Thursday, October 1, 2026 She Who Shows the Way Matera, Italy (and all of Southeast Italy) The art and theology of Matera. The Church of St. Mary of Idris was from a Greek phrase – a church in the rock. The women would come to pray for rain. They would drop to the ground and crawl to the altar, begging the Virgin Mary for […]
October 1, 2026 ITALY – Part 2 (September 14th-30th) – In Review Traveling up and down Italy was a huge highlight of the trip.I had to reference Stanley Tucci many times when telling the family why we needed to go somewhere or try something. There are many more places I would love to visit someday. Italy truly is a treat for the eyes and […]
There are varying levels of being sure. And each person has a different level of baseline acceptance before they are sure of something. This runs through everything and I’m beginning to have a better understanding of the parameters each character in the scene has around being sure. Is this greek yogurt 9% fat or 2% fat, because whatever we got last time was no […]
September 27, 2026 What Do We Need? … and can we make it to Southeast Italy? Polignano a Mare, Italy This is truly the question we are asking in every way. After 27 days, what do we need? This is longer than a vacation and not quite a “moving in,” so I find that we are in a bit of an interim time. We […]
September 25, 2026 Stolen Phone. Stolen Excitement. And the Restoration of the Island. Ischia, Italy Such a bummer to have a bad luck event happen right before traveling to a small Italian island. I know. I need to let it go and have the best time on this amazing little island. It does not help that this small hotel building, owned by a brother […]
Long time reader, first time poster here – its Eric! I’ve got a front row seat to learning! The bigs are both in chemistry right now. I’m getting a first hand reminder of what its like to learn something completely new from the ground up. What’s the difference between the S and P orbitals? Which thing is the one that is always in motion? […]
September 21, 2026 Milan was a Siri of Unfortunate Events … Unfortunately! Milan, Italy If you are looking for the grungy 90’s, you will love Milan. It is graffiti, closed garage doors (of businesses that may or may not be in business), lots of young adults smoking and wearing all black (and looking malnourished), and tons of tourists. We were among them. The redeeming […]
September 20, 2026 World-Schooling (pauses in between Gelato in Italy) … the School Part! (While in Italy) A few notes on the ins-and-outs of school while traveling in Italy. I am not sure any form of school would be ideal while on the go in a foreign country, so I suppose there is a grain of salt element here. The school we found is […]
September 17, 2026 Real Life Thursday Lake Garda, Italy (Calmasino to San Floriano to Sirmione to Bardolino) Oh Jeez! I looked through my small daypack last night on the way home. It seemed like I was missing something. Then, halfway through today, I realized I had not seen my purse anywhere. Noooooo! The thing I didn’t want to do on this entire trip. We […]
September 15, 2026 The Adventure on the Mountain (Monte Baldo) and the Mystery of the Lemons Malcensine (Lake Garda) and Limone Sul Garda, Italy In the morning, we rode the cable car to the top of Monte Baldo for much cooler temps and some hiking; then, from Malcesine, we took the ferry over to Limone Sul Garda. The mountain top was fantastic – the […]