Author: jessica

Living

Our Endless Summer is Ending

I know, as the saying goes, “all good things must come to an end”. We have been traveling as a family, hardly out of each other’s sight, for over two months. I thought it would be harder, that the kids would be irritable, get on each other’s nerves, or get on my nerves. It has […]

Italy, Living

Hugo: The Alpine Spritz

I had an aperitivo (cocktail) in the Dolomites that is so delicious,that I have to share. The picture above is my first foray into this Dolomite specialty. It is locally referred to as a sambuco, not to be confused with sambuca, which is a wonderful after-dinner liquer. It also called a Hugo, or an alpine spritz. […]

Musings

La Famiglia

We are on the final leg of our trip before we begin to settle into our new life in Torino. It is certainly true that we have saved the best for last. Our eight nights in the Dolomites were something that we have been anticipating. These mountains are a place that we have been anxious […]