:: July 2017 ::
We stayed at the Hotel Metro Suisse
right on the lake - this photo cracks
me up

"LOOK at our view!"
In between trips to the beach and
wine country our  base was the
vacation house

Serole, Rifugio Leonetti, Italia

26-29 July
We began our tour with a trip to
Milan for prosecco from the
terrace of Rinascente and then on
to the Naviglio for aperitivo

24 July 2017
Milano, Italy
What an amazing visit with my
friend / colleague and her husband

I have a little bit of post traumatic
guest disorder from having guests
come for too long and be clunkers
so I hesitate to invite people, but
this couple really gave me faith in
guests again. We love them

Enjoying the view and some
(more) wine tasting after stopping
in Alba for cheese and wine

La Morra, Italy
28 July 2017


Looking forward:
Zaven is off to America this week
to visit Avalon
Joe and I head up to Germany to
hand the keys to our new tenants
Joe planned our Dolomite Trek
31st of August to America
-meeting Av in NY (yahoo!) then
on to Tahoe
Geneva
Grenoble
Oslo
Barcelona
Singapore

Zaven has decided to come home
to study Design at a university in
Milan. While I am a bit sad it didn't
work out for him in the
Netherlands I am secretly
delighted we get him for a few
more years.
PS: and duh there truly is no
better country, in the world, to
study art and design, than Italy


On top of the tower looking down
at the boys

Roccaverano, Italy
28 July 2017



































Riviera Beach Day

A little bit of white wine, beer and
foccacia

And a lot of naps


Spotorno, Italy
27 July
We got to help M celebrate her
birthday by renting a boat and
cruising around Como - what a
special, amazing day


25 July 2017