Monthly Archives: December 2013

I’m “nuts”!

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Melonie

I have to stop! Eating chestnuts that is. My friend and tour guide extraordinar sent me a link to a festival being held while visiting. This festival honored the tradition of paper making, (separate blogpost) but promised to have food … Continue reading →

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A quiet resting place…

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Melonie

Slow down!!! or you will miss it… Off the SS 12 in Bagni di Lucca is the English Cemetery. You have to pull over tot he side of the busy road and park as the entrance is directly on the … Continue reading →

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The kindness of strangers…

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Melonie

Every trip to Tuscany I keep my eyes out for a random piece of iron for a blank area at my flat. One October, my friend and I made a valiant effort by stopping at several places I had read … Continue reading →

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