I can’t believe a year has passed since I published this book.It’s the story of a couple of goofy old Brits who decided to retire early, and move to Italy from the US…battling cov…

Hubby built a work bench!Simple right?WRONG!He built a very LARGE work bench…and then decided to build a shed to put it in.I’m laughing because I really didn’t see a shed in our f…

The lovely Federica has an eye for beautiful, and unusual things.

Whenever September arrives the ‘Earth Wind and Fire’ song jumps into my brain.It brings back memories of a younger me…dancing to that song at a disco, on a boat, on the Isle of Wi…

Who knows if we’ll still be around to renew that card ten years from now. If we are I’ll be almost eighty, and just as feisty.

Every day I watch myself…sitting on the terrace telling you all about the view.Or busy in in the kitchen cooking ragù.I seem very organized.Is it really me, or is it the me I try to be?I see …

One day…I’ll speak fluent Italian!I keep telling myself that.Every morning I spend half an hour or so practicing on line.Every afternoon I do an Italian crossword and some word games, s…

Cancer came knocking at my door....did it find its way in?

We enjoyed a road trip to Switzerland in May.It was planned at the last minute because our daughter traveled to Lucerne with her job…and asked us to join her.When your family is spread betwee…

Don't Judge the Book by it's Cover

I’ve always loved the flickering light of a candle and the dancing shadows it makes.It brings things to life.Candlelight soothes my often troubled thoughts.Maybe we should all light a candle …

I heard about the first plane striking the twin towers on my car radio.I was driving to work.It didn’t seem real.I couldn’t grasp what was happening.By the time I got to my office, I wa…

Yes…YOU!Celebrate what you’ve done.Celebrate your life.I started thinking about this when I was in Iceland. Iceland liberated the ‘me’ inside.Why? I met so many strong indep…

Festa season is winding down in our little corner of Italy….but its been a busy one. Hubby and I attend the lunchtime festas, we’re not night owls, but we do enjoy listening to the musi…

Writing is a hobby, not a career, and hobbies are meant to be fun!