the devil, for example, would have unleashed all his fury on the church of Santa Maria in Lomello to prevent the second marriage between Queen Teodolinda, a Catholic, and Agilulfo instead of Arian.
About the stria: witch, as you can imagine, there are many stories and it seems there are also direct testimonies … but you know, this part is the “soul” of these stories … forgive the pun.
Among all I would opt for the one that gave the name to The Branch of the Witches which is actually a wonderful branch of the Ticino river
It is said that The Branch of the Witches was named after the misfortune of a woman suffering from strange symptoms who on a full moon night, in order to purify herself in the waters with the help of her friends, finds herself having to face the devil and ends up transformed into a giant seaweed that drags all the other women to the bottom as well.
And the algae, which are the characteristic of that stretch of river, are said to resemble the hair of witches.
In return, I do not limit myself to pangiald: I could not fail to present the classic “treat” as well.
These are the most similar to the oss di mort (Dead’s Bones) version that I remember eating: rather large, oval in shape, and vaguely similar to the panforte.
But if we abounded with chocolate for the Keep Calm variant, would it be serious?
Frida’s passion published by tre60 is also the passion of Caroline Bernard pseudonym of Tanie Schlie who for her twenty-seventh birthday receives the biography of Frida Kahlo written by Hayden Herrera and begins a journey of immersion in everything that revolves around the artist.
On her website in the foreground the sentence: “And then I sit in Parisat the Café de Flore and I order my inspiration” … same Café de Flore in which Frida also sits on page 270.
The book also talks about a small café called La risa: laughter, but above all it talks about the PASSION mentioned in the title.
A passion so strong and visceral as to be unique and unrepeatable, a real bond made of earth, painting and blood that Frida Kahlo reports not only on her works but also in every single moment of her life.
A painful life, a life without discounts, never.
I particularly received inspiration in terms of living with pain, but it was other types of suffering that raged on Frida that came to me with the same intensity of her determination.
That hole in her heart remains indelible.
But superior is the strength with which her example arrives of how the will transcends the physical, managing to touch the impossible.
As much as fate is cruel.
At her death, her personal items were collected and banned from the public for a period of fifteen years at the behest of her husband Diego Rivera, but in reality the years passed before they were exhibited are fifty.
Among the photographs available thanks to The Guardian I was struck by the boots. Observe them well.
Mexicanidad. In a sentence in the book, her sister Cristina, who bears the same name as the friend I thank for the book, tells Frida that she is Mexico.
But she is also pain, tangible, inexorable, irreducible.
Thanks to the book, it is possible to witness the birth of some of his paintings following a thread of emotions, as if they could not be thought otherwise.
Do you have a favorite?
You can see them on the Foundation’s website, or here you will find a selection combined with quotes.
I conclude with a news, reported by Fantastic Nonna: the Municipality of Milan has dedicated a square to Tina Modotti who plays an important role in the book.
I fell in love with this photograph.
Do you have one in which your smile explodes radiating joy?
Hi I'm Claudia and this is KCDC.
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