Today is 5 + months since we put our offer in on our home – sight unseen – during a world wide pandemic. Today is 2 months since we arrived in Rome, and drove to a little village we had…
Testing the marriage 4/21
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Trash collection 3/21
Think about how your trash collection goes at your house. Do you pay for trash collection? Do you have free collection or an allotted amount each week? When we lived in Sandwich, Massachusetts we went to the “dump- land fill”.…
Do It Yourself 4/21
I’m not sure where you live in the USA or maybe you’re already living abroad. Are you thinking of renovating your home? Or, in the midst of a renovation. Maybe you are wishing to redo your kitchen or bathroom –…
Keys to happiness 4/21
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend with your family and friends. We absolutely did. We had a wonderful weekend with our son Michael and his girlfriend MarySloan in Georgia. We attended a beautiful Easter mass – so grateful…
Utilities 4/21
We’ve been home just over a week. As I type this, Mike has his readers on and he’s aggressively trying to navigate the electric companies website-in Italian. If you recall my previous blog, I was telling you we had electric,…
Looking back 3/21
Word of the day “sh*t. The excitement and anticipation of seeing our home, in person….was beyond. Beyond what I can even describe. The emotions started when we were allowed to enter the gate area at JFK (for Alitalia) started things.…
Best travel products 3/21
TRAVEL BACKPACKS: When traveling for the first time, some people ask friends and family all the questions. Some people don’t ask anyone because they want to just go, go how they go and figure it all out themselves. Do what…
Unedited 3/21
Today is a week since we pulled the green shutters closed and locked the front door. We walked away from quite possibly the most amazing experience Mike & I had ever been on. We then said goodbye to Camilla (the…
Getting around 3/21
Car rental: I wanted to answer a few questions here about what companies we used on this month long trip. I think overall we had great success. I would in fact recommend these companies & we would use them again!…
Before & After 3/21
When we looked at the listing photos, we were immediately drawn to the fact the house was attached to the ancient wall. The 3 floors, the green shutters, the brick arch, the arched window, in other words the character. The…