After Matt returned from Ukraine, we drove 3 hours south to the border of Basilicata and Calabria, at the “instep” of Italy’s boot, on the Ionian Sea. We LOVE this sea– it is so clean, clear, and calm,…
Matt has been out of town in the Ukraine to play music at a military festival there, so the kids and I have been way busy with fun stuff. We took Rosa and the kids up to Monte…
Cedar’s Scouts troop created a Summer Camp for a week. They camped at our local military park and took a lot of day trips– rafting, caves, rivers, snorkeling, etc. Cedar had a BLAST. Scouts is so awesome. I…
A backyard BBQ with our Italian friends… A date to Bacoli for market, pizza, and watching a kind of kayak/rugby/soccer match on the water… A date to Pozzuoli with Matt… A mall date with Cedar….…
For Memorial Day weekend, we took a trip to the region of Umbria. It’s a green area of Italy, in the country, the lower-class sister to Tuscany (where everything is fancier and more expensive). Umbria makes olive oil,…
A walk up the other side of Vesuvio, Monte Somma, with a view at the top looking at the Vesuvio crater. It ended up being a LONG hike, but we got delicious pizza right at the trailhead when…
A date with Nolan, Carney hikes with Matt and Addie, a pizza date on the sea, Ashton with new friends, Boy Scouts back to meetings and a campout, and chess club! Ashton has also been babysitting, and the…
Matt and I are in love with downtown. We fall more in love each time we go. The food, the interesting people, the winding alleys with art and treasures. It feels like a fairy tale, with a new…