Feb 13, 2012

Week One: Rome in Photos Our first week in Rome has been a bit chilly and included some snow (which no one was expecting, it has snowed only a handful of times in the last 40 years), but we have enjoyed getting re-acquainted with our old haunts. And the cold weather is certainly not keeping us off the streets of Rome, or out of the gelaterias. I’ve...

Jan 31, 2012

We are getting excited about spending two months in Rome. I went to the library and got a couple of books. I bought an Italian/English dictionary to try and work on my Italian. I’ve been doing research online, including re-reading our posts that we wrote about our experiences during our two previous visits to the Eternal City. Some highlights: “If...

Jan 6, 2012

Rome’s Piazza Navona at dusk. Announcement! Announcement! Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnouncement! After much deliberation, we have decided that we will be spending two months in Rome, Italy this spring. This will be our third consecutive year visiting the Eternal City, and we couldn’t be more thrilled. We have plane tickets and an apartment booked. We arrive...

Dec 31, 2011

Captions (clockwise from top right): Reindeer Christmas Cookies, sailboat Christmas tree ornament from Rhode Island, Santa Claus in tartan outfit Christmas tree ornament from Scotland. Happy Holidays to all! We hope that this has been an enjoyable holiday season for you. We have enjoyed our first Christmas in our new home. It has been great to spend time with...

Oct 23, 2011

Established by President John F Kennedy in 1961, the Cape Cod National Seashore includes 43,000 acres of ponds, woods, marshlands and beaches. The Cape Cod National Seashore is found on the Eastern edge of the Outer Cape in the towns of Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, Eastham, Orleans and Chatham. Our adventure in the Cape Cod National Seashore began as it does...