Europe 2008
Purple Everywhere
The gardening on the mountain sides in Amalfi is insane! There are rows and rows of lemon trees espaliered on trellises. The color choice of bougainvillea is purple….my favorite color! Everyone has their own house garden and the little road side restaurants as well as the hotels here grow much of their own food. I remember my [...]
Leaving Italy
We are leaving today and I am sad. The sea is beautiful. The swimming here is amazing. Blue water, no sharks, perfect temperature and so many flowers! I have been soaking up the colors here. The blue of the sea, the yellow lemons and bright pink bougainvillea. What a paint wheel God has. He is [...]
Church Bells Ringing
Birds are singing. There are Church bells ringing in the distance and I am tucked away on a porch looking over the sea. I saw God today in everything. I listened to Him in the beauty, the colors, and the laughter of the fisherman down by the sea.
I whisper to you…..I am happy
Pink Shirt and Straw Hat
White umbrellas. Orange chairs. Pirate waiter. A Cute little boy with his girlfriend picked us up and took us from our boat to my favorite restaurant in Amalfi. He wore a pink checked shirt and so did she. Straw cowboy hat like someone I know….maybe it was him, a long, long, time ago.
Fresh Tomatoes and Basil
Hello from my favorite seaside restaurant tucked in a cove on the coast of Amalfi. Squid and mozzarella, fresh tomatoes and basil. Red wine and blue sky. I dare say that I am happy and all is right in the world. This is a place we came to three years ago and it is just [...]
Bottles and Tea Lights
Great idea! At our hotel, as you walk through the bar to the dining room, they have the bar set up with all the liquor bottles and all around the bottles are tea lights. It is a great idea and makes the ordinary something beautiful.
Crisp White
We have returned to the same hotel here in Amalfi. It is easy and beautiful. Hanging on the side of a cliff among incredible gardens, dropping to the jewel blue of the Mediterranean Sea.
The decor is simple and that is one reason I adore it. The rooms have crisp white cotton bedspreads. Simple art and [...]
Italian Gardens
Italy is beautiful. We are in Amalfi now and the water is cold and blue. The volcanic soil with grow anything I think. There are small gardens everywhere….rooftops, balconies, on job sites, even by the roadside. There are a few Americans, mainly Italian and Russians where we are. It seems they have a preference for [...]
Lemon Trees
I am more content with myself and happy with who I am. To my sister Ellen, I am not sure you will ever see this because to get to our hotel from the airport even the most seasoned traveler, Caroline Nelson, threw up! The switch back roads winding on the cliffs were a “breathe deep, [...]
En Route to Amalfi
We have now arrived in Napoli en route to Amalfi. The style has changed with the heat. Less clothes, more black and hair gel. More to follow….
