Stacey Swoops By…
Sunday evening, Stacey arrived. Jeff couldn’t make it because of issues with his mother – he stayed home to settle them like the loving son that he is. We missed Read More …
Author: debibaydush
Lance Visits
Lance arrived Wednesday late afternoon (the 5th) and it only took him a day to mellow out to beach time. We’ve been diving (and he saw humpback whales on his Read More …
Lunch and Lobsta
Another day of beautiful sun and nothing to do. Unfortunately, I was so busy yesterday that I made a second trip to Cee’s grocery warehouse and walked back with a Read More …
Aaaaaaah
Well, I’m finally able to write. I travelled all night (or rather early morning) of Wednesday, January 29th and finally arrived (with only a few hours of sleep) on the Read More …
A Pilgrimage to the Hut, and I don’t mean Jabba!
Lance invited me to join family and friends to ski/snowshoe out to Shrine Mountain Inn (Walter’s hut), which is a 2+mile trail out to a series of wood houses. Eminently Read More …
East Coast Girls are hip….
As you may or may not know, Thanksgiving has turned into an alternating experience of East Coast elegance and Western play-cribbage- and-be-comfortable gestalt. This year, the children and I headed Read More …
The Grand Finale
A final bicerin, then we’re off to Moncalvo. Running a bit late, we end up heading straight to the agriturismo (working farm that hosts guests) where the lunch is being Read More …
White Truffles in Alba – a Gourmand’s Delight
We pick up our rental car and we’re off (not before I’m whining about no GPS available). First stop is Asti, as I LOVE muscato d’asti. We get there and Read More …
Museum Frenzy
Unbelievable! Inconceivable! Started at historic Piazza Castello square, then off to the Mole Antonelliana – formerly a synagogue and now home to an incredible global cinema museum. Started from the Read More …
Torino Bound
But first, we walk through Milan to hit a few highights: – bicerin at the little shop reputed to have created it (which opened in 1763). if you’re not acquainted, Read More …