
La Dolce Vita
La Dolce Vita
My parents came to Italy for a visit last week…they were in the country a grand total of 11 days (two of which were spent in the airport, en route and headed home). Since it was their first visit, we packed in a lot…the list of things to see was long and we didn’t even…Keep…
I will always remember February 24. I’m writing this on February 25. I don’t know when I will actually post this, but I want to make sure I capture it while it’s most fresh in mind. Though I don’t think I’ll ever forget. I was getting ready for bed and Dave still had some work…Keep…
I have abandoned my blog lately. Shame on me. But the good news is that I haven’t blogged because I’ve been busy. Busy with work (yay). Busy learning Italian (sto ancora imparando). Busy trying to figure out the best way to get back to California to spend some much-needed time with the grandparent(s) (yay). So…Keep…
My cousin came up from Venice to visit Udine this weekend. We went exploring while the menfolk studied. There was much food, coffee, wine and park/garden visiting to be had. Full disclosure: I stole some of Kela’s photos from instagram
I’d like to take a minute (just sit right there, I’ll tell ya how I became the prince of a town called Bel-Aire) to talk about grocery shopping in Italy. Fair warning. This post is completely mundane. Because I go to the store almost daily (on account of that whole “I can only buy what…Keep…
Four days before I graduated high school, my brother broke his leg. He was trying to snag an errant throw at second on a double play during summer baseball and the kid from the other team slid right into him and broke his leg so badly, he had to have (and still has) a metal…Keep…
We are still discovering the places where we can visit for day trips and Trieste was definitely on the list. My brother’s fiancee (!!) had lived there for two years and had some great suggestions for us, so we hopped a late morning train for the hour-ride to Trieste. Since we arrived at lunch time,…Keep…
I’m always looking for a good excuse to try new recipes and Valentine’s Day seemed like the perfect occasion
No sooner than I post a rant about the rainy weather, then we wake up to a gorgeous day. It’s a miracle. One that clearly called for me being outside…so I ventured outside the city walls (literally) to walk around the neighborhood and snap a few photos (two, really, because I didn’t want to seem…Keep…