Yay for fun news! After a pretty relaxing Christmas eating way too much food with my adopted Italian family and missing home, I got a really awesome surprise in the mail today. A short story I was asked to submit to a magazine based in Taiwan (with Scandinavian roots) was published and they sent me … Continue reading »
I just wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from Girl in Florence, aka me – Georgette. I will having an enormous lunch and dinner in the company of my bf’s Italian family, eating so much food that I might quite willingly refuse to eat again until New Years. Skype … Continue reading »
As you can probably guess by the title of this post – I am not going home for Christmas. For the first time in two years, I am actually staying in Florence, Italy for the holidays which is fine, but always a little sad for me. I come from a large family back in Texas … Continue reading »
Let’s face it – the holiday season seems slightly doomed the second there erupts a fierce battle over the last waffle maker at walmart during black Friday. And despite our attempts at making Christmas seem squeaky clean, Santa doesn’t always ‘get it right’. In fact when I saw the photo above – it reminded me … Continue reading »
I have taken so many photos of Florence, Italy since they have put up the christmas lights that it occurred to me why not put them all in one place. It may be colder than ever but at the very least, while all of us look like mini versions of the Michelin man - we all have … Continue reading »
Picture this scenario – you booked a ticket home to visit family and you want to bring a gift for someone special – parents, friends, grandparents, your friend Steve, favorite childhood cat but have run out of ideas of what to bring as a ‘typical’ unique item from Tuscany. Yes everyone loves the wine, or … Continue reading »
While we are so lucky to not have extremely cold weather yet { however the mosquitos are still alive and well at my house}, the holiday season is around the corner. If you had enough fun watching Americans trample all over themselves on black Friday via youtube then I have some events for you. One … Continue reading »
