Even staying in our local area, there are adventures and beautiful things everywhere. I just need a little push sometimes to get out and find them. Here are a few. Matt and I went out for lunch…
Under the looming threat of total lockdown (it hasn’t happened as of this post, thankfully), Matt and I decided it would be fun to take a trip to Naples while we still can. We wanted to go to…
Last week, as the news warned about imminent lockdown, I started to freak out a little. I know our holidays will be spent at home this year, but I knew that Italy was still OPEN. So I scooped…
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…
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,…
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…
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. …
Matt finally had a gig! It was in Ravello, a wine-tasting with music. The night before the concert, the band (and spouses) got to attend a pre-concert wine tasting in downtown Naples. Next to a castle and in…
A sad farewell… Beach… Carney picnics… Cake decorating for Ash… Ciprissetta di Fontegreca (waterfall park with cold water pools) with homeschoolers… first time in two years for a homeschool gathering… Hiking Monte Massico……
