This weekend flew by faster than any I can remember. Suddenly Monday morning arrived before you know it, an array of snow flurries arrived in the center as twitter and Italian news blew up at the rare sight of neve in the city. That along with explosive news of the Pope’s resignation at the end of … Continue reading »
Traditionally (so I have noticed since living in Florence, Italy since 2007) Italians happen to be more ‘coffee’ people than tea drinkers. We associate this country with bustling cafe bars – elbow to elbow full of people clamoring for their daily shot of espresso, or in my case un bel macchiato. While this is still true, … Continue reading »
Nothing makes me happier than hanging out with t-man in a park on a Sunday afternoon while he plays the guitar and me reading one of a million books (currently devouring The Flat Earth News by Nick Davies. Right now he is a studying a piece by Beethoven, the Moonlight Sonata. The villa itself is … Continue reading »
