Arrivederci Italia

Wow, what a ride it’s been!
Two years in one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been to. And tomorrow this phase in our lives is coming to an end.
It’s been awesome, awful, interesting, annoying, mind-blowing, mind-numbing, fun, monotonous – but mostly it’s been an adventure. It is over too quickly and not quickly enough. [...]

A quest for peace and quiet

Since I was a little girl I have dreamt of living in a house.
A nice big house, with a front yard and a back yard and a white picket fence. A big kitchen with lots of space to hang out in, cook together, laugh with friends and family and eat breakfast in (you know, like [...]

Directionally Challenged

Last week I was driving to Ostia, a seaside town that can boast of some of the most beautiful beaches in Lazio, to visit a friend. This drive isn’t normally too difficult and on a good “traffic day” I can make it in 45 minutes (during rush hour it takes twice as long).
You know, I’m [...]

Grumpy thoughts

I’m looking out the window and two things come to mind. The first is:  Oh, Lord, these windows need to be cleaned – but never mind that now. The second thought is that I hate the rainy and gray weather we’re having. In Italy you don’t go out when it rains. I can’t even find [...]

It is just too quiet

How can it EVER be too quiet, you may wonder. I wonder the same. But it is.
The Husband took our three-year-old with him to Warsaw for a 2 week visit with his family. I have spent the last month or two worrying about how the boy will cope with being away from me for the [...]