So, would you believe it has taken us 8 months to actually visit one of the closest towns to Grottaferrata, Marino?
We’ve driven through it dozens of times on our way to other towns, but we’ve never stopped to look around. It’s just a 5-minute drive and I guess we felt we could go whenever, except [...]
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We had a fantastic day on Wednesday! The husband took a day off and we packed the kids in the car bright ‘n early (Ok, ok, at 8:30, but early enough if you ask me.) and headed north. We had a vague plan to see Bomarzo and its Monsters’ Grove, Viterbo, the Villa Farnese in [...]
Filed under: La Bell'Italia, culture | Tagged: Bagnoregio, Lazio, Montefiascone, tourists, Viterbo, world monument's fund | 7 Comments »
I am a strong advocate for breastfeeding. I know it doesn’t work out for everyone and I can only sympathize with them. I love nursing my baby. I love the closeness, the connection, the way she holds my breast with one hand while she nurses. I love the the way she drifts off to sleep [...]
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My darling Bimbo is 2.5 years old. He is a typical toddler; charming the whole world one second only to become a deamon child the next. He listens to his parents when he so chooses, cuddles whenever mamma wants to, steals his sister’s toys and taunts her about it, engages her in endless games of [...]
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The husband took this past week off from work and we’ve tried to do something fun every day. On Wednesday we drove to Ostia Antica, by the coast. It was the harbor town of ancient Rome and although only ruins remain, it is spectacular! Much bigger than I imagined and one can really get a [...]
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