Posted on October 28, 2009 by Minna
I have thousands of photos – literally – from this past summer that I would love to share with you. Photos from our travels, and from everyday events, some goofy, some funny, others beautiful and sweet. But as you may have noticed; I have done a less than stellar job of keeping this blog updated.
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Posted on October 11, 2009 by Minna
Funny how things turn out. A year and a half ago we visited Villa Doria Pamphili (apparently the famous family prefers to have the name written Pamphilj, but whatever) with our friend Roberto and had a wonderful time. We didn’t see the whole park during that first visit, it was just too big and we [...]
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Posted on August 12, 2009 by Minna
The husband took a day off the other week and we headed southwest to a coastal town called Sabaudia. We had to walk a lot of stairs to get to the beach (and we were totally stupid to bring the stroller, hoping that the Bambina would nap in it in the afternoon, because, really. Those [...]
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Posted on July 18, 2009 by Minna
Again I’ve let time slip by between my posts. Life has been rather hectic, with a trip to Geneva (post and pics coming shortly) and the sickies and tons of injuries. Fun all around! And there’s just something about 35 degree weather that fries my brain and makes it a non-priority to try to string [...]
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Posted on March 31, 2009 by Minna
Two days after my Mom had to return home, a couple of friends of ours from Geneva came for a visit. I haven’t seen them in three years and it was lovely to have them stay with us, to catch up, reconnect. In the 4 days they were here we showed them Grottaferrata (as luck [...]
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