Monte Porzio Catone

Yesterday we decided to visit the Orchid Festival (Orchidee in centro) in Monte Porzio Catone and what a terrific decision this was! It was the last day of the festival and this little town, perching on top of a hill, was swamped with visitors from near and far.
Here are a few of my favourite photos [...]

A bit of this, a bit of that…

It’s been over a week since my last entry. Both kiddos have been pretty sick, but they are finally better. Now I have gotten sick and it stinks. Who has time to be sick?
Lately my poor little Bimba looks a lot like Rocky Balboa, to use my husbands words. She likes standing up against the [...]

I don’t believe in signs. Really.

Had I been a person to believe in signs, I might start wondering if I’m being blasted with messages to stop complaining.
Saturday night at around 3 am we woke up to an earthquake. It registered only 3.8 on the Richter scale, so no major damages and no fatalities, but the epicenter was only 10 km [...]

An overdose of socializing?

I never, EVER, would have thought I’d catch myself wondering if there is such a thing as too much of a social life. We’ve been in Italy three months now and although I meet and talk to mammas, nonnas and nannies at the playground, it has all been rather limited due to my still halting [...]

Rocca di Papa and Villa Pamphili

What a wonderful weekend it has been!
Yesterday we drove 5 kilometers further up the hill to a town called Rocca di Papa. Beauuuu-ti-ful!!! The streets are so narrow and steep it looks unreal and I can only imagine the stamina and strong legs the locals must have! There was a playground in the main square and [...]