Adventures in Tuscany- first days!

enjoy the slide show of our first few days! What a wonderful group of women!  

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My Crazy Italian Life, Part Two

On Sunday afternoon I was out for a walk with Elettra and the three dogs when a small truck drove by with a cargo of freshly killed cinghales. The truck passed so fast that I didn’t even have time to get my camera out of my pocket. Elettra said, “I think I know where they […]

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My Crazy Italian Life

On Thursday nights, Elettra sings with a choir in Florence, near San Niccolo. The group meets in the Lutheran church where Italians gather to sing religious songs in German. Last night I tagged along, thinking I could sit in the back of the church and listen. If I got bored, I could always go for […]

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Come with me, to poggio alle croce

I promise you no jet lag as I take you with me to the goat farm in poggio alle croce. Sit back and enjoy the tour! There are some changes since I was here last march  

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A Rough Beginning

  Imagine how pleased I was to arrive in Frankfort, smile through passport control, breeze through security and run to my connecting flight to Florence, in less than the allotted hour. I even had 15 minutes to spare, I realized as I wiped the sweat off my face and relaxed. We boarded half an hour […]

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