A page from my personal journal dated Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 Here it is Wednesday already. We had two intense cooking classes today and spent the entire day here at lovely Casa Ombuto. We are also really getting to know and love our chef Laura Giusti. Laura is a wonderfully knowledgable and professional chef. She…
An entry from my journal dated June 8th, 2010 We spent a complete day away from our Casa Ombuto home today. After a healthy breakfast we loaded onto a small tour bus arranged by Casa Ombuto’s Manager,Barbara and headed toward the medieval town of Arezzo, about a half hour drive. It was cool enough for…
This is a page from my personal journal dated…..June 7th, 2010 This morning I set my alarm for 7:30 am and was stirring to the sound of beautiful birds singing loudly just as the sun was about to rise over the mountains. I am in Tuscany…..and I need to rise and get ready for the…
This is a page from my personal journal written on Sunday, June 6th, 2010 We awoke at around 10:30am to the sounds of birds chirping. The simple down comforters and pillow were easily fluffed and pulled over my twin bed as I made my way to my private bathroom longing for the first shower taken…
This blog is my Journal for June 6th, 2010 Yesterday was a day of planes and trains stations. Kelly and I flew thru the night to Frankfurt and , although we had taken off more than one hour and a half late from the US, made our tight connection to Florence. We decided to hitch…
A page from my personal journal dated June 13th, 2010. The apartment in Roma, located just steps from the piazza, was a second floor walk up with three fairly large bedrooms, a living room, two kitchens, a beautiful outdoor garden terrace, nicely appointed. The third floor had a bathroom, complete with bidet and shower, two…
Yesterday Kelly reminded me that we will be flying off to Florence in just 9 weeks! We will share an Italian cooking vacation for seven days at Casa Ombuto near Florence. Paolo, Laura and Franco, our chefs, have returned from Sicily where they sampled several new dishes they will add to our Mediterranean Cooking Class…
Last week I was able to check a generally unachievable item off my personal bucket list. Five of my friends and myself were VIP guests of the Oprah Winfrey Show two days in a row! Yes, I said two days consecutively. This gift came from two of the most important people in my life, my…