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van life

beautiful things , food and exercise , outdoor adventures , touristing • May 8, 2025

Matt and I took the camper to Marina di Camerota, where we stayed right next to the beach and hiked a lot. It was lovely. Then we stayed another weekend in Orvieto, where we spent one night walking…

hikes around campania

beautiful things , food and exercise , outdoor adventures • May 8, 2025

Well it’s been almost 3 months here and Matt and I (and myself with others) have been really soaking in the views from the trails. There is just so much hiking here. Here are some snaps but there…

asheville

beautiful things , family , food and exercise , outdoor adventures , touristing • Jul 27, 2023

After Montana, Matt, Ashton, the dogs and I drove up to Asheville for a weekend. It was really nice to be in the mountains, waterfalls, fresh air, and hip town. On the way back we got stuck for…

fish with nolan

family , food and exercise • May 4, 2021

We had a fun day with our friend Nolan recently. We visited the fish market in Pozzuoli and made a lovely meal at home, featuring escarole (scarola), mussels (cozze), and pasta with squid. Afterward, we walked it off…

january

beautiful things , food and exercise • Feb 8, 2021

January was MEH for me. I got very unmotivated and stopped taking photos… mostly because we didn’t do much. The region did eventually turn “yellow,” allowing more freedom, but the weather has been rainy and, well, January-ish. We…

lockdown hiking

beautiful things , family , food and exercise , outdoor adventures • Dec 9, 2020

For the past several weeks our region has been under a strict lockdown. Not as bad as the first time in spring, where everything was closed and you couldn’t even leave your house, but a softer version where…

carney hiking dates

beautiful things , food and exercise , outdoor adventures • Nov 13, 2020

We’ve been to Carney park (a park reserved for US military) a million times for picnics, and although we knew there were hiking trails around the rim (it’s a volcano), we hadn’t really tried to find them. Well,…

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.…

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…

around here: friends, shops, tattoos, exploring, and a date

beautiful things , family , food and exercise , others , outdoor adventures • Jun 25, 2020

Family picnic at Carney. Dinners with friends, including SNAILS cooked by Davina! Trips to stores in Italy, especially now that we live CLOSE to them! A final sleepover before Hanna leaves. Tattoos by the…

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