Monthly Archives: October 2017

October 18/19 Gonna party like it’s 1348… Well, after traipsing around and through the best of the medieval villages and towns of our favorite part of Italy it seems that perhaps I touched something I shouldn’t have or maybe the … Continue reading →

October 18, Wednesday is Boboli day. Jack and Lynn took off early… headed for adventures which probably require a lot of stairs. D and I prepare for a more … moderately paced day. I didn’t even get up for coffee … Continue reading →

  October 17… loose in the city of art… Kind of a lazy morning. That drive yesterday may have been a little more taxing than we were willing to admit yesterday. Everyone is up and at the table by about … Continue reading →

October 16… bumpkins headed for the big city… So generally we stick to the smaller towns and villages when we visit Italy. Cortona has been our home base since 1999. We relish the quiet countryside lifestyle and pace of things. … Continue reading →

Today is a day to celebrate a little bit Donna’s birthday! Being in Italy with good friends and wandering around some of the most beautiful and inspiring places in the world is a pretty good way to do it.  Today … Continue reading →

Oct 14 Ahh Cortona… Everyone seems to be getting the hang of sleeping in a little. La dolce vita is taking hold. We finish breakfast around 9… something. Well, they finish breakfast, I finish my third espresso. Happiness in a … Continue reading →

Tuscany 2017 Our nearly yearly pilgrimage to Italy was wheels up on Wednesday the 11th. We have been so looking forward to this trip since we decided that we needed it more than it wasn’t really in the budget, more … Continue reading →