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Almost every morning begins with our dog Maggie and I walking around the neighborhood. She loves these walks and will dance around while I get the harness and leash ready — to be honest I look forward to them…
From La Specia we drove northward through the Liguria and western Emilia-Romagna regions, crossing the Appennino chain of mountain that forms Italy’s backbone. It was foggy and rainy earlier in the mornings drive but clearing as the day progressed. These…
“The Cinque Terre is a rugged portion of coast on the Italian Riviera. It is in the Liguria region of Italy, to the northwest of the city of La Spezia. “The Five Hills” is composed of five villages: Monterosso al…
Several months ago I received an email from a representative of the Arbor Day Foundation stating they wished to use a Crapemyrtle Tree photo of mine they had found via this blog in their upcoming July/August newsletter. Believing in their cause, I…
Our next destination was to visit the Cinque Terre coast of Italy but for the best logistics we stayed in nearby La Spezia and made use of the Italian train system. On our drive to La Spezia from where we’d…