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I am creating this post on the 2 year anniversary of the Sam Fitch’s departure from this plane of existance. It is something that has been my intention to do for nearly a year, but it was important to me … Continue reading →

A few days after returning from Italy, and so happy to be home and with my kids, friends, a daily yoga practice and all that is familiar, I woke up bright and early at 2 am in a jet lag fog. … Continue reading →

I have spent about 8 months in Italy in the last year, coming and going, between Cortona and Portland, Oregon. The last trip was this year from January to May, the longest I have lived in Italy since 2001. It was wonderful … Continue reading →

My last day in Morocco. Or so I thought. I spend the day exploring. In and out of the Souks in the Medina. Found some lovely little Stacey-ish Frenchy cafe to eat a late lunch in , with the best … Continue reading →

I went to Morocco last week to play Lawrence of Arabia and ride a camel. What I found instead surpassed my expectations and was far better than I could have designed. To see the origins of how this adventure came … Continue reading →

Today I leave Firenze, and Western civilization as I know it to embark on an exotic adventure. My friend Barb mentioned to me a few months ago that she needed to be in Morocco in February, would I want to … Continue reading →

During Corey’s brief sojourn in Cortona last month, we had a few free extra days to go explore another part of Italy, I came up with the travel destination of Venezia. He had been there before but not since he … Continue reading →

I arrived in Italy with Corey several weeks ago and we had a grand adventure- it is time to start the recording of it- quick arrival in Rome-straight to Cortona – onward to Venice and ending in Florence. The motivo … Continue reading →

Last Sunday I showed up again at Michelines, this time to help with yard/land cleanup after the olive harvest.  I found her clearing some bushes with her clippers. She promptly got me a pair, and here was my project for … Continue reading →

A few days later, we headed off to the frantoio, the olive mill, in the nearby Val di Chio, a beautiful valley beyond Castiglion Fiorentino. The four of us, Micheline, Silla, Didu’ (the dog who likes no one, but strangely … Continue reading →