Hiking and chestnuts with Rosa and Paolo, Castelcivita potato fest (Festa della patata di montagna) and river, a trip to Umbria where we enjoyed good food (mostly truffle pasta) and visiting Spoleto and Norcia, and Sagra delle Sagre…
It was a strange summer, Ashton home and Cedar not yet gone, each of us waiting for the next phase of life to start. Then they left, and our new adventures are well underway: the kids are college-ing,…
Matt and I escaped the heat (and the kids) for a weekend in Gran Sasso. The weather was cold enough for pants and shoes! We found a quiet spot near the top of the mountains and next to…
Cedar and I took a little trip to Switzerland. We flew in and out of Turin, Italy, rented a car, and drove all around the Alps. We walked a few suspension bridges, drove over mountain passes, saw glaciers,…
A panuozzo festival in Gragnano, a fourth of July festival at Carney Park (featuring the Navy Band), a walk up Monte Molare with Rosa, a cute Kaia, and a family trip to the lake.…
Matt and I took the camper to Alberobello, a small town in Puglia, to go to a festival put on by his favorite band Snarky Puppy. We survived the heat and the tourist town, swam in the sea,…
Lots of time was spent touring to different places– in between a LOT of goofing around amongst the kids. Eli is super fun and funny, so the energy was vibrant and silly.…
Eli came to visit us! Leia got here too, after she and Ashton did an adventure in Vienna, Budapest and Croatia. We went non-stop touristing for the whole time and had a blast. Here is part one….…
We got our girl back, who got HER girl back. We hiked and ate and shopped before she left on her adventure with Leia. Matt and I adventured together to a tattoo convention and a day walking around…