Reflections on My 40 Years in Umbria
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2011.09.22:
IDYLLIC SARDINIA IN SEPTEMBER
2011.03.09:
THE DREAM-LIKE QUALITY OF THE VENICE CARNIVAL
2011.02.08:
ANOTHER "SPRING" WALK ON FEBRUARY 8
2011.02.06:
A SPRING WALK (ON FEBRUARY 6) IN THE GARDEN
2010.11.03:
GENIUS LOCI VINEYARDS - A RAGE OF COLOR
2010.10.31:
THE VERY ESSENCE OF UMBRIA
2010.09.19:
WILD FENNEL
2010.08.11:
SUGO FINTO- MAKING YET ANOTHER BATCH
2010.08.11:
PESTO - MAKING OUR THIRD SUMMER BATCH
2010.08.09:
PANZANELLA
2010.08.09:
a non-recipe - COARSE UNCOOKED TOMATO SOUP
2010.08.08:
FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET - A SUMMER DAY AT GENIUS LOCI
2010.08.07:
AUGUST BREAK - a fun idea
2010.08.03:
ANOTHER VERSION OF A ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE
2010.08.03:
A BUMPER CROP OF GORGEOUS PLUMS
2010.08.02:
SOUTH TYROL - WILDFLOWERS (Mar's photography)
2010.08.02:
SOUTH TYROL - FLOWERS
2010.08.02:
SOUTH TYROL - IMAGES OF MEADOWS AND MOUNTAINS
2010.08.02:
SOUTH TYROL - IMAGES OF TYPICAL STRUCTURES
2010.08.02:
SOUTH TYROL - A PREVIEW
2010.07.28:
SUMMER IN UMBRIA - RANDOM IMAGES
2010.07.28:
JUNE - LE GAITE: IMAGES OF THE UNIQUE ATMOSPHERE
2010.07.28:
A JUNE DAY IN NORCIA AND CASTELLUCCIO
2010.05.16:
ONCE UPON A TIME...
2010.05.16:
TAGLIATELLE CON SAGRANTINO
2010.05.16:
ARTICHOKES
2010.04.24:
LEAVES
2010.04.24:
WILD BERRIES AND BLOSSOMS
2010.04.24:
LITTLE VIRGOLA - THE HUNTER
2010.04.24:
AN OLD FRIEND AND FAITHFUL COMPANION
2010.04.24:
VARIETIES OF MOSS
2010.04.24:
WEEDS - BEAUTIFUL AND UNUSUAL WEEDS
2010.04.22:
WARM SPRING DAYS
2010.04.22:
THE REASSURING RITUAL OF BREADMAKING
2010.04.11:
SPRING CARPETS
2010.04.08:
TAKING DOWN EASTER DECORATIONS...AND DREAMING OF SUMMER
2010.04.03:
GENIUS LOCI - FOURTH SEASON
2010.04.03:
MY PATCHWORK TAPESTRY...IN PLACE
2010.04.02:
"DREAM A LITTLE BEFORE YOU THINK...." Toni Morrison
2010.04.01:
THE GARDEN AS AN ANTI-STRESS
2010.04.01:
PAINTING TO RELAX
2010.03.30:
A BUMPER CROP OF WILD ASPARAGUS
2010.03.29:
HERE I GO AGAIN - ONE LAST (?) TIME
2010.03.28:
IRRESISTIBLE SPRING - A WALK IN THE GARDEN - MARCH 28
2010.03.16:
HOBBIES ON CHILLY SPRING NIGHTS
2010.03.15:
GARDEN BEAUTY... CONTINUED
2010.03.14:
THE RITUAL OF MAKING BREAD
2010.03.13:
GARDEN BEAUTY... CONTINUED
2010.03.12:
SURROUNDED BY SUCH BEAUTY
2010.03.12:
NOSTALGIA IN THE GARDEN
2010.03.12:
GRATITUDE FRIDAY - OUR GENIUS LOCI CLIENTELE OF ARTISTS
2010.03.11:
TAPESTRY (PATCHWORK WALL-HANGING) PREVIEW
2010.03.11:
PHOTOS FROM MAR IN BARBADOS
2010.03.11:
SPRING GIVES WAY TO WINTER
2010.03.06:
BARBADOS
2010.03.02:
BERRIES, BLOSSOMS, BUDS AND LEAVES - SPRING BEAUTY IN THE GARDEN
2010.03.01:
GRATITUDE FRIDAY
2010.02.28:
BROZZETTI TEXTILE BEAUTY
2010.02.28:
COULD IT BE SPRING?
2010.02.27:
MAKING A TAPESTRY
2010.02.19:
A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS EVE
2010.02.19:
WINTER SCENES Part 5
2010.02.18:
WINTER SCENES Part 4
2010.02.18:
BACK TO ITALY
2010.02.18:
PLEASANT EVENINGS WITH SPECIAL FRIENDS
2010.02.18:
WINTER SCENES Part 3
2010.02.18:
WINTER SCENES Part 2
2010.02.17:
WINTER SCENES - Part 1
2010.02.16:
CHRISTMAS IN PENNSYLVANIA
2010.02.16:
CHRISTMAS TREE FARMS
2010.02.16:
UMBRIAN CASTAGNOLE / ZEPPOLI
2010.02.14:
CHRISTMAS OF MY DREAMS
2009.12.07:
A BREAK FROM BLOGGING
2009.11.29:
BROZZETTI BEAUTY
2009.11.29:
ROASTING CHESTNUTS ON AN OPEN FIRE
2009.11.29:
BAKING BREAD...AGAIN
2009.11.27:
GRATITUDE FRIDAY - LACK OF YEARNING
2009.11.21:
TWO NEW 2010 PROGRAMS AT GENIUS LOCI
2009.11.20:
GRATITUDE FRIDAY -"Gratitude’s Grace Can Be Itself a Gift"
2009.11.10:
METAPHORICALLY...THE BEAUTY OF FALL
2009.11.04:
BRINGING SUMMER IN ON A GREY NOVEMBER DAY
2009.11.01:
A DAY TO RELAX AT THE END OF THE SEASON
2009.10.31:
REASSURING TRADITIONS
2009.10.30:
GRATITUDE FRIDAY - THE SEASON
2009.10.23:
GRATITUDE FRIDAY - REMARKABLE BEAUTY
2009.10.22:
GRATITUDE FRIDAY - MID-OCTOBER BREAKS
2009.10.22:
A SHORT BREAK TO THE LANGHE
2009.10.22:
BROZZETTI TEXTILES - ANNOUNCING THE NEW WEBSITE
2009.10.21:
LE LANGHE - PIEDMONT
2009.10.06:
GRATITUDE FRIDAY - A DEEPER AWARENESS
2009.09.25:
GRATITUDE FRIDAY - NORMALITY
2009.09.18:
GRATITUDE FRIDAY - OUR GENIUS LOCI CLIENTELE
2009.09.05:
GRATITUDE FRIDAY - VIRGOLA
2009.08.28:
GRATITUDE FRIDAY - DAYS LIKE TODAY
2009.08.21:
GRATITUDE FRIDAY - TRAVEL AND ART
2009.08.14:
MAGNIFICENT EDINBURGH - PART IX
2009.08.14:
GRATITUDE FRIDAY - GUESTS WHO TOUCH MY LIFE
2009.08.12:
MAGNIFICENT EDINBURGH - PART VIII
2009.08.11:
MAGNIFICENT EDINBURGH - PART VII
2009.08.10:
MAGNIFICENT EDINBURGH - PART VI
2009.08.09:
PUTTING AWAY SUMMER'S BOUNTY FOR THE WINTER TABLE
2009.08.07:
GRATITUDE FRIDAY
2009.08.06:
MAGNIFICENT EDINBURGH - PART V
2009.08.03:
CELEBRATING THE END OF MAR'S SUMMER STAY
2009.08.02:
MAGNIFICENT EDINBURGH - PART IV
2009.07.31:
GRATITUDE FRIDAY
2009.07.24:
MAGNIFICENT EDINBURGH - PART III
2009.07.24:
MAGNIFICENT EDINBURGH - PART II
2009.07.24:
GRATITUDE FRIDAY
2009.07.21:
MAGNIFICENT EDINBURGH - Part I
2009.07.20:
SUMMER'S BOUNTY
2009.06.06:
TOGETHER
2009.04.24:
FUN WITH FABRICS
2009.04.24:
THE JOY OF GUESTS
2009.04.19:
A VERY SPECIAL DAY - April 19
2009.04.17:
THOSE SPRING MORNING WALKS IN THE GARDEN
2009.04.15:
A NEW DERUTA LAMP FOR THE RECEPTION
2009.04.13:
WORKING IN THE GARDEN...AND BREAD
2009.04.13:
FABULOUS NEW BROZZETTI CREATIONS
2009.04.11:
HAPPY EASTER
2009.04.05:
SEARCHING FOR BEAUTY IN THE GARDEN IN UNEXPECTED PLACES
2009.04.05:
THERE IS A DIFFERENT WAY!
2009.04.02:
SPRING UPDATE - THAT "CERTAIN SOMETHING"
2009.03.28:
BACK FROM BOLOGNA - PART 6 - CONCLUSION
2009.03.27:
BACK FROM BOLOGNA - PART 5 - ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS
2009.03.27:
BACK FROM BOLOGNA PART 4 - THE MEDIEVAL MUSEUM
2009.03.25:
BACK FROM BOLOGNA PART 3 - THE QUADRILATERO AREA
2009.03.25:
BACK FROM BOLOGNA PART 2 - SANTO STEFANO SEVEN CHURCHES
2009.03.25:
BACK FROM BOLOGNA
2009.03.16:
IRRESISTIBLE SPRING - A WALK IN THE GARDEN - MARCH 16
2009.03.13:
MARCH 13 - DAFFODILS ON MAR'S BIRTHDAY
2009.03.11:
MAPLE SYRUP WALNUT CAKE
2009.03.11:
DREAMING OF SUMMER
2009.03.11:
A WALK IN THE GARDEN - MARCH 11
2009.03.11:
ROSE HIPS
2009.03.10:
LETTUCE...AND OTHER VEGETABLES FROM THE GARDEN
2009.03.09:
MY "NEW" STUDY
2009.03.07:
LOOKING ACROSS THE VALLEY
2009.03.07:
A WALK IN THE GARDEN - MARCH 7
2009.03.07:
MY HEART SKIPPED A BEAT
2009.02.26:
A NEW SET OF VALUES
2009.02.25:
AMISH COUNTRY
2009.02.24:
WALNUT AND PECORINO BREAD
2009.02.24:
HINTS OF SPRING
2009.02.24:
THE WINTER BEAUTY OF OLEANDERS
2009.02.24:
CASTAGNOLE
2009.02.23:
FIVE MORE WEEKS IN MY "AMERICAN MODE"
2009.02.22:
Chapter 8 - 40th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TRIP
2009.02.22:
CHAPTER 7 - 40th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TRIP
2009.02.22:
CHAPTER 6 - 40th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TRIP
2009.02.22:
CHAPTER 5 - 40th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TRIP
2009.02.09:
CHAPTER 4 - 40th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TRIP
2009.02.08:
Chapter 3 - 40th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TRIP
2009.02.08:
CHAPTER 2 - 40th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TRIP
2009.02.06:
40th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TRIP
2009.01.19:
A BELATED HAPPY NEW YEAR TO MY BLOG READERS
2008.11.08:
MAKING PECORINO-WALNUT BREAD
2008.10.26:
AN ARRAY OF TEXTILE BEAUTY
2008.10.26:
TYPICAL UMBRIAN POLENTA
2008.10.20:
SAGRA DELLA CASTAGNA - PREGGIO
2008.10.14:
ABBEY OF SAINT EUTIZIO
2008.10.13:
A MUCH NEEDED SUNDAY OUTING TO THE VALNERINA
2008.10.08:
"A WEEK...OR TWO WITH MARY AT GENIUS LOCI"-OCTOBER 2009
2008.10.07:
THE HISTORY OF THE UMBRIAN TESSUTO RUSTICO AND EMBROIDERY
2008.10.01:
ADDED PHOTOS TO MY LAVENDER HARVEST ENTRY
2008.09.22:
THE NEW TAPESTRY
2008.09.21:
PAINTING DETAILS
2008.09.21:
MEETING SANDRA
2008.09.21:
FUN IN THE KITCHEN
2008.09.14:
THE ANT AND THE CRICKET
2008.09.07:
MY LAVENDER HARVEST
2008.08.27:
OUR ADORABLE VIRGOLA
2008.08.24:
A BEAUTIFUL BRIDE FROM NORTH IRELAND
2008.08.24:
CASEY - AN OUTSTANDING 10 YEAR-OLD
2008.08.20:
GUESTS WHO KEEP IN TOUCH
2008.08.20:
TWO NEW PAINTINGS
2008.08.19:
TWO ADORABLE YOUNG GUESTS
2008.08.18:
A DELIGHTFUL MINI GTG AT GENIUS LOCI
2008.08.11:
INSPIRATION
2008.08.04:
THE BEAUTY OF OLEANDERS
2008.08.03:
LAZY SUMMER DAYS...SOMETIMES
2008.07.11:
ONE OF THOSE RARE MOMENTS
2008.06.29:
AN ENJOYABLE MINI GTG AT GENIUS LOCI
2008.06.21:
SUN AND FUN AT THE POOL AT THE INN
2008.06.17:
"BROUGHT TO MY KNEES"
2008.06.02:
SANT'ANNA DI CAMPRENA MONASTERY
2008.05.31:
SEEING PALMA AND BRAD IN MONTISI
2008.05.25:
A LAST MINUTE OUTING TO ASCOLI PICENO
2008.05.23:
A VERY SPECIAL LITTLE GIRL
2008.05.23:
THE SPELLO PINTORICCHIO BAGLIONI CHAPEL FRESCOES
2008.05.18:
STANFORD ALUMNI WINE/OLIVE OIL TASTINGS AND PICNIC AT GENIUS LOCI
2008.04.26:
A WALK IN THE GARDEN
2008.04.20:
LOCAL GOURMET PRESERVES AND SAUCES
2008.04.20:
GENIUS LOCI IS PROUD TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT UMBRIAN ARTISANS
2008.04.16:
IS THERE A WAY?
2008.04.16:
SEEING THE EVER-CHANGING VIEW WITH "NEW " EYES
2008.04.13:
AN ARMFUL OF LILACS
2008.04.12:
"AGE IS OPPORTUNITY"
2008.04.07:
"POMPEI-LIKE"
2008.04.05:
KITCHEN FUN WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY
2008.03.25:
EASTER SUNDAY AT GENIUS LOCI
2008.03.23:
A WALK THROUGH THE NEW CANTINA
2008.03.22:
THE HAPPIEST OF EASTERS ON THIS WINTER DAY
2008.02.25:
INSPIRATION AT "L'ORA DEL DESìO"
2008.02.19:
MISCELLANEOUS
2008.02.18:
MORE SPRING BEAUTY
2008.02.17:
ADVANCING SPRING
2008.02.17:
A COLD AFTERNOON IN ASSISI
2008.01.23:
A SUDDEN EXPLOSION OF SPRING
2008.01.12:
A LITTLE SURPRISE FROM RIVOIRE
2008.01.12:
A MAGICAL DAY IN FLORENCE DURING THE HOLIDAYS
2007.12.26:
THE HOUSE W A S READY FOR CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!
2007.12.19:
READY FOR CHRISTMAS
2007.11.28:
FOURTH GENERATION HAND-LOOMED TEXTILES
2007.11.25:
FROM THOSE THREE AFTERNOONS A WEEK TO THE INTERNATIONAL KITCHEN
2007.11.16:
A STORMY WINTER-LIKE FALL DAY
2007.11.15:
AN OUTSTANDING AND UNEXPECTED FRESCO SERIES IN THE VALNERINA IN GAVELLI
2007.11.11:
LUNCH IN NORCIA
2007.11.04:
LA STRADA DEL SAGRANTINO -LESS THAN 5 KM. ALL AROUND GENIUS LOCI
2007.11.02:
OLIVE HARVEST - A BEAUTIFUL SEASON
2007.10.17:
AN ESCAPE TO LAKE COMO
2007.09.23:
La Vendemmia - Grape Harvest
2007.09.23:
MY "BACKYARD"
2007.09.11:
THE JOYS OF A SON
2007.09.11:
THE JOY OF TRAVELING WITH MARICA
2007.09.11:
FALL - A MAGICALLY BEAUTIFUL SEASON
2007.09.06:
OUR SUMMER DAYS IN THE ALPS
2007.09.06:
MY HOBBY OF MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY
2007.09.02:
A MUG OF CAPPUCCINO OR A SUMMER ANTIPASTO
2007.09.02:
"BASTA - NO, GRAZIE - SOLO DUE"
2007.09.01:
THE STRENGTH OF FRIENDSHIP - Part II
2007.09.01:
HAPPY FLOWERS AFTER THE STORM
2007.09.01:
A WATERCOLOR THANK YOU NOTE
2007.09.01:
OUR YOUNGEST GUEST
2007.09.01:
The Strength of Friendship
2007.09.01:
Si - no?
2007.08.24:
"Occhi Nuovi"
2007.08.24:
"Occhi Nuovi"
2007.08.20:
ONLY ONE LANGUAGE IN COMMON
2007.08.13:
2007.08.13:
2007.08.13:
REFLECTIONS
2007.08.13:
View From the Inn
2007.08.12:
Magical days at the Inn
2007.08.08:
False Friends Clarification
2007.08.07:
The Header on My Home Blog page
2007.08.07:
False Friends
2007.08.06:
Just like my Christmas Letter
2007.08.06:
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