Travel
Italian Bolognese
“When you hear people speaking about Bolognese cuisine, be reverent, because it deserves it.” Pellegrino Artusi As I sit home with the rest of the world, wondering if we’ll ever be able to use our suitcases again, I’m thinking about the happier days when we could travel. This time last year, as I was freely…
Read MoreMercado Centrale in Florence
While in Firenze, Italy a visit to the Mercato Centrale is essential for food lovers.
Read MoreAcqua Alta in Venice!
Crazy internet here — photos are popping in and out. I’ll try to fix it all up later. Thanks for the patience. When you write a book these days, it’s up to the author to publicize and work to get the book into stores. Unless of course, your name is Jan Karon, Mary Kay Andrews…
Read MoreMoving on — 25 years!
I can’t thank you all enough for the beautiful condolences you’ve sent regarding the death of my father. It has been a terribly difficult time and with the addition of sending my youngest son to college, it seemed like the world was unraveling. Months ago, when things seemed perfectly normal, Bob and I planned a…
Read MoreOh, to be young and on spring break!
My son Harrison went on a big adventure for spring break with five other college friends. Actually, all of them knew at least one other person on the trip, but none of them knew everyone. They basically said, “Hey, who wants to drive cross-country, camp in national parks, then turn around and come home?” (my…
Read MoreMayor Tarabella in Seravezza
Our last name is very rare, so I always have to spell it, and then everyone says, “Oh, just like it sounds!” We did some research, and found that “Tarabella” is even a rare name in Italy. In fact, most Tarabellas in Italy live in a 3 kilometer area in and around the beautiful…
Read MoreA New Year’s field trip to Italy
Well, I told you we’d be taking Joseph on a little homeschool field trip . . . Here we are in Italy! My husband and I came here five years ago in mid-January, and there were no crowds whatsoever. This time, it just happened to work out that our son Harrison has the…
Read MoreMore unique family time at the Firehouse
I’m just now getting around to sorting through the pictures from Thanksgiving at my brother’s house in Smyrna, GA and have decided there are so many new things he’s added over the last year, if I shared them all with you in one post, your computer would start smoking, so I’ll save his new outdoor…
Read MoreThe Gulf Shores & Orange Beach project
Several weeks ago I told you I was working on a big project with a deadline. I’m happy to say I’ve completed the assignment and enjoyed every minute of it. My task was to write the copy for the 2017 Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Convention and Visitor’s Official Vacation Guide. At around 100…
Read MoreSouthern Food and Beverage Museum
The Southern Food and Beverage Museum in New Orleans was having a Cochon Sauvage event, which is a celebration and tasting of wild boar, so of course, my husband and I headed over for the fun. Why not? I’ve actually been wanting to tour the museum for a while, and was glad we finally…
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