by Monica | Nov 11, 2009 | Announcements
What a lovely day it was today! The sun was shining most the day and while it was definitely chilly, it was really very nice. In case you want to see the many pictures that Mark took while we were in Italy, he has posted themHEREfor you to peruse. There are many...
by Monica | Nov 5, 2009 | Announcements
Last Saturday we hosted a party at the cafe and we had a blast! Several people came in and got to sample the dishes we made and a couple of wines that we loved in Italy, as well as check out some of our pictures that Mark took on the trip. We had a pot of Pasta e...
by Monica | Oct 29, 2009 | Announcements
It has been tough getting back into the swing of things. Jet lag and having a ton to catch up on combined to make me exceedingly tired the first week, and now I am just ‘normal’ tired, though still further behind than I like to be. What I really do not...
by Monica | Oct 21, 2009 | Announcements
Three years ago on my last night in Florence I took myself to dinner. I don’t remember how I heard about this place, I think it was in one of my books. So I walked myself along the Arno river to dinner and when I finally found this little place, tucked into an...
by Monica | Oct 21, 2009 | Announcements
We were all quite ready to NOT drive so much after the long travels the day before, and Doumina had seen that coming after trying this part of our itinerary on another group. As beautiful and paradisical (yes, I made that word up, why not?) as Mamma Franca’s...
by Monica | Oct 21, 2009 | Announcements
Link: http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Silverdale-WA/Monicas-Waterfront-Bakery-Cafe/132937776561?v=photos Click this link to see our Italy pictures! I managed to only pick out 170 out of the over 2000 pictures that Mark took!