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...

Access to the Pantheon had historically been free for centuries, even millennia. Thirty years ago, I walked in and out of this site at...

The Villa Vada in Poggibonsi was a terrific place for a baker’s dozen family and friends to rest, reset, and roam the breathtaking Tuscan...

On May 2, 2025, we boarded a "Swiss" operated well-known airline, Austrian Airlines. This airline and others are under Star Alliance...

It’s June 1, 2025 - Kelleys Island, Ohio - Race Day! (Updated) Oh, I’m still working on my Italy stories (in my head and in an outline),...