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Monthly Archives: April 2013
Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves
Our day in Florence, Italy, didn’t start off as well as we had planned. We were scheduled to take a morning tour called Nude and Food with Sam from Florence for Foodies at 9:00 am sharp. They warned us that our 9:00 … Continue reading
Posted in Home, My Family, My Life, Travel, Type 1 Diabetes
Tagged Firenze, Florence, Florence for Foodies, gelato, gypsy, Michaelangelo, policia, statue of David, thieves, Uffizi, wine
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Aluminum Chef
One of the first things we did in Italy was take an all day cooking class. And by all day I mean ALL DAY. Eleven solid hours. At the end we were exhausted but exhilarated. Healthy, homemade Italian cooking … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Home, My Life, Travel
Tagged cooking class, Cortona, gnocchi, Italy, olive oil lemon cake, pici, produce, ravioli, tiramisu, Tuscany
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It’s gettin’ hot in heeere…..
We interrupt the regularly scheduled Italy posts to bring you this newsflash: HOLY FUCKING HOT FLASH, BATMAN! Seriously? How can I be this old?? So, I was at tea with teen daughter yesterday, when all of a sudden I started … Continue reading
Last Chance for the Giveaway!
LAST DAY FOR THE GIVEAWAY!!!!! Be sure to enter!! One lucky winner will receive a $500 gift card to B&H Photo, Video & Pro Audio or a $250 gift card to Kelly Moore Bags! Need a new camera, lens or … Continue reading
Posted in I Adore
Tagged camera, click and carry, giveaway, handbag, Kelly Moore, photography
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Too soon?
Each time we travel, to whichever country we travel, we try to be courteous enough to learn a few basic words and phrases that we can use with the people we interact with during each day. Important things like: Hello. … Continue reading
Intro to Italy
It’s time to review our Italian Family Vacation. Let me preface this with: our vacations are NEVER dull. They usually contain at least one sick child/trip to the ER, and one major catastrophe. It has gotten to the point where … Continue reading
My First Blog Giveaway
Home sweet home. We made it back from Italy, although I am still recovering from jet-lag and missing my sulfite free Red Wines. (You can expect a full report on that later this week) Italy, even with its highs and … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Home, I Adore
Tagged camera, click and carry, giveaway, handbag, photo
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Pope on a Rope
Rome is filled with Bangladeshi (is that even the right word?) street vendors. One right after the other they line the streets, all selling the exact same products. The exact. same. products. Standing no more than three feet apart from … Continue reading
Professional discretion
Today I woke up with the fourth cold sore I’ve had in my entire life. As we were wandering Rome I saw a pharmacy, and decided to step in to see if they had anything for it. It was a … Continue reading
Roman Holiday: My Family Style
When one thinks “Glamorous Italian Vacation”, one gets a certain picture in their mind. I guarantee you, it’s nothing like the actual picture of my family on vacation. We are way more Griswold than Audrey Hepburn. Case in point: today … Continue reading
Posted in Home, My Family, My Life, Travel
Tagged Italy, middle age, Rex-Tours, Rome, Segway
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