Category Archives: Florence

Dario , here I come…

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Melonie

Finally a Day in Siena! After reading one of my favorite and hysterical books “Too Much Tuscan Sun”. The author and now famous tour guide of Siena, Dario Castagno has become a bucket list person to meet…not likely, but I … Continue reading →

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And so it begins…

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Melonie

Italia nov 13 Well, I am officially out of the country! How do I know? A few things…clatter of spoons and cups and saucers in the many coffee bars, no one knows how to line up (or cue up as … Continue reading →

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Our puppets went to Italy!

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Melonie

In June, a few of us traveled to Lucca, Pistoia and Florence to offer some fun and friendly puppet theatre! The puppet journey has not been as easy as it sounds… During last years visit to Tuscany several churches and … Continue reading →

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“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways…”

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Melonie

The title above are the starting lines to what has been named the most popular love poem of all time!! We throw the word love around fairly easily. I love my hubby, I love my kid, I really love hot … Continue reading →

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Day and Night….

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Melonie

Lucca at night (above)… Traveling to different places make you look at things differently. Although I live in the lovely Smokey Mountains, I don’t always notice the beauty around me. I live in a historic section of town yet take for … Continue reading →

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And I thought my kid’s soccer was rough?

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Melonie

For the last several years I have been reading about an interesting tradition in Florence called…”Calico Storico”…historic football. I have watched insane Youtube video’s of what looks like grown men playing in a huge sand pit with a ball…oh, and … Continue reading →

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War of Love.

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Melonie

In San Gimignanao’s Harvest Festival, one of the favorite events is “The War of Love”. The entire weekend tells a story. The program (you get with the paid admission for the weekend) tells the folklore of the love story between the … Continue reading →

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PULL!!!!

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Melonie

I have been posting the last few days on the “Harvest Festival” in San Gimignano, also known as the Town of Towers.  A lovely but a bit touristy town during the day, it is certainly worth the crowds on that … Continue reading →

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The ladies get in on the action!

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Melonie

A surprise to some but a beautiful historical tradition to Italian festivals are the dances and competitions done by the ladies of the town. At the “Harvest Festival” in San Gimignano, the women have been working hard all year to … Continue reading →

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Let’s go to the Fair!

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Melonie

Once again this year we visited San Gimignano (the town of towers) located in Tuscany so we could experience the fun of Ferie delle Messi or Harvest Festival. It is an easy drive from Florence or Rome, a walled city … Continue reading →

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