Mendocino County in Northern California - where I am from

San Francisco and Oakland - where I raised my kids and worked

Being creative - dabbling in mosaics, collage, sculpture, and hand-built ceramics, travel sketching

Campari Spritz- not Aperol

Kundalini yoga, walking, meditation, and journaling

Renovating houses (I might be done now after 3 places in Italy!)

Gardening, hiking, exploring new places

Food! I like almost any culture’s food and the best part is trying something new and loving it

This: “Instead of trying to make your life perfect, give yourself the freedom to make it an adventure, and go ever upward” - Drew Houston

I used to drive this ridiculous-looking bright, green car here in Italy (up, that’s it above). Recently sold it since I’m traveling more

Sadly, my fur babies, Sweetie Pie and Mack, have now passed since we moved to Italy. Sweetie was 15 years old and Mack passed at 14. They were amazing dogs who made my life in Italy so much better. Great pitbull breed ambassadors

I didn’t speak Italian before my move. But now I am so proud to be able to communicate with almost anyone. Always learning

Being near the sea makes me happy. So why do I live in a mountain village?! Boh?

Reading is a must, but am hooked on podcasts and YouTube too

My two sons are both coaches and I have 3 gorgeous grandchildren. The hardest part of living in Italy is missing them all

“I had to make you uncomfortable, otherwise you never would have moved.” - Universe