"Your gifts lie in the place where your values, passions and strengths meet. Discovering that p
Wise words from the Master himself. I also believe that if we listen to the whispers, magical things happen. I feel so very lucky that...
Arrivederci Firenze - fino alla prossima volta!
My last day in Firenze - busy wrapping things up, whizzing about town on my trusty bicicletta. Mixed emotions with so many special...
Graduation Day
Here's to the best singer, dancer and would-be art graduate I know! I could never hope to find a bigger heart or more generous spirit....
Freedom in Fiesole
As the summer days grow warm and humid in the city, it is always a joy to climb the surrounding hills and breathe the cooler air of...
"The earth laughs in flowers.." Ralph Waldo Emerson
After an unusually long winter, we have been blessed with a longer spring than usual. Our usual Italian leap into the heat of summer has...
May devotions
May is the month of dedication to Mary in the Catholic tradition, and I find myself glancing upwards to admire some of the 1200...
Quiet moments with the Masters
One of the things I love about this city is that she generously affords all here the opportunity to slip quietly out of the bustle and...
"Without the water, the lilies cannot live, as I am without art." Claude Monet.
A glorious day landscaping upstream on the Arno in beautiful sunshine. Fresh breezes whip up the clouds and send birds up in...
The overwhelming feeling every Spring..
Though it may take a week or two more for all the blossom and flora to burst through, there is no ignoring the excited chatter of...
Tuscan Adventures
Cortona, Ruscello, Montepulciano - wanderings through the glorious countryside of Southern Tuscany to medieval hillside towns in the...
