Today was a good day and...very very busy. It rained all night and most of the day. There has been a long drought here, so the rain is good news for Umbria. We started the day with yoga, followed by breakfast. We went to the stables to see the horses [...]
Sometimes I feel it is too much of a hassle to tell people my food preferences. I normally don't say anything and can usually work around the meat when served at someone's home. Elisabetta asked me (about two hours before dinner) if Marilyn and I eat "everything" and I said, [...]
Marilyn and I arrived in Milan late yesterday, very tired after hours of travel, ready to get a bite to eat and go to bed! Thank goodness we were as tired as we were because our apartment in Milan was on the noisiest street in the city and I was [...]
Days like today are the bonus days of summer. Rick and I woke up to sunshine and the promise of a very warm day, so after breakfast, we packed a lunch, our tent, pillows, and some books and headed to our local beach, Protection Point, where we spent the day. [...]
Rick and I had dinner with Don and Simone on Tuesday evening. We ate outdoors surrounded by lush greenery and dinner-plate-sized dahlias. Must must must plant some dahlias next year! Simone and her Dahlias like fireworks! eye of the storm of color happiness is a [...]