I had a date with my friend Rosa in her town of Portici, in the Naples area. I love this girl and should have thought of having a date with her sooner.…
A walk up the other side of Vesuvio, Monte Somma, with a view at the top looking at the Vesuvio crater. It ended up being a LONG hike, but we got delicious pizza right at the trailhead when…
Cedar went to Scout camp for the weekend, so Ashton stayed home and had her friend sleep over while Matt and I had an overnight date!!! We went up the coast about an hour and a half to…
A date with Nolan, Carney hikes with Matt and Addie, a pizza date on the sea, Ashton with new friends, Boy Scouts back to meetings and a campout, and chess club! Ashton has also been babysitting, and the…
I have a small bubble in Italy in which I live— it’s my street. It isn’t a long street, maybe 7 minutes to stroll to the other end of it, but it is a good little street. I…
My Dad and I discovered Vomero on Sunday morning when he visited two years ago. Matt and I finally went back to enjoy the passegiata on the tree-lined street, with musicians, families, couples, and old and young enjoying…
Ashton agreed to take a day trip with me to Ravello, a town in the mountains above the Amalfi Coast. Ravello has ceramics and flowers, including a couple of gardens that offer, along with lovely flowers, epic sweeping…
Cedar and I had a date downtown. We tried one of the top pizzerias in Naples, Sorbillo. They didn’t have outdoor seating, so we got the pizza to go, found a perch next to the famous Pulcinella statue…
My flowers, and Italy’s flowers…. A 14th Birthday, chess, and finally Scouts meetings in person. A friend for Ashton!!! All the food, friends, and finally sit-down dining (outdoors)! Enjoying sunshine at the park and…
