Happy Friday!

yellow, originally uploaded by The Rambling Rountrees. TGIF! Another gorgeous Friday! When I need a smile, all I have to do do is look at these photos taken in the Maremma region of Italy in June of the this year! A Sunday quickly turned into a photographic event. A sea of yellow surrounded us from [...]

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Happy Friday!

  Cortona, originally uploaded by The Rambling Rountrees. As you can see, I am on a gelato kick once again. Another sweltering day here in New England and we are suffering form the heat and humidity!   During our recent return to Italy, my husband frequently enjoyed Staciatella Gelato, here is a recipe to try [...]

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Escaping the heat of summer!

  San Gimignano, originally uploaded by The Rambling Rountrees. We are in the midst of summer’s heat and some days there is no way to escape. I always come back to thinking about my favorite Italian Gelato! Much better than out American version of ice cream, although a close second. Ice cream brings me back [...]

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Sometimes life should hand you chocolate

  Giant Lindt, originally uploaded by The Rambling Rountrees. I’m in a blogging funk. It happens to the best of us. I’m sure I will be out of my funk shortly, but one can never judge exactly how long theses things last. I am also suffering form post travel blues, that I always succumb to [...]

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Back from another incredible travel adventure to Italy!

  Pizza Margarita, originally uploaded by The Rambling Rountrees. Sorry, I have not updated my rantings in a few weeks. Time has passed rather quickly, but stay tuned for some travel and food stories over the few few weeks. We (The Rambling Rountrees) traveled back to Italy for the ninth season to Italy via Swiss [...]

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Life is like a bowl of fruit

  marizpan, originally uploaded by The Rambling Rountrees. Winter is long and cold here in New England. But the sun has gotten higher in the sky and the days a growing longer by the minute, so soon Spring will be upon us once more. My husband and travel companion have planned another summer adventure in [...]

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Reflections of Italy Summer 2010

Anticca Scuderia Badia, originally uploaded by The Rambling Rountrees. Two months have some and gone since our most recent trip to Bella Italia! Some days I wonder how that could have happened. As usual most of our great memories are surrounded by great food and meals.This years adventures were no different. One evening, when returning [...]

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Wordless Wednesday!

Perche No!, originally uploaded by The Rambling Rountrees. How appropriate for today’s blog entry. Been back for almost 2 weeks now and I am in need of another extended vacation…back to Italy preferably. While I was gone, my mom who is a diabetic and suffers from diabetic retinopathy, had a bleed in her right eye. [...]

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Some of my favorite things!

vedure di fritti, originally uploaded by The Rambling Rountrees. Here I sit, having been back for almost two weeks from Italy 2010. As I look back I think, “did it really happen?” Once again time flew past me in an instant! The trip came and went and I am left with more fond memories. Even [...]

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It came and went that quickly!

marizpan, originally uploaded by The Rambling Rountrees. Well we have been back for almost a week, and I must say that I have been too overwhelmed to blog about it. We had a wonderful trip but as usual it came and went much too quickly. An entire year of planning and day dreamin’. Our adventures [...]

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