Category: Travels
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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,…
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All the Moving Parts
Renovating my friend Laurie’s Italian property has been a creative adventure, filled with countless moving parts. The first step was clearing out the space, a process that involved removing years of accumulated personal belongings, furniture, and memories. As we cleaned…
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Renovation in Italy
Laurie, who bought an house in the Italian village where her Grandparents lived, and I have been on an incredible journey renovating the property. With a skilled team of carpenters, masons, painters, plumbers, and electricians, we’ve turned the space into…
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