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Our hands down favorite spot in Italy was San Martino.  Usually a hotel/b&b doesn’t live up to the website or your expectations, but San Martino went beyond ours.  I’ve tried to explain to people why and to be honest I’m not quite sure.  The aesthetic of this agriturismo is surely part of it, my favorite [...]

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I have grand plans for my ‘quiet’ week.  I’m not usually one to work late at night, but recently I have been loving the quiet nights around here.  So this week my evenings are going to be about making new work.  Here’s a sneak peak… p.s. I haven’t been this excited about a new series [...]

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We dropped our daughter at sleep away camp yesterday and visiting family left, so the house is blissfully quiet.  The first quiet day this summer, really.  So last night I sat down and did a little project just for myself with some left over clay I bought the kids.  These little candle plates are so [...]

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I’ve decided to break up my posts about our trip to Italy into three parts.  Today I wanted to share some details about what it was like traveling with kids.  We’ve done quite a bit of travelling with our kids (12 years old and 9 years old), but this was our longest and furthest from [...]

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A little while ago I saw these brilliant ‘because’ cards by Joke of Tokketok on pinterest.  I immediately emailed her and she was so lovely to send me some!  I have been thinking up all sorts of ways of using them!  What would you use one for? top image Tokketok

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and feeling a bit like the photo below.  I will be back with some more pics from out trip next week.  Until then, sleep is in my future…

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