The past few weeks have strangely both flown by and dragged by.  While things were gradually shutting down after finishing my last tour at the end of February, I still couldn't imagine the storm that was brewing.  I am not sure I want to imagine what is yet to come.  There has been an amazing … Continue reading Speranza…Keeping Hope Alive

Buongiorno a tutti, good day to all.  Still stuck in the house and losing track of the days one can only clean so much so today I decided to try an experiment and you can tell me what you think.  The videos appear sideways here for som reason but rift themselves for viewing. Be warned, … Continue reading Video Blog Experiment Take 1

The Coronvirus has turned our world upside down and inside out, it is filled with incertezze.  Being confined to home there is nothing urgent pulling me out of bed in the morning...I actually open my eyes and think to myself, "can I just stay here awhile and not think about what's going on?"  Since Mauro didn't … Continue reading Incertezze…Uncertainties

With all the Coronavirus craziness going on here in Italy and basically being confined to my home village, I have actually decided to try and write a bit again.  For those of you out there reading this, thank you!  If you are wondering why I haven't written in such a long time, I will say … Continue reading What Next…

Wow, it has been awhile since I have written anything.  This, after promising to write more frequently.  Can I just say life has been busy?  I feel like I have been running nonstop since my first tour in March.  I have had a little time at home in between tours but between catching up with … Continue reading Unexpected Treasure

Once again I am home between tours. Spring has finally sprung and I am trying to cram a months worth of house and yard work into a couple of weeks. Today the inside of the house was a mess, as I scrambled to finish weeding and planting before it started raining, I was taking a … Continue reading Home Sweet Home…Amen

Carnevale is still hanging in the air even though lent has begun.  We have lots of Carnaval celebrations all over Italy.  From very small, local celebrations, where costumed children throw fistfuls of recycled paper confetti, creating paper rain, to the elegant costumes donned by Venetians and visitors to the famous city.  Rio di Janeiro and … Continue reading Carnevale di Viareggio

We have made it to the end of another year, or rather the beginning of a new one.  Welcome to 2018!  the last year has gone by in a flash, and the last couple of weeks even more so.  The holidays always seem to be a mad rush.  We have actually taken our winter break … Continue reading Presepe…Nativity Scenes

Today is Halloween...a day that reminds me of my childhood.  The fun of planning a costume and roving the neighborhood with my friends on what was often a blustery evening as it grew dark.  As a rule we were home by 8 pm since we had school the next day.  A week or so before Halloween … Continue reading Happy Halloween…No Translation

  September has begun, and my fall tour season has started. I have to admit I find it difficult to write my blog while I'm on tour, but I am trying!  At this moment I am in Padova starting a Village Italy tour for Rick Steve's Europe. If you didn't already know, I have spent … Continue reading Pausa Pasticceria…Petite Fours in Padova