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May 6, 2025: Sketching in Assisi Sketching in Assisi I love drawing in Assisi. Narrow, medieval alleyways. Two hilltop castles. A church on every corner. Plentiful walls, benches …

Apr 19, 2025: Rainy Days In Lucca Rainy Days In Lucca Drizzly weather our first week in Lucca. The medieval wall is my favorite sight so far, and I don’t mean that in a disparaging …

Apr 16, 2025: Corniglia Balcony Sketches Corniglia Balcony Sketches The skies cleared after a rainy morning. I spent the rest of the day sketching on the apartment’s roof deck (in between …

Apr 14, 2025: Magical Italian Tomatoes Magical Italian Tomatoes This is the prettiest tomato we have found in Corniglia. The ones we have already eaten bulged out in odd places and had …

Apr 13, 2025: Hiking the Cinque Terre Hiking the Cinque Terre Sara and I bought the Cinque Terre card and were able to hike all of the trails we wanted over four days. The card is only …

Mar 25, 2025: A last-minute packing change... A last-minute packing change… It’s hard to believe we leave for Europe in less than a week! Sara and I have been planning this trip for the last three …