Valeria and Corrado have such great friends. I’ve been so lucky to meet many of them in just a short amount of time. The first sunday of my arrival there was a presentation on a wine book paired with a wine tasting. Corrado was among some wine journalists and talked about the book and the …
Luisa, one of Valeria’s friends invited us to her home for brunch today. Luisa has a BEAUTIFUL Italian home. It seems I feel this way about all Italian homes, but hers really is gorgeous and something I can imagine living in. She is a retired artist and every square inch of her home is painted …
Wrapping up my first three weeks here and the work has been a mixture of working in teh garden and working in the vineyard. At first the rainy was pretty iffy so we spent much of our time boxing, but eventually we started some serious work on the vines. This included taking small plastic cones …
I love these guys. Frequently gracing the Ballard Farmer’s Market, these are some of the nicest guys. Luc Reynolds, the lead singer spent some time helping with some relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina, writing one of my favorite songs, “Freedom Song” with some children. It’s a beautiful song…Jason Mraz somehow found it and covered it, …