70 years ago today, Oct 4, 1952, these two sweethearts tied the knot. Theirs was, is and always will be a beautiful testament to the power of love. My heart is full of wonderful memories of their special union. Love you Mom & Dad!
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Oct 09 2022
Happy Birthday Nettie!
Miss you and it’s time for some new adventures so we can take new pics, haha!)
Love youuuuuu!
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Big ol’ happy flower face practically begged me to take it’s picture…
Oct 13 2022
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Oct 15 2022
Surprise! After almost 8 years of fb friendship we finally arranged to meet up!
In the birthplace of the renaissance, the home of the Medici and Machiavelli we are unsupervised!!!
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Oct 15 2022
A funny thing happened on the way to the forum, whoops! Wrong city! 
Bill is in Sicily on a business trip while I had business in Florence regarding my application for dual citizenship, and, never one to mix … Continue Reading ››
Oct 16 2022
October a gorgeous time for travel across the globe and this October is no exception. And Florence, with its staggering wealth of renaissance wonders, is a gorgeous city that has us swiveling our heads to take in the delights at every turn of the road.
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Oct 16 2022
The Accademia is hopping-on-one-foot distance from our small and charmingly appointed hotel. Yesterday afternoon we took a tour with about 8 others on a skip-the-line tour of David. So happy we did as the line was loooooong and our tour guide Manuela was fantastic! She brought Michelangelo to … Continue Reading ››
Oct 16 2022
Some photos from our tour of the Uffizi, started with some Altar peices which were some of the earliest works on display. Then we have Botticelli, Leonardo, Raffaello, Caravaggio (the Medusa shield) and Rembrandt with Andreas our tour guide who really knew his stuff, was friendly, polite, and had plenty of fascinating and interesting … Continue Reading ››