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The Comfort of Old Doors
by Krista | Nov 20, 2012 | Bits 'n' Bobs
"Behind our unremarkable front door waits the little world of our own making, a place of safety, exploration, comfort, and love." Gretchen Rubin I've loved old doors for as long as I can remember. They're so heavy and sturdy and somehow always make me feel safe, even...
Bread and Jam and Cherishing Quietness
by Krista | Nov 19, 2012 | Bits 'n' Bobs
After a wondrously stormy weekend with house-shaking thunder and sky-dancing lightning, I'm still in that peaceful, cozy frame of mind that inevitably comes with rainy days at home. I'm craving quietness, that deep quietness that comes when TV, computer and music are...
Celebrating Strength in an Italian Mountain Meadow
by Krista | Nov 13, 2012 | Bits 'n' Bobs
"In the garden I tend to drop my thoughts here and there. To the flowers I whisper the secrets I keep and the hopes I breathe. I know they are there to eavesdrop for the angels." Dodinsky I love the serenity of a beautiful garden, especially a wild one planted by...
An Unexpected Mountain Village Near Vogogna, Italy
by Krista | Nov 8, 2012 | Bits 'n' Bobs
"I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning." J. B. Priestley Thank you so much for the kindness, hugs and support you gave me yesterday. Just sharing my...
Finding Joy in Fear
by Krista | Nov 8, 2012 | Bits 'n' Bobs
I'm in a lot of pain today. Have been for several months now. A few months ago I underwent a lot of tests and they've been monitoring me since then. Tomorrow I go in for more, and hopefully we'll have a better handle on what we're dealing with. The last few days have...
The Wonderful Library of an Old Italian Hunting Lodge
by Krista | Nov 5, 2012 | Bits 'n' Bobs
It's not every day a girl gets invited to lunch by an Italian Count whose noble ancestors have been rattling around Italy since the 1300's. It had definitely never happened to this girl until one sunny day in the Lombardy region of Italy when I was included on an...
A Black and White Dawn in Ljubljana, Slovenia
by Krista | Oct 29, 2012 | Bits 'n' Bobs
Sometimes the most delightful adventures are the ones you don't plan on. The ones you dream up at the last minute. Late one spring night in a Slovenian hostel, four girlfriends and I were crammed into a teensy room under the eaves, wondering how on earth we were going...
Visconti Castle in Vogogna, Italy
by Krista | Oct 23, 2012 | Bits 'n' Bobs
There's something about a medieval castle that always intrigues and delights me. I want to know who lived there, what they ate and wore, how they spent their days. When the castle is a 14th century Italian one, the discovery is even better. I discovered such a castle...
Celebrating A Year of Recovery in Australia and A Giveaway
by Krista | Oct 21, 2012 | Bits 'n' Bobs
This month is my one year anniversary of moving to Australia. It crept up on me unawares and I can hardly believe it has been an entire year. And what a year it has been. If I was scared boarding the plane to move to Europe, (click here for story) I was absolutely...
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