Index of Stories

Explore the stories I have written about living in Italy and California. You will feel like you have been swept up in another reality, a reality of Italian Villas in the olive groves, Mediterranean beaches, Medieval Cities and History from another day and time…

Our Travels in the US in 2021-2022:

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (published October 20, 2021)

The Storybook Cottages of Carmel-by-the-Sea (published October 12, 2021)

Payson Arizona Guest House (published September 12, 2021)

Hello, Tucson! (Published September 20, 2021)

Our Travels inside of Italy:

The Rome of Pauls Day (Published February  2020)

The Island Of Ischia (published 2018)

A Visit to Castelli Romani (Published September 13, 2017)

Culinary Tour of Napoli (Published November 17, 2017)

Naples (Published

A Tour of the Garden of Ninfa (Published May 7, 2018)

A Trip to Montefiascone (Published May 17, 2018)

San Gimignano, a visit to a Tuscan Hill Town (Published June 9, 2018)

Tuscan Hot Springs of San Filippo & Saturnia (Published June 13, 2018)

Florence in Fall (Published Nov 6, 2018)

Villas, Palaces and Fortresses (published November 25, 2018)

Path of the Gods and Amalfi Coast (published December 4, 2018)

Hill Towns of Central Italy (published January 14, 2019)

The Italian Alps in February (Published February 13, 2019)

The Ancient City of Matera (Published August 2019)

The Conical Houses of Alberobello (published August 22, 2019)

Rome Bible Tour

Our Road Trip in Calabria, First Stop: Crotone (Published August 2019)

Our Road Trip in Calabria, next stop: Tropea

Our Roadtrip to Calabria, Last Stop: Monasterace, Bivongi and Stilo (Published August 2019)

Our Life in a Country Villa in Itri (2019- 2020)

House Hunters International in Italy (Published April 24, 2019)

Itri History (published May 20, 2020)

A Californian Surfing in Italy (Published May 1, 2019)

Our New Town in Italy (Published June 17, 2019

Life Lessons from the Secret Garden (Published June 21, 2019)

Homemade Pizza in a “Wood-fired” Pizza Oven (Published July 5, 2019)

Summer Guests (Published August 3, 2019)

Wild Boar, Cows on the Loose and Rabbit Stew (Published August 2019)

Olive Harvest in Itri, Italy (Published November 2019)

When Chestnuts are Roasting you know it’s Fall (Publisjed October 2019)

Foraging for Mushrooms in Italy (Published October 2019)

February is Wild Asparagus Season in Italy (Published February 2020)

January’s Harvest is Mirto: The Digestive Liquor of Sardinia (Published January 2019)

December’s Harvest is Lemons for LImoncello (Published December 2019)

Quarantine Garden ( Published April 2020)

Our experiences with friends, cooking and life (The first two years in Nettuno 2017-2018)

Dinner for Six (Published October 1, 2017)

Italian Cooking School (Published October 8, 2017)

A Morning Run in Nettuno (Published September 10, 2017)

Changing Seasons in Italy (Published November 25, 2017)

Cooking with Pasquale (Published January 28, 2018)

Our Travels Outside of Italy:

Our Trip to Englands Cotswolds (Published January 12, 2018)

Budapest in December (published December 10, 2018)

Exploring Istanbul, Turkey (Published December 2019)

Luxor, Karnak & Hot Air Balloons (Published December 2019)

Aswan: A Nubian Village, temple of Philea, a Felucca boat ride & Abu Simbel (Published November 2019)

Giza Pyramids, the Egyptian Museum & Khan Khaleli Bazaar (Published Nov 2019j

Arriving in Cairo (Published November 2019)

Articles about Tiny House “Homesteading” in California:

The Beginning of a Blog (Published May 18, 2017)

The Cherry Tree (Published May 20, 2017)

Successful Square Foot Gardening (Published May 23, 2017)

Yosemite (Published June 7, 2017)

My Tiny House (Published June 15, 2017)