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monte faito

beautiful things , family , food and exercise , outdoor adventures • Oct 29, 2020

We went up the mountain on the Funivia and walked around enjoying autumn. It was perfect.…

gran sasso

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Oct 14, 2020

We went to Gran Sasso National Park in the mountainous Abruzzo region, about 3 hours away from us. We had a really, really good time. Maybe our best family trip yet. We loved everything about it– the towns,…

lately: kayaking, towns, river, hike, food, home and friends

beautiful things , food and exercise , outdoor adventures , touristing • Oct 14, 2020

A kayaking trip for Matt and Ashton while Cedar and I went camping with Scouts:: A trip to Sant’agata dei Goti and a river with a cave:: Matt had a gig, and I joined. We were…

rafting and camping with scouts

outdoor adventures • Oct 14, 2020

The Boy Scouts went on their first campout since last year, and, since it was a white-water rafting trip in the mountains of Calabria (about 3 hours south), I joined them. It wasn’t exactly camping like I would…

lately: lake, a double date, trampoline, kittens, beach, market, scouts and sky

beautiful things , outdoor adventures • Sep 12, 2020

A lake trip with the Brannons… A double date without the kids! A new trampoline! Our neighbor’s kittens come over to our house regularly… Beach, market, and picnics… Cedar is still doing Boy…

puglia

beautiful things , outdoor adventures , touristing • Sep 12, 2020

While Matt stayed home to cram for his upcoming work test, the kids and I left him alone for the weekend. We drove about 4 hours down to the heel of Italy’s boot to a region called Puglia. …

boating

beautiful things , outdoor adventures • Sep 12, 2020

We rented a boat and cruised around the islands of Ischia and Procida. This has been on my bucket list for years now, and I am glad we did it. Nausea aside… we chased dolphins, drove real fast,…

sunset beach walks

beautiful things , outdoor adventures , pooch • Sep 11, 2020

On the subject of beach and sea, we live quite close to it. On a couple of recent nights, we took sunset walks on the beach. Addie got to run free and I got to enjoy the beauty. …

sperlonga beach

beautiful things , outdoor adventures • Sep 11, 2020

The kids and I took a field trip day and drove north about an hour and a half. I’d heard the beaches there are nice, with clear water. I heard right! It was lovely and totally worth the…

lately: farewells, beach, picnics, cakes, waterfalls, hikes, lakes, and naples

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Aug 9, 2020

A sad farewell… Beach… Carney picnics… Cake decorating for Ash… Ciprissetta di Fontegreca (waterfall park with cold water pools) with homeschoolers… first time in two years for a homeschool gathering… Hiking Monte Massico……

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