Category: Travels
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Back in Italy
How fortunate I have been to have blogged for these past twenty years—the friendships that have blossomed, the work paths that have opened, the compassion shown, the travels shared… I am forever thankful. Years ago, I met Laurie when she…
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When Time Cannot be Measured
We went away for the weekend—to a place we’d never been before. No familiar routines, no rhythm to predict what came next. As soon as we stepped out of our normal world, something strange happened: time stopped behaving. When you…
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Gruyère, Switzerland
Our niece Juliette and her husband Stephan invited us to Switzerland, to the Hotel Cailler. Before meeting them, we spent the night in Gruyères. Little did we know that the utterly enchanting town had a Christmas market going on. It…
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Another World
When we come to a new place, what we carry with us matters. Not the clothes, not the things- It’s spirit we bring. The openness. That’s what makes the experience rich. And when we let go of the preconceived, when…
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Mario, The Brick Layer
Recently, I was in Italy, helping my friend Laurie renovate her property. We were on the hunt for things to use, and stumbled upon a recycled area – not organized or neat, just a jumble of old boards, shutters, bricks,…
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🍊 Italian Marmellata
While I was in Italy working on the renovation of my friend Laurie’s home, the neighbor next door was cutting branches from what appeared to be a bush. When he saw me, he said that I understood as, “Worthless, thorny,…