Showing posts with label Italy trip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Italy trip. Show all posts

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Ciao, Bella!! I’m Baaaaack!

We just got back from our 23 day visit to Italy! It was wonderful!  Amazing!!  But it is also great to be home, again!
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I think the next time we go overseas, it will be for a much shorter time!!
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Three weeks is a very long time to have your dog be cared for…
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and to be away from your family…
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and away from your e-life of email, blogging, texting….
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and away from your car, and routine, and favorite foods and shows…
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I tried to post from Italy on my iphone, but could not get it to go through!!
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I did not find any fabric stores anywhere…
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So, how could one live there???  LOL!!  But I did find this one store in Milano that sold machines and other appliances, but no fabric!
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But there is no comparison to the ancient beauty there!!
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I am not a pasta lover, but my DH sure is… so he had pasta every day!!
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We got very hooked on the cappuccinos, the bruschetta, cheeses, wines…
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I’d hate to know how much $$$ we spent there on still water to drink!!
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Many times, while everyone was taking photos of paintings and murals…
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I was taking photos of mosaic floors… so many good quilt designs!!
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My dear friend Linda, was so kind and took photos of our house site and sent them to me so we would know how the construction was going!!  The walls get formed next!!  Smile
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Trying to get back to normal here!!  Yogi seems happy to be back home with us!  He was well cared for and loved by my son and his wife in the city! 
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He even lost some weight without my DH feeding him all the time from the table!!
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The first Schnibble for the new year is Hat Trick and is due May 1st!!  So, today I am sewing on it!  YAY!  Bee is day after tomorrow, and I want to have it all done except the hand sewing on the binding so I can do it at bee!
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What are you sewing on these days?
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