Travel to Sorrento and this Italian paradise by the sea and you’ll become part of tradition of dating back more than 2,000 years.
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Living a life in the southern sunshine and salt air. Savoring life's sparkling moments in pictures and words. Running on faith, caffeine, and adrenaline.
Venetian Stroll
Postcards & Prosecco Venice, Italy Edition 01 July 2017 As the sun sets, and the crowds subside, St. Mark’s Square transforms into the most delightful of places. The orchestras on bandstands throughout the square take to the stage. Music fills the air serenading lucky visitors and local residents alike as silver tray service and debonaire…
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Vistas and Viewpoints
I have traveled to places that stay with me for all the wrong reasons. Places that haunt my thoughts with a physical weight of sadness palpable in the air all around.
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Near the Bridge of Sighs one of my favorite photo spots
Summer Solace
Postcards and Prosecco Venice, Italy Edition 01 July 2017 For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved to travel. As a small child, one of my favorite possessions was my suitcase. Delightfully adorned with lavender and blue hydrangeas in a seventies style tapestry, the single handle suitcase, held a place of honor in my…
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The square all to myself
Beauty at every corner
The famous zodiac clock in Saint Mark’s Square
Soaking in the splendor and a little bubbly
Picture perfect
Astounded
Dear Venezia
I am astonished as I finally see you. I stare, scarcely breathing. In front of me, a kaleidoscope of improbable possibilities. Technicolored moments long admired from across the Atlantic float majestically before me in sea of hypnotic Adriatic blue
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Postcards and Prosecco Italy Edition 01 January 2017 During the Summer of 2016 I lead a group of Jacksonville University students on The Grand Tour of Italy. Following the trip, several of the students were so inspired they continue to work with me through the fall semester, producing a video illustrating the lessons they learned…
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Celebrating My Cousin Suzy
She was my first and forever friend, she’s my cousin, Suzy. This post celebrates her and the special friendship I treasure.
Read MoreNineteen
Postcards & Prosecco Oxford, Mississippi Edition 01 August 2016 Year two arrived with her first apartment unlocking the promise and possibility that awaits the young. Nineteen and fearless, she does not look back. She is no longer mine. Although, I’m not certain any strong willed daughter every really belongs to her mother. My heart bursts…
Read MoreThe Colors of My Soul
Postcards and Prosecco Rome, Italy Edition 01 August 2016 To say Italia left me inspired this summer, does not begin to describe what happened. Here’s my take on a quote by Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the last of the five good Emperors. “The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts” as Marcus Aurelius said,…
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Love and Friendship
Postcards & Prosecco Tiger Mountain, Georgia Edition 01 July 2016 There’s not much that could persuade me to cut my Italy trip short and return to the states. But when my dear friend of nearly twenty years finally said yes to one of the best men I know, I happily rearranged my summer travel…
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