Family by Choice

One of the greatest blessings I have now in my life is a great group of friends. People I can count on that I look at as my family of choice. What binds us is not blood but unconditional love and acceptance of one another.  We thrive in each other’s presence as...

When You Look Like Your Passport Photo

Erma Bombeck, one of my favorite writers, wrote a very funny book entitled When You Look Like Your Passport Photo it is Time to Go Home. Well this is me getting ready for my 9 hour flight from Berlin to Chicago looking a little, well maybe a lot,  harried.  I know I...

Crazy Driving

  We left Tenuta Testarossa heading for Venice.  All I can say is that the drivers we have encountered drive as if they are on a race track. Whether in the city or on the highways there is a great need for speed, weaving in and out and motor scooters making their...

Tenuta Testarossa

This was my home for one night nestled in a valley of vineyards.  It was a journey getting here but well worth the effort.  The mountain views were sublime and I was saddened that I would only be here for only one night.  I am absolutely sure given enough time and the...

Pizza…Pizza…Pizza

The pizza is to die for here & my daughter Krista can attest to it as that is what she has had to eat breakfast, lunch & dinner. Besides that we have toured Rome & seen the Vatican, the Ancient City, Spainish Steps..well you get the idea. Besides eating...