For our weekly field trip day, the kids and I went up the cable car to the top of Monte Faito and walked through the trees. It was cool, fresh, and very much autumn up there. Addie LOVED…
The kids and I have a weekly “field trip” day in our homeschool schedule, in an effort to spend more time experiencing this amazing place we inhabit. Last week we went to Vietri Sul Mare, a little town…
Matt and I spent a couple of Sundays hiking together. One of those times we brought our friends’ dog with us (we were dog-sitting this day), and it was really fun to see the dogs romp and play…
A hike in the hills and a walk through Cassertavecchia, Boy Scouts camp for Cedar, bowling and a food festival in downtown Naples with Rosa and kids, a terme trip for Jess, Band parties (a potluck, the Admiral’s,…
After Matera, we visited the Calabrian coast, including the beach at Rocca Imperiale Marina and the town of Trebisacce, where we spent the next two nights. I’d been craving the turquoise, clear sea all summer, and I was…
We have found that there are certain things that really work for our family, that bring us a sense of peace and unity, and that just work for each one of us. The lake is one of them. …
We arrived at the coast in the bay of Kotor and found our super cute Airbnb, which had awesome views of sea, beach, and mountains. Over the next several days, we drove much of the Montenegro coast and…
We finally got to fly somewhere with Matt! For Matt’s summer leave we went on a family trip to Montenegro. We flew into Split, Croatia, rented a car, and drove through Croatia, Bosnia, and into the mountains of…
Matt had a Band gig in Orvieto, a town in the Umbria region a few hours north of us. I’ve decided that if I can go to his gigs, I will… so I did! The kids and I…
