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Italy 2016: Rome and miscellanea

We left Ravello at 7am and started our gruelling 5 hour journey on winding roads through the hills towards Rome. Because our transportation to Rome was part of the organized trip we booked, … Continue reading →

June 10, 2016 · Leave a comment

Italy 2016: Ravello

The bus ride from Amalfi to Ravello took us straight up into the hills on some very narrow winding roads. The roads in this part of Italy are characterized by these … Continue reading →

June 5, 2016 · Leave a comment

Italy 2016: Capri

After three nights, we left Sorrento for Capri. The ferry was supposed to leave at 9:40am however a storm was blowing through and the water was very rough so we … Continue reading →

June 3, 2016 · Leave a comment

Italy 2016: Sorrento

My mom and I have been talking about doing a mother/daughter trip for a while and this winter we finally decided we needed to stop talking, and start planning. So … Continue reading →

June 1, 2016 · 2 Comments

Spring 2016

I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while now, but I can’t seem to sit still long enough lately to write it. But today, on this cool spring … Continue reading →

May 15, 2016 · Leave a comment

Apricot Almond Muffins

Kirby went skiing today and I have a staff meeting on Monday that I wanted to bring snacks to so I found a new muffin recipe I thought I’d try. … Continue reading →

January 17, 2016 · Leave a comment

Christmas 2015

Once again, Christmas came and went in the blink of an eye. Kirby and I both worked Christmas eve until about noon, and then we came home and packed the … Continue reading →

January 10, 2016 · Leave a comment

Third Annual Christmas baking

In early December, Sylvie and I got together for our third annual Christmas baking and decided to make two familiar recipes – sucre d’orge (barley sugar) and homemade gumdrops – and one … Continue reading →

January 3, 2016 · Leave a comment

August and September

In addition to the Celtic Roots Festival, we had a few small adventures in August and September. In August we went back to Val David, QC to the pottery show: 1001 … Continue reading →

October 12, 2015 · Leave a comment

Summer vacation – 2015 edition

This summer we tossed around the idea of doing a few different road trips for our vacation but, in the end, we decided to keep it frugal and simple and … Continue reading →

August 14, 2015 · Leave a comment