Decorating my Parents’ Home for Christmas – 2023

Hi friends, welcome back! I’ve been busy decking the halls, and today I’m sharing my parents holiday home tour. I’ve been decorating their home for years and it’s something I look forward to every year. I like to make it look the same each year and have become very efficient. I start with the Santas…

Christmas Apartment Tour 2023

Hi friends, welcome back and come on in! I'm kicking off the holiday season from home. This post pairs well with a pine or cinnamon scented candle, warm beverage, and “It’s Beginning to look a lot like Christmas” playing in the background. I started decorating on November 7th and it took me two days this…

Rome – Twilight Trastevere Rome Food Tour

Hi friends, welcome back! As you know, Jon and I are big foodies, so we couldn’t go to Rome without joining a food tour. I booked ours through Eating Europe and they have tours in quite a few cities around Europe. Our tour was a Twilight Trastevere Tour that lasted four hours. That sounded like…

Rome – Forum & Palatine Hill Tour

Hi friends, welcome back to my Italy series! After visiting the Capitoline Museum, we joined an enjoyable three-hour tour of the Underground Colosseum and Forum with the tour company Italy with Family. There were about twelve of us in the group and our guide was very knowledgeable and engaging. We started in the Forum and…

Rome – Capitoline Museum & Victor Emmanuel Monument

Hi friends, welcome back to my Italy series! On our second full day in Rome, we had an unanticipated free morning because our Colosseum tour got rescheduled for the afternoon. Some people would use this extra time to sleep in and maybe enjoy a relaxing breakfast, but not me.  We decided to spend our morning…