back to Rome

 The first episode of Stanley Tucci's travels in Italy was a delight last night and now I really, really need some pasta carbonara. CNN has a few too many advertising breaks, but I do want to recommend this program to you. No masks, must have been filmed in 2019. How we look at things now...

oh, Italy...

I borrowed this photo from Susan who is traveling with Jim in Italy. Just
one of those small cafes with outstanding food, this one in Siena. If you
are looking for some great and beautiful travel writing with outstanding
photos, do visit The All of It over there on the right. (I'm too lazy to
link it, this morning.) Anyway, tomorrow they head to Venice and I just
can't wait: Opera House, more museums, the square with pigeons ~ I
feel like I'm there and really, I should be. Great job, Fevered Brain!

easter memories

It's already been four years since the Great Italian Trip. Our Easter
brunch at this fabulous restaurant in Panzano. I'm reading my
journal this morning and wishing that I had written more. That's
always the case after a trip, isn't it? More details, more thoughts.
I don't care now that I had such sleep problems, no need to fill
precious space with that. I want to know what color the tulips
were in the Tuscany hills and did I have lamb or beef, how did
they make the pasta so very special? Happy Easter everyone!