We arrived on the island of Sicily on January 6th. Epiphany is a national holiday in Italy and everything is closed. After making our way to a small mountain village called Petralia Soprana, we …
Adding Fuel to Your Fireside Chat
Since the house is on fire, let us warm ourselves! ~Italian Proverb A Christmas Eve bonfire? We were intrigued. As we ventured to the town of Nemoli, population 1,500, we wondered what we would find …
Creating Your Own Soundtrack
I can’t walk past a blackberry bush dripping with berries and not pick them. I see jam and cobblers and vanilla ice cream smothered in blackberry sauce and something inside me says pick. The men in my …
Contagious Christmas Spirit Video Clip
This is not our typical post but we hope you find it as amusing as we do. We recently visited the Statua del Cristo Redentore. It is the 5th largest statue of Jesus in the world, started in 1963, by …
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What Story Do Your Traditions Tell?
“There is no room at the Inn.” We walked endlessly, with three kids in tow, through winding cobbled streets as the wind blew past thousands of Italian tourists visiting Cortona for All Saints’ …
The Freedom of Florence
Beauty awakens the soul to act. ~Dante Alighieri Florence was a little overwhelming for the teacher in me, so much so, that I avoided going to the number one place on my list until the week …
