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lately: bread and wine, views and sun, hikes and escape, and trampoline

family , kid projects • Oct 29, 2020

The “bread guy” and the “vegetable guy” come down our street selling their food, so we buy it sometimes. Cedar bought wine the other day for the first time, at 13 years old!! Addie loves the sunshine…

ischia girls’ trip

beautiful things , outdoor adventures , touristing • Oct 29, 2020

Ashton and I went on a girls’ overnight trip on the island of Ischia. The region of Campania is not allowing travel beyond our provinces (like a county in the US), but Ischia is in our province! Ischia…

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,…

ravello concert

uncategorized • Sep 11, 2020

Matt’s gig was in Ravello, a small town in the hills overlooking the Amalfi coast. Ravello is known for its beautiful gardens and views, as well as art and ceramics. I took my fellow band-spouse, Melissa, with me…

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