Paciano-a movie???

Here is a more recent photo of where I live. I am inside the walls in this medieval village. It still feels like I am in a movie.

Even Kids have Cell phones

Here is my friend's granddaughter talking on her cell phone-she is only 1 year old-scary!!!!!

My beautiful sis and her family

Here is Karen and her family. Doesn't her daughter look like Izzy on Grey's Anatomy???

My visit to Albuqueque

Went to New Mexico in March to visit my family. Here is my 'baby' sister. We could almost be twins.

Our first hail storm in Paciano-the kids had a ball and we went under cover. This was in Nov 2006

The Cast Party

After the performance, I had the cast over my house to celebrate with Prosecco and snacks. They deserved to be rewarded for their hard work.

Cooking Class in Florence

Took a class in Florence with these women from CA. The one to the far left is Henry Winkler's wife, (the Fonz). To the right is Jacquita, who has been living in Florence since the winter.l We met when I broke my leg and she was one of the rescuers with the ambulance and at the hospital, last year. What a great bunch of gals. We specialized in artichoke recipes among others and had many hours after, feasting on the fruits of out labor. A great day was had by all.

Local Theatre

Paciano put on a fantastic play of 3 divas trying to convince the masters to choose them for the Diva of the opera. The actors are made up of the grocer, pharmacist, architect, psychologist, teacher, one retired actor, an expat, the school owner, and more-all practicing months just to perform in our theater-just for the love of it!!!!

Paciano design

The team started at 5:30 am drawing this on the pavement, then with hours of cutting flowers, laying out the work, etc, it was done just in time by 6:30 pm. A true labor of love. Stefano charmed a lovely lady in letting me go up to her apt window to take this bird's eye view.

Went to Liguria with 24 of the local villagers from Paciano to enter this competition called Infiorate-all designs were made from flower petals, leaves, beans, olives, rice,various colors of wood shavings, powders and many more-too numerous to list. Liguria is near the French border-a 6 hr ride from home. We didn't win the competition but had lots of fun.

Carnevale-Foligno

The many activities of Carnevale in Foligno, Tuscany. Didn't make it to Venice this year.

Cashmere Goats

Spent 2 days up close and personal with 250 happy cashmere goats-doing a photo shoot for the owner and a magazine story for Wild Fiber.