Food, Gratitude and Joy

DAY 196 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Dinner Parties

For us, it makes no difference the size or formality … we just LOVE the fun of sharing our passion for food and drink with others.

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Day 195 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Everyday Italia!

I’m even loving the days when we do absolutely nothing, but enjoy the sun, the heat, the breeze ...

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Day 194 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Reruns

As a kid the 70s, sitcoms were our TV bread and butter, and reruns were our leftovers.

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Day 193 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Celebrating Ice Cream

There’s no better way to beat the heat than a refreshing scoop of one of the world’s most popular frozen concoctions.

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Day 192 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Our New Puppy

... when we came home from Italy, we went straight to the breeder to pick him up.

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Day 191 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Il vino è vita

Finally - don’t be afraid to try the local wines. Italians have made an art of creating spectacular wines.

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Day 190 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Freedom!

I don’t remember a time when there wasn’t a flag flying in front of my home.

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Day 189 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Grotto dello Smeraldo

He headed over to a darkened corner of the cave, illuminated by a light shining into the murky depth.

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Day 188 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – A Different View

Then we asked each other one of those questions that can’t really be answered: “Do people really go from church to church and art museum to art museum on their vacations?”

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Day 187 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Italian Cooking Class

Dante measured out the ingredients and walked us through making a single serving of pasta! I was THRILLED!!