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this christmas…

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures • Jan 30, 2026

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ash and jess go to belgium

beautiful things , touristing • Jan 30, 2026

Ashton and I took a quick trip to Bruges and Ghent, Belgium shortly after she arrived home. We walked a lot, experienced magical villages covered in Christmas lights, ate waffles and fries, drank our fill of hot chocolate…

exploring with alan and sarah

outdoor adventures , touristing • Dec 13, 2025

Alan and Sarah stayed with us for a week and it was really, really lovely. We explored downtown Naples twice (once on a holiday which was crazy), went to Pompeii, attended a JFC holidaty market/concert, and walked up…

those puppies

beautiful things , pooch • Dec 13, 2025

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down the west coast- maratea, diamante, marina di camerota

beautiful things , outdoor adventures , touristing • Dec 13, 2025

For our Thanksgiving weekend we took the camper down the coast- first to Maratea where we spent a night on the top of the world and then walked to giant Jesus, then down the coast to the Calabrian…

lately: adventures, umbria and festivals

beautiful things , outdoor adventures , touristing • Dec 13, 2025

Hiking and chestnuts with Rosa and Paolo, Castelcivita potato fest (Festa della patata di montagna) and river, a trip to Umbria where we enjoyed good food (mostly truffle pasta) and visiting Spoleto and Norcia, and Sagra delle Sagre…

piper the puppy

pooch • Oct 22, 2025

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festivals, food and camper in Calabria, Cusano Mutri, Avellino, Roccamonfina, Naples and more

beautiful things , outdoor adventures , touristing • Oct 22, 2025

It was a strange summer, Ashton home and Cedar not yet gone, each of us waiting for the next phase of life to start. Then they left, and our new adventures are well underway: the kids are college-ing,…

adventures with ash and jess

beautiful things • Jul 26, 2025

Ashton and I have been out enjoying the outdoors lately in search of beauty, quiet and cool weather. For our first trip we took the camper to Abruzzo National Park, stayed at Lago di Montagna Spaccata, drove through…

campering in gran sasso

beautiful things , outdoor adventures , pooch • Jul 26, 2025

Matt and I escaped the heat (and the kids) for a weekend in Gran Sasso. The weather was cold enough for pants and shoes! We found a quiet spot near the top of the mountains and next to…

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