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Explore the My Bella Vita blog for Calabria travel guides, Italian travel inspiration, info on Calabria attractions, local insights, and content about exploring your Italian heritage. These make for the perfect complement to our Small Group Trips to Calabria! If you have any questions as you read, feel free to contact us

Whaddya Think?

As I’ve mentioned, I am about to buy a new camera, so you, dear blog reader, can have a more visual account of life in Catanzaro (well, that, and I...

Love Thursday: In the "Palm" of my hand

There has been quite a discussion since last week when I learned Italian Catholics buy their leaves for Palm Sunday. Well, at Mass it was the funniest thing…people had big,...

Reflections of Easter Past

 As Easter Sunday approaches my family back in Texas is preparing, what might possibly be, the state’s largest Fish Fry. It is an Easter Sunday tradition. The men (and some...

Meet my Friend…

I mentioned in 100 Things About Me that I was a cheerleader throughout high school and a little bit in college. Anyone else out there remember that chant… 1, 2,...

Selling of the Palms…

This morning, in my customary “mailing-things-off-at-the-last-minute-style,” I bought the last few chocolate eggs and assorted dolci to send to Baby Cole for Easter. The over-sized Kinder Surprise egg won’t make...

Love Thursday: Compassion Counts

I lightly mentioned in my ” first-ever tagged” post a couple of days ago that Monday was not the best of the best. Someone stole my cell phone, my MP3...

Unconscious Mutterings – Week 216

Groovy :: Shake your Groove Thang, Shake your Groove Thang…yea! Jealousy :: Ugly, Green, Knot-in-the-stomach Watching :: TV (Which I rarely do here, actually) Kenny :: Rogers…then, Dolly Parton…then, Islands...

Guilt Talks!

So I am over a week late and a bunch of euro short, but Rob posted this question via Blog Talkers last week and I am slowly, but surely getting...

**Il Cedro Update**

As you know, Peppe and I are on the brink of opening our very own Bed and Breakfast here in Catanzaro. A few weeks ago I told you about the...

My Little Slugger

Today is Opening Day for Little League Season in K-Town and my little slugger was ready! Oh come on – you know who I am talking about…Baby Cole! Ok, ok,...

100 Things About Me

It is time for the procrastination to come to an end! I have done it. 100 Things About Me. So, grab a cup of java, tea, wine, or whatever makes...

Love Thursday: Italians and the Mercatino

I was half-way through my Love Thursday morning today and still debating about what to write. I thought I would write about how sweet my Peppe was today for sharing...
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