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Silenzio il vino dorme (Silence…the wine is sleeping)

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Kristen

Tim calls the house a cottage; I call it a shoebox. The past month has forced us to exercise areas of our brain that have laid dormant for several years. Back in October, when we first looked at the house, … Continue reading →

Posted in military life, Wine Tagged Chianti Classico, decor, Goodwill, moving, wine

The last week in country

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Kristen

It’s been a mad dash to the finish line—Lufthansa flight #8831 — for me. Memories of our weekend trip to Italy are nothing more than broken seashells at the bottom of my new suede purse. On Sunday evening, Tim and … Continue reading →

Posted in Germany, military life, Pottery, school life, shopping, Travel, Wine Tagged dolly, Euro, Goldenen Kreuz, Hohenfels, housing, Lilly, money, school, Sunrise Lodge, wine

72 hours of sun-Day 3

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Kristen

This is by far, my favorite day of the trip. The beach was wonderful, Venice offered some great views but day 3 was spent entirely devoted to reading a book. Not many pics to post from this day but imagine … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy, Travel, Wine Tagged gelato, playground, reading, Sacille, sun, The Burgess Boys, wine bar

Pasta, Purses and Pottery

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Kristen

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I love, love, love Italy! Compared to our dear Deutschland, Italy is simply peaceful. Even in the most touristy of towns, when the wine flows freely, time seems to stand still. But this last trip south, I was on a … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy, Wine Tagged Italy, leather, Lenox, Niccoli, Nove, Vicenza, wine, winery

Under the Tuscan Sun

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Kristen

9 long months of grey and cloudy German skies made us long for the sandy beaches of California. But since a trip over the ocean back to the West Coast wasn’t in the cards we looked closer to home to … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy, Travel, Wine Tagged pool, sunflowers, Tuscan Hills, Tuscany

Nuremberg Italia Fest

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Kristen

Germany is a land organized around the seasons. We begin the year in deep winter—full of grey skies, snow and dead fields. But along with it comes Easter….a holy day that break the bounds of dreariness and allows for full … Continue reading →

Posted in German customs, military life, Wine Tagged castle, fest, Nuremberg, spring, wine

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Why a Moveable Feast?

It's the memory of a splendid place that continues to go with the moving traveler for the rest of life, after he has had the experience of it and gone away. Hemingway said to a friend..." If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast."
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