We have been so busy that I am just not taking photos very much anymore. Cedar has been doing school sports, scouts, and some construction work. Jess has been working two side jobs and carting kids all over…
Matt had summer leave and we headed out of the heat and into the first mountains we can get to, about 6.5 hours north in North Georgia. They aren’t ‘mountains’ as we think of them, but the the…
It has been ridiculously hot here… it is already hot, but throw on some heat waves too, and we pretty much hate the weather from May through, ummm, whenever it cools down. Cedar and I went to…
Since Jean left, we have been busy discovering opportunities. Matt went on a couple of long work trips around Florida. We booked a family camping summer leave trip in north Georgia. We did a camping practice run at…
Jean came for a visit to see both us and her sister outside of Orlando. We weren’t quite ready to show her all the good spots, so we “used” her by taking her around to learn about where…
Thoughts and experiences: Prime shipping (vs 10-14 days in Italy) is amazing. Italian packers can SUCK IT… I have maybe never been so angry in my life. Moving is a lot of work, and owning a home is…
We found our favorite hike— three weeks before leaving. It’s close, beautiful, has ruins and a nice trail, isn’t too hard or too long, and even has trail markers. We can’t wait to go again.…
We walked up Monte Redentore again after 3 years. We’d wanted to get back up there after the last time, but for whatever reason we hadn’t. We should have– it is a great hike. A little steep, but…
We’ve been hiking when we can, enjoying the quiet, beauty, and family connection. More time with our wonderful Italian friends, and other visits not photographed. Cedar had a Scouts camp, a ceremony for which he was…
We visited the town of Gaeta to see the Christmas lights. Pretty much every town has lights, but we know Gaeta’s are pretty good. It was fun to walk around and see the beautiful views, see the lights,…