We’ve just finished our first week of school and the girls are just as excited now as they were on the first day. It’s hard to believe that we now have a second grader, kindergartner, and a pre-kindergartner! Every year that passes, the things I thought were strange have now become normal to me. So … More Back to school: ITALY vs USA school supplies
While planning our trip, we decided to take a day trip to Pisa since it’s just an hour away. Because it’s so close, there’s no real problem with taking the kids. One thing I realized is that if you have the option, take a picnic lunch and eat at Piazza dei Miracoli. There are so … More Pisa through my lens
I’ve written my honest opinion about our recent visit to Florence and now comes the bombardment of photos. I narrowed them down to a select few just to give you an idea of how our itinerary went. (without captions.. because i don’t think they’re totally necessary) Day One Day two Day three Where we … More Florence through my lens
Florence… or Firenze as it is known in Italian is one of those cities that everyone and their dog dreams of going to and to be honest… it’s not a city I love. My first visit was in 2009 with my sister in law. You can read about it here. (please excuse the overly saturated … More Florence with kids: An honest opinion
The weather is warming up so that means it time to get back out into the playgrounds again. Earlier this year when I mentioned my goals to do MORE, one of my projects (that I didn’t mention) was to do more video. So instead of doing a post of pictures, here is a video I put … More City Gardens: Giardino Vittime di Femminicidio
FIAT. You hear Fiat, you think Turin… that is if you KNOW cars. Did you know that FIAT actually stands for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino? Now you may think that an Automobile museum would be “boring” to the average person BUT.. I’m here to tell you that you’d be surprised by what you may … More City Museums: Museo dell’Automobile
It’s Springtime and that means that everything is in bloom. We’ve survived the winter, made it through the February blues and are itching to get out into the sun! One of my favorite events happens every year in April and that is the Messer Tulipano in Pralormo. Pralormo is located 25km southeast of Torino. One … More Messer Tulipano
Spring has finally arrived which means it’s time to once again, hit the playgrounds! Now that all of my girls are in school, our time to explore parks and play areas has been cut down. However a recent trip to the pediatrician gave Miss C and I an opportunity to explore a new neighborhood. The … More City Gardens: Giardino Nicola Grosa
A while back I wrote about my struggles with procrastination and being inspired. Perhaps it was the weather but lately I have had a creative push. I’ve noticed I’m not the only one. It seems that quite a few of my friends are transitions into different phases in their lives and this has somehow motivated me … More Day in the life #2
It’s wintertime and while this year’s weather is absolutely bonkers, we’ve had a few cold spells. It’s during these cold months that Carlo and I tease each other about how we much we miss summer, or more specifically…. the beach. As I mentioned in the previous post, I gave up “relaxing” too much to be … More Our Family Vacation…2016 (part 5- Surviving the beach)
