More chess in Vomero for Cedar, and adventuring around the town for Jess and Matt. One time we brought a new band family with us and explored Castel St’Elmo. I love watching the way the men gather together…
A backyard BBQ with our Italian friends… A date to Bacoli for market, pizza, and watching a kind of kayak/rugby/soccer match on the water… A date to Pozzuoli with Matt… A mall date with Cedar….…
For Memorial Day weekend, we took a trip to the region of Umbria. It’s a green area of Italy, in the country, the lower-class sister to Tuscany (where everything is fancier and more expensive). Umbria makes olive oil,…
The Band spouses had a date at a winery on Mount Vesuvius, which included a tour and tasting with lunch. These grape vines are still young, as the vineyard recently acquired new land. It is interesting to see…
Matt and I got our grandparent practice in the other day! We brought Cedar to an Italian chess club in Vomero on a Sunday morning, and Adam came along too (Matt’s coworker and Cedar’s chess buddy)…. with his…
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…
