Archive for October, 2011
BACK HOME AGAIN
Oct 31st, 2011Our good friend (our “adopted” daughter) has a birthday today, on Halloween, and so after a good rest in our own bed last night, we called to sing to her and to catch up the last two weeks on both … Continue reading
FAREWELL DINNER
Oct 31st, 2011OCTOBER 29, 2011 First let me tell you that we have just completed two incredible weeks in Italy. Contributing were the incrediblly unseasonal weather; our wonderful tour guide, Paola; our hosts, Stefano and Sergio, at the castle-villa Fabbroni; the artisans … Continue reading
Cheese Making
Oct 28th, 2011Any excuse to party! This one takes the cake! Or makes for a traffic jam! We were on our way to a farm up north of Florence and so took the freeway. At one point the traffic slowed down and we could see lots of people and cars in the lane that was closed, causing the slow-down. When going past the congestion we saw people all dressed in Italian professional business attire toasting with glasses of (sparlking Proseco, we surmised). The were toasting the opening of the lane while blocking one going north! Gotta love that! Continue reading
COOKING CLASS
Oct 20th, 2011Our day in the town of Greve in Chianti began yesterday after another night of power dining; it was our last class at the villa and we cooked several items including dessert, and went to bed after a long evening … Continue reading
Savoring Tuscany
Oct 18th, 2011We arrived into Florence airport and were greeted by sunshine and our guide met us with her sunny smile as well. It was a wonderful flight over Greenland into Amsterdam and then a short trip to Florence on a connecting … Continue reading
THE BAKERY
Oct 10th, 2011October 29, 2011 Another stunningly beautiful day in Italy! We are off to some free time in Lucca, the completely walled city slightly north of Florence. Paola, our guide, said she thinks it is the best place to experience shopping … Continue reading
…thirteen days and counting down
Oct 1st, 2011The excitement of our trip to Tuscany is beginning to take over the usual excitement our new menu that starts today provides. Typically we change the menu the first weekend of the new month and after a whole month, we … Continue reading
