The Venice Experience

Ever since we first ate grilled Octopus in Santorini, we fell in love with it.  We loved it so much we ate it numerous times while there. Th...

The sun was shining brightly Wednesday morning as we boarded the vaporetto at Piazzale Roma on our way to meet my friend Rita and her husban...

 First- many, many thanks for the kind words of support and comfort after Sam's passing. I am heartbroken to now write that our belove...

It is with great sadness that I write today about the passing of my sweet faithful companion Sam. There are no words to describe the incred...

Che Freddo!!!!  We have been having incredible COLD days here over the past week. So cold that the lagoon has frozen over, and the Grand Can...

Today is the first day of Carnevale!!!  The big events begin next week, there are only a few things going on in Venice today, the first of w...

Carnevale 2012 kicks off tomorrow in St. Mark's square at 6pm with a special toast, with wine flowing from a large fountain that is cons...

Early this afternoon, another terremoto (earthquake) shook our apartment. What the heck is going on in Italy this week??  The epicenter was ...

Today is a special day at our house! Four years ago, we arrived in Venice to begin our new life. Where have  those 4 years gone?  Goodness, ...

The letter you see above from RAI, the Italian TV networks run by the Italian government, was delivered yesterday by our post woman. Here...