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taking in stunning views while being a spectator at a dog competition…surrounded by the endless chatter of not just dogs, but also Italians.
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drooling over the lusciousness of the poppies that are sprouting up everywhere I turn, and adoring that the yellow dotted fields show no signs of retreating.
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meeting new friends, traveling to wine tastings in the country, and getting caught in hail storms.
amazed that a positive of all the rain we have endured is the egrets that have begun to make their home in the midst of the abandoned farmhouses that dot the landscape.
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wishing you could smell this divine elderflower blooming in the front yard.
endlessly laughing at a funny little thing that thinks she rules the roost…she does, but don’t tell her.