Collecting My Thoughts

Romena church in Pratovecchio Stia, Tuscany, Italy was the photo (not mine) that came up today as I opened my computer. We've visited ma...

Last night on our tour through our photo albums we went back to Italy, June 2008.  However, because I was hospitalized when we returned to C...

Fourth time--is it a charm? I picked up my new glasses this morning. This is the fourth pair since early June. I had selected dark, rectan...

Italy, Saturday Day 11, Orvieto We had a free day to explore the city before we boarded the bus to drive to Rome for the flight home on Su...

Italy, Friday Day 3, Positano You don't know the meaning of "narrow, winding route" until you've shut your eyes tight on ...

Italy, going to the dogs, cats and cows We saw scooters every where--women zipping around in high heels and mini-skirts, children, groups, a...

Italy, Day 7 through 11, Umbria and Orvieto, Cathedral There are probably hundreds of wonderful medium size towns where you could rent a fl...

Italy, Friday day 10, Perugia & Assisi, after lunch As I mentioned yesterday, here at Lakeside (our summer home on Lake Erie) the stor...

Italy, Friday Day 10, Perugia & Assisi, before lunch Today at Lakeside we had a lecture and film ( Brother Sun Sister Moon , 1972, whic...

Italy, Thursday, Day 9, after lunch After our brisk walking tour of Florence in the morning, a group of us headed to Ristorante Pennello, r...