We Move into Fall
Fall has slowly been taking hold here for the past few weeks. The days are cooler and the evenings are downright chilly. You definitely need a jacket and socks. No more t-shirts and sandals after the sun goes down. No more aperol spritzes for our cocktails. It’s just too...
We Cross the Apennines
It’s a beautiful Sunday and we decided to take a day trip to the Adriatic Coast and have lunch. It’s less than 100 miles but it takes a good two hours. That’s because you have to drive over the Apennines to get there. The Apennines run pretty much the...
We See our Palace
Our apartment was once the servants quarters for the palace next door and is most certainly the closet I will ever get to living in a palace. The palace is the Palazzo Taglieschi and is now a museum. After living here for six weeks, we finally went to the ...
We Love Gelato
Gelato is one of the great mysteries of life. Why is it so thick, rich and creamy? Why does some taste so much better than others? Why does a little cup of gelato not make you feel like you’ve overdone it? Why can’t I have it everyday? Well, of...
We End up in Rome
David and Edith were only here for ten days, but we managed to see and do a lot in that time. In addition to seeing major sights and well-known cities, we took them to the Sagra della Polenta, or Blessing of the Polenta, in Monterchi. It may not be...
We Roam Tuscany and Umbria
David and Edith wanted to travel through the Chianti country (for good reason – it’s unbelievably beautiful) and go to Assisi. Being the good hosts and tour guides that we are, we obliged them. These are two of our favorite places and both are a very manageable day trip...
We Venture out with Dear Friends
People ask us all the time what we miss about the US. The only thing we really miss are the people dear to us – our family and friends. We miss them terribly. Sometimes so much it hurts. Our grandchildren are growing up without us. Our oldest had his...
We Have Visitors
Our friends David and Edith just got here for a visit. David is one of Steve’s oldest friends and they grew up together in Rome, Georgia. So, it’s very fitting that we’re getting to see them in Italy (not Rome, but still). We have a lot of things planned...
We See the World with the Top Down
It’s getting to be very fall-like here now and it’s perfect convertible weather. Makes those 90 degree days a distant memory (well, maybe not so distant). The BMW with no AC is not quite an antique, but it’s close. It was quite a car in its day, and it...
We Go to Chuisi della Verna (again)
Remember the blessing of the truffles? Well, ever since we went up to that place in the very late afternoon and came back down in the night, we’ve wanted to go back. It was dark, it was mysterious, it was VERY cool. We needed to know more. So we...