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An American Southerner's sabbatical in Italy

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A Dog Attack, a Bicycle Race, and a Threshold Crossed

Posted on October 7, 2019 by admin

Today is my 60th birthday.  60. Years. Old.  I’m a little stunned by it.  I’m not depressed about it because… Read more A Dog Attack, a Bicycle Race, and a Threshold Crossed

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A Day with Friends

Posted on October 3, 2019 by admin

Our perfect weather streak came to an end today.  This morning was cloudy and foggy, then light rain in the… Read more A Day with Friends

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Peace is Good

Posted on October 2, 2019 by admin

Tuesday was another gorgeous day in the Valtiberino.  We started the day with a long walk through the country, some… Read more Peace is Good

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The Patron Saint of Good Eating

Posted on October 1, 2019 by admin

There must be one.  Of all the things that Italy does well, food tops almost every list.  Certainly, it tops… Read more The Patron Saint of Good Eating

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The Etrucsans and Bacchus

Posted on October 1, 2019 by admin

Sunday evening we went to the I Giorni di Bacco Sagra in Castiglion Fiorentino with Michelangelo and Rossella.  This means… Read more The Etrucsans and Bacchus

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Glimpses

Posted on September 29, 2019 by admin

It’s Sunday morning and that means porchetta at the Monterchi market.  The Monterchi market is something else.  It is more… Read more Glimpses

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The Good Earth

Posted on September 28, 2019 by admin

We’re farmers.  OK, not really.  We inherited a robust garden that is populated with all manner of horticultural specimens.  We… Read more The Good Earth

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La Vita e Bella

Posted on September 28, 2019 by admin

Life is beautiful.  I don’t know why it seems so much more here than in Atlanta.  Maybe because I’m almost… Read more La Vita e Bella

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Benvenuto!

Posted on September 26, 2019 by admin

We’re back in our Tuscan home.  We arrived Tuesday and are settling in.  Our flight from Atlanta to Amsterdam was… Read more Benvenuto!

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It’s a Tuscan Thing

Posted on May 1, 2019 by admin

Moving through this area you are reminded of just how ancient this civilization is.  Thousands of years of groups of… Read more It’s a Tuscan Thing

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