a nice, soft landing...

...back to a beautiful reality! i missed those children & hounds. i missed our peaceful plot of land by the bay.it is good to be home with a heart-full of memories & a promise of the next time!

for the pender crowd...

D. is having a grand time...speaking the language one word at a time...making new friends...even finding some work (just kidding!)...ci vediamo la settimana prossima (yeah, he said that!)

when in roma...

after an unplanned weekend in firenze, arriviamo in romaguess, just guess who we bumped into this fine morning...il Papa!!he was busy for lunch, so alas we are off on our own again...a presto!!

guess where we are now??...

some clues...be sure to scroll down for a very late love thursday post! ci vediamo in roma!

love thursday...

oh, yes it is!! love is in the air here in venezia!...please visit the shutter sisters, keepers of love thursday.

what's cooking wednesday...

oh, hons...you seriously did not think i was cooking today, did you?!? no, thank you very much! i much prefer to let sweet italian chefs prepare my scrumptious meals& other gorgeous italian men plate the food& serve it to me! in that spirit, i am officially callin' this a what's eating wednesday (apologies to shan!...love ya, hon!)!! recipes will resume after we return stateside. in the meantime if you should be hankering for a recipe today...please visit shan for the master list. if you would prefer a teaser of venetian culinary delights, keep scrolling down! buon appetito a tutti!!

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