The first time we rented a villa was on a vacation we took with another couple to Positano, on Italy’s beautiful Amalfi Coast.
Continue reading... →OUR ITALIAN WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER Who doesn’t love a good “piccolo mondo” (“small world”) story? There are two sides to this one, so Paul and I will tell it together. He gets the italics. Fair enough, as long as I retainContinue reading... →
THE TRUTH CAN FINALLY BE SPOKEN Construction? What construction? Yeah, there’s been a dearth of construction-related news here. As the months and then years dragged on and our theoretically minor renovation project grew in scope and complexity, friends often askedContinue reading... →
THIS OLD HOUSE Sub-title We landed yesterday morning in Rome and took the train to Orvieto, arriving just after 10:00 a.m. I loved seeing our neighbors in Benano again, and my Italian teachers will be happy to know that ourContinue reading... →
CHANNELING NANCY DREW… OR, THE CASE OF THE MYSTERIOUS FRESCO We had heard that our little village of Benano is featured in a fresco in Orvieto, but all we knew was that it was supposed to be in a buildingContinue reading... →