Lois Wyse, an American advertising executive, author, and columnist (born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1926), said this: If I had known how...

Ciao! The first time I looked through that Window to Tuscany , I could almost taste the fresh Tuscan air—crisp (still spring), earthy...

Not a chance to sit and write today the Tuscany Villa window story. Yikes! But, I tidied up the house since we are hosting family this...

It's been a minute since my last post, but I traveled to Richmond, Virginia, last week for the Road2VA quilt show and spent the week...

I was recently on a Kindness call with the Kindloook folks I met through Daniel Burns of Walla Walla, Australia (we met online through...

Ciao! Ciao! The title of my post was the mantra my sister-in-law Beth repeated several times as we hustled around Rome and Florence in...

Those who live in the Northern Hemisphere are, perhaps, jumping into summer like me! I worked all day inside on a quilting project. Maybe...

Ciao! Let’s talk Gelato! For starters, on this delightful dessert in Italy (and many other places), I am a bona fide weirdo when it comes...

Ciao Ciao Roma! Despite having pinkeye now with itchy eyes and gunk blurring my vision at times, I had eagle eyes in Rome in May 2025 to...

There is a lot in life to be thankful for, and our trip to Italy (and any travel, frankly) was a huge blessing for my family and dear...