A day in the life…Laundry and language challenges…
I'd expected to see more hanging laundry this morning, hoping to take photos. But, it was early morning. This was the only...
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The road to Pescia, Pistoia, Tuscany…Grocery finding expedition…How’s the budget?
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A walk around the hilly neighborhood…My new form of exercise…Maintaining health while in Tuscany…The simple things…
Lisa and Luca presented us with this basket of cherries from the tree growing in our yard, after they'd seen us admiring...
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Monday’s road trip to Bagni di Lucca…lots of photos…
This was the first bridge we drove across to arrive in the center of the town. The view as we approached...
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Under the Tuscan Super Moon…”A Nightime Garden in Tuscany”…Cooking with herbs from the garden…
Aware that last night was the night of the full "Super Moon" we kept a watchful eye as the sun began to...
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A night on the town of Benabbio…A visit to an old church…This is why we travel…
As we began the drive to Benabbio... As thoughts run through our minds that echo "this is why we are traveling the world"...
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A little bit of history of Boveglio, Villa Basilica, Lucca, Toscano, Italy..Flight booked for Kenya…No more tremors during the night…
On our hilly, heart pounding walk this morning, the simplest views caught our attention. Our automated emails sent to those of...
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Earthquake update in our area in Northern Italy…Lots of aftershocks…Here’s some stats…
Centre Sismologique Euro-Méditerranéen Below is listed stats on the earthquakes we're been experiencing today in Boveglio, Lucca, Tuscany, Northern Italy. Please excuse sketchy...
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Nuances, annoyances and obstacles of living in a 300 year old house…5.2 eathquake hit today while writing at 12:33 PM!!
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Is boredom an issue when we’re situated in one place? Dangerous roads…
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