Nashville. Music City. Crazy Town. By whichever name you prefer to call it- this city is always a good time. Known for country music, streets lined with Honky Tonks and a rich history. To many it…
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This week Thursday I will be celebrating my 4th year of Thanksgiving here in Italy. It’s always a tough time to be away from home, but over the years I have established some new traditions while…
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It’s the time of year where everyone seems to be fighting off a nasty cold or some kind of virus due to temperature drops, rain (or maybe snow) and full blown fall weather. Those down comforters,…
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Cold, dark and dreary are the days of late October. Daylight Savings has ended and the sun seems to sink down in the sky extra quick. Just in time for the arrival of Halloween and the…
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The crisp evenings of fall have me thinking: pumpkin spice and everything nice. In fact, at our local organic farmers market pumpkins have been available since mid August, but has been summery up until a few…
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Autumn has begun and with that a new season to enjoy! Happy Fall everyone! I almost began this post off by commenting on how sad it was that summer is officially over, but there are so…
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I remember the summers when my mom and I tended to a vegetable garden for one of my numerous 4-H projects. We had a decent sized plot at the 4-H leader’s farmhouse. Those veggie filled summers…
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First of all: Happy Labor Day to all my American friends! Today I want to talk about a staple in Italian cuisine: rice. Here in Italy, rice is used almost as frequently as pasta, in the…
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Living in the land of pasta, pizza and all things Italian is a seriously wonderful thing. I can never get enough Italian food, but a little diversity in there every once and a while is a…
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Happy Monday everyone! Hope you’ve all been enjoying your summer so far. Can’t believe September is just around the corner. But let’s not think about that quite yet: today the sun is shining and we should…