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ireland, part 3

outdoor adventures , touristing • May 17, 2019

After saying good-bye to our beautiful home in the country and getting a new tire at the local Tyre Shop, we headed a few minutes north to the famous Cliffs of Moher. At first it seemed like it…

Ireland, part 2

outdoor adventures , touristing • May 17, 2019

The next morning we headed north to catch a ferry that crossed the mouth of the River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland, where it meets the sea, on our way to the Loop Head Peninsula. The peninsula…

Ireland, part 1

touristing • May 17, 2019

Last week Jess and the kids went on a 5 day holiday in Ireland, and it was quite wonderful. It was a land of green pastures, sheep and cows, rivers and lakes, green trees and rolling hills, rugged…

around here

family , kid projects • Apr 24, 2019

An Escape Room, Cedar’s origami obsession, Ashton’s Easter Egg Hunt, a cupcake class for Ashton with epic ingredients, learning to buy vegetable off-base for Jess, a lunch out, a 12th birthday party (with cupcakes, dirt cake, bowling and…

sperlonga, sabaudia and circeo national park

family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Apr 24, 2019

For our Easter three-day weekend, we drove up the coast about 2 hours north to the region of Lazio. We spent an afternoon in the cute beach town of Sperlonga, then made it to our apartment in Sabaudia…

borgo di valogno, town of murals

beautiful things , touristing • Apr 24, 2019

We discovered a tiny little town in the mountains, less than an hour from our home. Apparently it is a dying town that has been brought back to life by the creative idea of a young couple to…

path of the gods date

outdoor adventures • Apr 24, 2019

After our tattoo trip to Bologna, Matt and I realized we can leave our kids home and have adventures for just the two of us. We were more than happy to let them chill one afternoon while we…

around here

family , kid projects , mama's projects • Apr 3, 2019

A yellow belt in Judo for Cedar, a fun day with our Italian friends, a birthday for a 14 year old, a Boy Scouts camp-out, a walk around a lake on a spring day, cooking for both kids,…

tattoos in bologna

family , touristing • Apr 3, 2019

The morning after the kids and I returned from Malta, Matt and I took the train to Bologna for an overnight trip. I had a plan to meet with a mastectomy tattoo artist at a tattoo convention in…

malta part 3: valetta

touristing • Apr 3, 2019

On our last day in Malta, we headed to the city of Valetta for a self-guided food tour. We walked through the lovely streets of this walled city, marveled at the views, and enjoyed some Maltese cuisine. Afterward,…

malta part 2: gozo

outdoor adventures , touristing • Apr 3, 2019

When the sun came back out the following day, we all headed out to the island of Gozo, just next to Malta. The kids and I split with the Swensons there, as they had to leave early for…

malta part 1: sliema, dingli, mdina, and marsakloxx

touristing • Apr 3, 2019

Our long-time friends, the Swensons, moved recently from Kalispell to Turkey, and wanted to meet up with us for their spring break week. We chose the island country of Malta, just off the southern tip of Italy. We…

london

touristing • Mar 15, 2019

For Ashton’s 14th birthday, Jess and the kids flew to London for a whirlwind 3 day adventure. The real purpose of the trip was to see Hamilton, Wicked, and as much of downtown London as we could fit…

carnevale!

touristing • Mar 8, 2019

We went to a Carnevale celebration in a local Naples-area town called Saviano last weekend to see what all the Carnevale excitement is about. Carnevale is a big deal around here, with different kinds of celebrations in just…

hiking caserta

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures • Mar 2, 2019

Pictured below are two separate hikes, both in Caserta, not far from our home. The hills there are lovely, rolling, and quiet. The weather has gotten warmer and drier in the past few weeks, so we’ve been excited…

around here

kid projects , mama's projects • Mar 2, 2019

Polar Plunge, friends, judo, our sweet Addie, more dog-sitting and dog-walking jobs, slime, a new bunk bed, and a visit with our Italian friends. Not captured are Cedar’s recent obsessions: origami, cooking, and rubix cubing. Ashton is working…

ravello girls trip

beautiful things , family , touristing • Mar 2, 2019

I took Ashton to the Amalfi Coast for an overnight girls getaway. We talked, strolled, listened to the Rent soundtrack (her current obsession), watched a chick flick, and stayed in a seriously awesome apartment. It is very…

around here

family , kid projects , mama's projects • Jan 31, 2019

We’ve been laying low since Christmas (with the exception of our day trip to Rome), spending our time at home. I’ve forgotten to take very many photos, but we’ve gone for a couple of walks, played a lot…

rome

touristing • Jan 31, 2019

We went to Rome for the day. It’s only 2 hours away, so we got up early and spent the day walking around, checking out all the sites. It was a great time of year to go, without…

sicily:: trapani

family , touristing • Dec 28, 2018

Finally, for the last few days of our Sicily trip, we visited Trapani. We explored the salt pans, drove up a mountain to a town called Erice, where we hung out IN the clouds, visited a castle, and…

sicily:: palermo

family , touristing • Dec 28, 2018

Still in Sicily, on day three of our trip, we left our AirBnB in Giarre to head across the island to the west coast. We drove through the middle of the island to get there, and it was…

sicily:: taormina and mount etna

family , touristing , uncategorized • Dec 28, 2018

For Christmas leave, we went to Sicily! Our first stop, after driving all the way to the toe of Italy for about 6 hours, a ferry to Sicily, and our super cute AirBnB in Giarre, was the lovely…

back to monte tifata

family , outdoor adventures • Dec 27, 2018

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