an artist, a designer and a lover of color and pattern
Yesterday was a fascinating day here in the Italian Catholic calendar. A day dedicated to San Biagio, or Saint Blaise in English, who became famous as a miraculous healer when after touching a child with a fish bone caught in his throat, the bone astonishingly melted. We drove over the mountain to the tiny hamlet …
I am so happy to tell you all about something really special. I have been meaning to mention it for a while now, but my holiday goodness got in the way. Now that the new year has begun, it is time to get back into the swing of things. This Sunday, January 9, 2011 from …
As the snow slowly falls here, I cannot help but think of the happiness my little bambini from scuola are experiencing right now. I bet they are bursting at the seams to get outside and play. It reminds me that I have yet to tell you, I have been teaching at the local elementary school! …
We have been celebrating around here. Anyone who knows me knows I am out of my head for birthdays. Well, at least for MY birthday! As far back as I can remember, I have celebrated not only the day, but usually the week, and sometimes even the entire month of December. Yes, I exaggerate and …
For almost an entire month, I have been in an olive oil induced haze…yes, we picked olives this year. With the help of many friends, I have laid out nets under at least 200 trees, moved ladders to and fro, hand scraped more olives from their branches than I want to count, emptied crate upon …
Something VERY big has been brewing behind the scenes at Laura Fair over the past months. (Sneak peek above…this is a very soft reveal, as I am not even sure if I have the go ahead to do it…but, I am just so elated!) I promise I will reveal much much more to you as …