THE SPAGHETTI-VONGOLE TOURWe were celebrating David’s birthday with a long weekend on the island of Elba.Dec 27, 20241Dec 27, 20241
WHEN DINNER BECOMES FRIENDSHIPThe Parisian stars aligned when I found C’EST COMME À LA MAISON. Literally. It has a 5-star rating on Google with 257 reviews. I knew this…Dec 19, 2024Dec 19, 2024
ABLE WAS I ERE I SAW ELBAA couple of years ago, David met Massimiliano, one of the waiters at Poggio dei Medici, our local golf course. During the summer, he works…Dec 13, 2024Dec 13, 2024
MEET THE MAYORWe were enjoying Florence with Gale who was visiting for a couple of days from upstate New York … and after seeing The David, it was…Nov 27, 2024Nov 27, 2024
ALL HAIL GALEI knew I was excited about Gale’s visit because the weeks before her arrival seemed to pass slowly. I savored that … days usually go by so…Nov 13, 2024Nov 13, 2024
PAINT YOUR PALETTE BLUE AND GRAYWe were spending this morning, our last full day in Amsterdam, at the Van Gogh Museum. It’s in Museumplein, a large park near the…Oct 30, 2024Oct 30, 2024
A DAY IN THE MUSEUMOur hotel in Amsterdam had a nice buffet breakfast with enough choices that even includes chocolate sprinkles. I was amused by the signs ……Oct 18, 2024Oct 18, 2024
HUSTLE AND BUSTLE IN BRUSSELSWe had this one afternoon in Brussels … we set out to explore. Maybe we’d find waffles. Or sprouts.Oct 1, 2024Oct 1, 2024
TAKE ME TO YOUR CHOCOLATEIt was our second day in charming Ghent. After breakfast, we crossed the rivers … plural, because this is where the Leie River continues…Sep 18, 2024Sep 18, 2024
IN THE CASTLE KEEPIt was our first afternoon in the picturesque Belgian town of Ghent. Our goal was to find a supermarket … for 2-liter bottles of water…Sep 4, 2024Sep 4, 2024
