Shortly after moving to Bainbridge Island, Washington in 2007, we had our third child. With three kids under the age of five, there were few places I felt I could spend time without constantly herding …
Falling for Europe: Favorite Autumn Moments in Pictures
Thoughts by Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (age 14) I love the Autumn, and yet I cannot say all the thoughts and things that make one feel this way. I love walking on the angry shore, to watch the …
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Inside The Indelible Walls of Lucca, Italy
Some walled cities we have visited have felt a bit eerie. It is hard to explain but it is as if centuries of trying to ward off people have finally worked and there is no one left clamoring to get in. …
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Picture Perfect Portofino
Portofino is picture-perfect. The drive to this flawless harbor village is stunning as the road tumbles along the Italian Riviera past Sestri Levante and Santa Margherita Ligure. Portofino is visually …
Sometimes You Get A Second Chance To Make A First Impression
"When anxious, uneasy and bad thoughts come, I go to the sea, and the sea drowns them out with its great wide sounds, cleanses me with its noise, and imposes a rhythm upon everything in me that is …
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Here Is The Church, Here Is The Steeple…
Open the doors and see all the people! In Italy, and in many other countries in Europe, when we arrive, we look for the steeple and we know we have found the center of town. Many towns and cities …
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