Italy is mine

I am still on this bloody train, the dog is sleeping but I can't, because of the lights hurting my eyes. I have a look at Morrissey Central, I click the link without noticing that it is an IG content... and I end up on one of the cringiest thing I have ever seen: Michael Jackson with Morrissey. As I am not on IG, I cannot hear this content and I am quite glad I can't: I was the only child in primary and middle school who did not like Michael Jackson - in fact, I did not like

Well, not too soon, and even 55 minutes later than the scheduled time, thanks to the French lady who, just before arriving in Turin, started vomiting some awful pasta alla bolognese, smoked cheese and other cruelty-made food she provably had for lunch in a disgusting touristic trattoria in Milan (the Capital of Robbery) and did not want to leave the train when we stopped at an unplanned station, where an ambulance was already waiting for her. She was not old (around 60 years

Yesterday I found on YouTube the new fan made video by Morrissey Unofficial Videos and few minutes later it was on Morrissey Central. Today, while travelling from Somewhere in the North of Italy to Milan, I checked the gallery in my smartphone and I found the photo of the Halloween-themed drawing I made on my previous diary, one year ago; it is a little divertissement with Morrissey as Dracula and quotes from two of his songs: a bit of the refrain from the classic Jack the R

The Sun wishes Me A Good Good Morning: It's another Sunny Day But I have to leave Today Vera da Pozzo On the rails, Somewhere in the North of Italy 31st October 2026 Short poem above and photo below by me #GoodGoodMorning #sunnyday #sun #poem #poetry #VeradaPozzo #ItalyisMine #italyismineanditowesmealiving

A Gift from Above: A Bit of Sweetness Above the Thorns is A Sign of Your Love To the Unique and Irreplaceable One and the Most Beloved and the Most Regretted Vera da Pozzo Somewhere in the North of Italy 31st October 2026 Short poem above and photo below by me. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #aGiftfromAbove #abitofsweetness #aSignofLove #flower #thorns #cactus #totheUniqueandIrreplaceableone #totheMostBelovedandtheMostRegretted #

The Trees leave A Carpet of Leaves Autumn Gold Can't be sold For it's a Joy To behold If You are A Pure Soul Vera da Pozzo Somewhere in the North of Italy 30th October 2026 Poem above and photographs below by me. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #WalkingonaGoldenCarpet #GoldenCarpet #trees #leaves #autumn #nature #poem #poetry #photography #VeradaPozzo #ItalyisMine #italyismineanditowesmealiving

Very sad news. Barbara Cullari, aka Barbara Nuvola, opened the Vegan Store at the Testaccio market in 2015. Barbara Cullari in a recent interview by Veggie Channel. Rest in peace, Barbara: God bless your Gentle Soul. Vera da Pozzo Somewhere in the North of Italy 30th October 2026 (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #inmemoryofBarbaraCullari #BarbaraCullari #BarbaraNuvola #theVeganFairy #TestaccioMarket #Testaccio #Rome #VeganStore #It

Well done, Morrissey! Sing and shine tonight! Vera da Pozzo 29.10.26 (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #ZoomZoomtheRisingBoy #ZoomZoom #ZoomZoomtheLittleBoy #KerchingKerching #music #singles #vinylsingleschart #Morrissey #MorrisseyCentral #VeradaPozzo #ItalyisMine #italyismineanditowesmealiving

Three Dogs at Home Loaded with Energy And Happiness Rushing in the Garden Like Children One comes back to Me With Sparkling Eyes and Grabs my Hands Waking up, going out Three Dogs outside Wagging Tails for Joy Like my Dream Enjoying the Sun So Warm and Kind In Autumn One kisses my Hands And He doesn't want To leave Me Vera da Pozzo Somewhere in the North of Italy 29th October 2026 Poem above written by me on a whim this afternoon; photograph below taken by me last August, exa

Embrace your Light and have fun tonight in Fort Worth, Fantastic Bird! Sing and Shine as only you can. :) True to YOU, Vera da Pozzo Somewhere in the North of Italy 29th October 2026 Message and photograph below by me. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #EmbraceYourLight #SingandShine #yourLightnevergoesout #FantasticBird #Morrissey #concert #music #FortWorth #US2026Tour #songsthatsavedyourlife #TruetoYou #message #photography #Verad

Nice memories from Morrissey Central: the photo of a ticket of Morrissey's first solo gig in the USA in 1991. Those were the days, when Morrissey was a voice flying from my radio-cassette player to my veins, and I was entering adolescence. Amarcord, the title of the well-known 1973 film written and directed by Federico Fellini, is the univerbation of "a m'arcôrd", a phrase which means "mi ricordo" ("I remember") in Fellini's native dialect, the Romagnol. Etymologically, the v

... when there is a will. Vera da Pozzo Somewhere in the North of Italy 28th-29th October 2026 Photographs below by me; I resized the first one for privacy reasons. Above: the smile of the Shining Sun, defying the Clouds Turmoil. Below: despite the cold autumnal wind, a brave Red Rosebud stands firm. I could say more about the image below, but YOU get the general idea. :) Short article and photos by me, of course. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It o

Well, it is not a secret, but let's repeat it: the current Government is one of the worst that Italy have ever had, and it is the rotten fruit of decades of gerontocracy, berlusconism (an extremely aggressive and appallingly vulgar evolution of the existing corruption), and agony of progressist Left - even if it could seem a tautology, nowadays, the Left is not always progressist. There are seven millions (!!!) of Italian expats throughout the world, and most of them are, li

My cousin and Godfather, who was already a young adult when I was born, had plenty of vinyls at home: lots of Italian music (even progressive rock bands, like the PFM or, in extenso, Premiata Forneria Marconi) and many English, American and German music, including Velvet Underground. At my Aunts and Uncle's home, I absorbed a lot of music since my infancy, and Lou Reed is part of my musical landscape since then. At my parents's home, the turntable we had was broken and I do n

I have just found on Substack (where I do not publish any content, and I doubt I will do, one day) a call for drawings in support of Turkeys, the victims of Thanksgiving, one of the many "traditions" that deserve to be thrown in the large bin of the past shameful horrors perpetrated by so-called "Humans". I will postpone some artistic project in order to make a drawing and send it before leaving my Country for the rentrée scolaire. This news cheer me up this morning, after a

Since its release, ten days ago, I have said how much I like the newest Morrissey's B-side Isle of Dogs, and how I find pertinent to linked it to Kerching Kerching as the A-side. Above: an old lady living in the Isle of Dogs. Photograph by Sarah Peters, The changing face of the Isle of Dogs, 2024. Click the link above and go to the photographic project on her website. Below, the sleeve of Morrissey's 7" single Kerching Kerching / Isle of Dogs. Photograph by Jake Walters. [To

I just opened my Diary To a Random Page And it's the Page of your Birthday And my Cabaret It's far, and there is no Hurry: We'll spend our Time Meanwhile, in our own Way And without Regret Vera da Pozzo To Someone Special Somewhere in the North of Italy 26th October 2026 Poem above and photo below by me. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #arandompageinmydiary #Birthday #Cabaret #thereisnohurry #time #future #inourownway #toSomeoneSp

25th July 2026, Barcelona, Poble Espanyol, a sleepless night, a long day and still plenty of energies, waiting for another great show. I jumped the barrier during the encore, even if I was aware it would have been in vain (the stage was too high just even to try to brush Morrissey's fingertips) because I wanted to prove to myself that I was not afraid, after the horrible experience in Asti. Unfortunately, a Spanish local security guy helped me to jump the barrier just to try

Cartoni Morti (here is his YouTube channel), an Italian satirical cartoonist and YouTuber, has posted today a comic strip about the brain drain which is one of the most serious problems in Italy since three decades. My Country is the only one in the whole World which is glad and proud when Italians are successful... abroad. I partially agree to this comic strip, so I had to correct the part about the young people leaving Italy: most of them are not rich at all and (I know ver

Finally, this morning I have met again the Handsome Neighbour. He is not just a Lazy Sunbather... He is a also a Detective... ... and even a Philosopher. Vera da Pozzo Somewhere in the North of Italy 26th October 2026 Post and photographs by me, of course. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #HandsomeNeighbour #LazySunbather #Detective #Philosopher #cat #morning #VeradaPozzo #ItalyisMine #italyismineanditowesmealiving