Welcome, Joe and Kris, Mark and Jerome and Bob and Sue! ( and a surprise guest visit from Mr. Daniel Abbott) The First Eight Days It’s amazing that all three flights from different European airports all arrived on time in Florence. First came Jerome and Mark, then Bob and Sue and finally Chris and Joe. […]
A SHORT HOLIDAY STORY I had ten days free between my two groups this fall. So my friend, Daniel, came to Italy in search of an adventure. Daniel arranged all the details of our holiday-from our lodging, to our rental car and all the places in between. We planned to spend a few days in […]
I was very fortunate to have Nancy Johnson, a superb photographer from Santa Rosa California, among my guests at Il Colle in April. When I look at her photographs, I re-visit the beauty, peace and excitement of our time together in Tuscany. Thank you, Nancy, for sharing some of your photos with us! […]
Hard to believe that Nancy, LeAnn, Mary and Lynda are now back in California and Toby arrived safely in Atlanta. It’s hard to put the experience into words and even photos can’t tell the entire story, but here is my attempt. Enjoy the slideshows! The arrival on April 17 [metaslider id=3434] On our first […]
Antica Delizia is a small family run gelato company located in the town of Castellina in Chianti. After a few wrong turns, (to put it mildly) we were greeted by Chiara and her husband Simone. They recently expanded and moved their shop to new quarters a few blocks away from their original store in the […]