Before moving to Italy I had not heard of Grappa.  And even after living here for 4 years, learning about Grappa has never been on my ...

  We have a very BIG Rudolf fan in our family.   For the last 5 years, n early every night at bedtime, we sing "Rudolf the Red-nosed Re...

What a beautiful first day of winter!  It is cold, but sunny, with frost on the ground and thin sheet of ice near the shore of the lake. I w...

Last winter I painted terracotta pots to look like snowmen heads.  Inside the pots I planted spring bulbs,  some with daffodils, and some wi...

My mother learned to sew making what she called "Rag Quilts."  While she was visiting over the Summer she shared the technique wit...

 I remember getting new flannel nightgowns at Christmas time from both my mother and my grandmother.  I remember one year in particular wher...