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dinner #2

We made dinner again tonight, since I had a call at 6:30 pm and other work to do (despite actually haven taken vacation time this week). This time we got our tortellini (manzo and spinaci) at the butcher-pasta shop next to Penny Market. I was hoping the produce stand would be open in the parking […]

dolce

Just missing David and Jon… At least Jon comes back next week!

Borgo Brownies 1.5

Bella has been begging to make brownies since we walked in the door yesterday. She crashed right after dinner last night, and when she woke up this afternoon at 3 pm [!] the first thing she wanted to do was… make brownies. I printed out the recipe from our previous attempt in February and wondered […]

Air Dolomiti

My favorite airline… it’s one of the best parts of getting here! Real washcloths to start off the flight!

Matteo Civitali

This street in Lucca has the most amazing houses on it. We drive down it every time we go between our apartment and Lucca. Today though, not having been here for 6 weeks and in the midst of molto traffico, I missed the turn! So we drove ALL the way around the walled city. Took […]

cena!

On the way home we picked up some tortellini from our favorite store, Self Service, and fried up a tomato with olive oil, garlic oregano, and black pepper. Yum! Now for a walk…

ponti

Tuscany has cool bridges… Ponte delle Catene, Fornoli Ponte Sospeso (Suspension Bridge) in Popliglio Ponte Vecchio, Firenze Ponte della Maddalena (Devil’s Bridge), Borgo a Mozzano

our threesome

Amy, Bella and I happily sleeping on the couch 🙂

Pisa

I’ve been to La Torre Pendente three different times (October 06 with Katya, November 06 with David, May 07 with Amy) and have not climbed up yet. Maybe this time!

Isabella, Katya and Elena in Rome