Rome

  • Updated: Hope for the Church

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”||13px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”||15px|||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] As long as we have men like Alexander Tschugguel in the Church, we have hope. It wasn’t a spur of the moment decision,… Continue reading

    Updated: Hope for the Church

  • Chicken with Almond Sauce on St. Frances of Rome’s Feast Day, March 9

    Today we’re celebrating St. Frances of Rome (click here for her fascinating story), so for dinner I’ve made a chicken dish which dates back to the Middle Ages. Since St. Frances was a good home manager I could imagine her… Continue reading

  • Using a GPS in Italy

    Hooray! Right now we are being told that there’s a 95% chance EB & kids will be sent to Italy soon. For a while there it was iffy and I didn’t want to encourage false hope — knowing that our… Continue reading

  • Italy Tips, for EB&Kids, Part II

    Part 1 is here. The Condo, cont’d. The Living Room The living room has 2 leather couches and 2 divans that fold out into beds — so you can have sleep-over guests if you want. Signora Farina also bought a… Continue reading

  • Italy Tips, for EB&Kids

    Since dh has work colleagues coming over the next few months, I thought I’d do a series on living here to help them out a bit. I’ll start out with a random list of tips, and refine them and break… Continue reading