When the restrictions turned yellow recently, restaurants started seating outdoors, people started going out, and the energy felt…. exciting! It was wonderful to see the guys hanging out together at the benches again (I call it Dudes “duding”),…
Matt and I are in love with downtown. We fall more in love each time we go. The food, the interesting people, the winding alleys with art and treasures. It feels like a fairy tale, with a new…
We did some local hiking in Caserta and Carney, too, of course. Italy looks and smells amazing in the spring. So many flowers. It is really unbelievable.…
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…
Although she wanted to go to London for a West End musical for her sweet sixteen, we will have to wait on that one. Instead, we decorated, drank champagne, watched a movie of Happy Birthdays from loved ones,…
Our region is “red” again… so we are supposed to stay home. I try to stay home, and mostly I do. But also we hike, sometimes closer to home and sometimes a little bit farther away. Also, I…
We went on another downtown date. Found a route we don’t usually walk. Not much food on this route, unfortunately, but still beautiful. It was empty and quiet during this time of emptiness and quiet.…
A beautiful hike in Caserta, where we hiked a lot before we moved off the base. It is so sunny, open, and pleasant on these country hills. Chess for Cedar. We started a chess club at the…
