From the bedroom window I could see just the tip top of a mimosa with its bright yellow blooms bringing the first colors of spring. It was such a tease. Today with the brilliant blue sky I couldn't stand it any longer. I turned off the burner under the pasta sauce bubbling away for lunch, grabbed my ...
My Blue Heaven
Last week the most remarkably normal thing happened. I went for a walk in Amalfi with my husband. Normal because we've done that together countless times over the past eight years. Remarkable because it was the first time we've done that since last autumn when he got sick. While his recovery process ...
Book Review | Dream of Venice
Very few readers of Ciao Amalfi will know that the first spot I visited in Italy was Venice. After dreaming of traveling to Italy for years, my first big trip to Europe and to Italy took me to Venice - and only Venice. With just a side visit to the Ferrari Museum in Maranello. (What did you expect ...
Home Again on the Amalfi Coast
I wish I could say that I woke up to this stunning sunrise yesterday morning, because that would have meant I had slept on the flight from Atlanta to Rome. Nevertheless, it was a beautiful sight watching the first signs of morning and enjoying this striking pink surprise somewhere over France. I've ...
