Monthly Archives: November 2011

All that marble….

The rain kept us from the marble mountains this fall but we have been through the Carrara and love the drive. Over 300 quarries that date back to Roman times and mostly famous for the fact that Michelangelo used this … Continue reading

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Plant me a garden…

One day I told my hubby I wanted a garden, knowing I kill almost whatever is planted this translated to…”You plant a garden”. Well, he happens to be fairly good at planting and keeping things pretty if he has time to … Continue reading

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Casa al Chianti

After a 12 hour flight-my friend and I were crazy enough to grab the Blue city bus at Florence airport (leaving our rental car right in the airport!) to tour Florence.  After we had our “gelato” pick me up at … Continue reading

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