Love can make your heart beat a little faster… It can make your hands shake or your head spin… It can make you feel warm all over. Kinda like this. Isn’t it comforting to know love really is all around? Last weekend Peppe and I stopped in at Bar Centrale in downtown Catanzaro Lido for...Read More
Ah, yes…I am one of those people who look for signs all around me. I truly do. I hear them in songs and see them when walking down the street. One million other people may see the same “sign” – but I’m convinced it was sent – to ME. Case in point. I’d recently completed...Read More
Unlike America, Catholic churches in Italy don’t give palm leaves for Palm Sunday services. What a shock! (You can read more about this unusual habit in last year’s Palm Sunday post.) So, this year I was prepared. I arrived just in time to purchase this. Apparently, Father Alessandro had already blessed this leaf, so the...Read More
Last Week’s Ultimate Blog Party was a huge success turning out 1,498 girlie bloggers! Can I say, “WOW?!?” What an amazing event! I must pause for a moment here, and profusely apologize to everyone for my lack of comment responses this week…more details tomorrow! You may remember we had a few little contests going on...Read More
Party all the time Party all the time Party all the tiiiiiiimme. Now sing that again and make it really off-key. Perfect! You sound just like me! Well, folks, it is that time of year again. The sun is peeking through the clouds, birds are chirping, and – or, is it just me? – the...Read More
This Marriage Meme was sent to me by a friend who found it on Kerry’s Khaos. What fun! And, how appropriate for this week’s installment of Love Thursday! 1. Where/how did you meet? We met in the burbs of Paris in 2000. We had seen each other around for a few months, and were officially...Read More
For all of those “babies” and “Peppes” out there who are 1) too shy to emblazon their love on a public walkway 2) afraid of breaking the law (and getting caught) -or- 3) who don’t have a steady enough hand… Directly from the street facing the Duomo in Palermo… These are for you! Can anyone...Read More
Quick! What do homemade sausage and bakery-bought sweets have in common? – They both begin with the letter “S” – They are both, um…food – They are both found in Italy And, they both ‘show the love!’Heh? Well, it’s true. It’s common knowledge Pep spoils our construction crew. And, that wasn’t the only time. Every...Read More
Yep, folks. Love Thursdays has returned (and don’t think the irony of it’s timely comeback is lost on me!) I’ve heard a great deal lately from people who don’t agree with the sentiments of the Valentine’s Day message. And, I don’t blame them. Yes, I am a hopeless romantic, but for years, even when I...Read More
the new Mr. and Mrs… Isn’t that fun to say?? I mean, uh, write?? It is! It is! And, on this, our two month anniversary, it only seems fitting. Well, as you know good-ole-dad was able to attend the wedding, and other than a few centerpiece mishaps, a Maid of Honor shoe issue, and Peppe...Read More
