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A year ago my friend, who also happens to be my dear friend’s husband, was killed while in New Orleans to compete in a half iron man. They were on a practice ride the day before the race when a car ran off the road and hit them both. Frank was killed instantly, and Andrew nearly …
And suddenly it is December, and the madness marches on. I need a break. I need to catch my breath. I need a coma. No offense to anyone in a coma. We ran a quick errand at the outlets. They kids wanted their picture taken in front of the huge Christmas tree. Brinlee performed at …
In mid-November, we took Brinlee, Sawyer and Kimball to Disneyland for the first time ever! I was also my first time ever. We flew out on Friday evening, just the five of us. Such a small group 🙂 . Saturday morning was magic morning, so we were in line bright and early with our park hopper …
We got home from Italy and England on Monday, and dove head first into life. With six kids aged seven and under, there is no vacation to recover from the vacation. There is school pick up and laundry to do and dinner to make and groceries to buy and homework to help with and soccer …
On our way to Rome we decided to stop at Tivoli and went to Villa D’Este. Of course we had to stop and eat lunch. I loved these little potted pepper plants as centerpieces. How cute is that? Villa D’Este is a huge estate, but you would never know it from the outside. Even the courtyard …
After Pisa we drove on to Tuscany, which was the part of the trip I was looking forward to the most. Because I’m a gardener, small-scale homesteader, foodie, organic crunchy mama, flower lover and intensely interested in traditional food and living, I couldn’t wait to see how they did it in Tuscany. Everything in Tuscany …