Pretty Thing & Co.

[...] and the Saturday late afternoon hush had descended the city. We meandered closer to Piazza Navona via Governo Vecchio and spilling into the streets were tons of vacationers eating ( [...]

[...] in the views from the top of the Spanish Steps and continued back through town and through Piazza Navona. Look up. That’s where the beauty of Rome is. This is in the SW corner of Piazza Navona. [...]

[...] in Rome – a lot. Slow down. It will all be there tomorrow. Instead, one early evening do Piazza Navona. I don’t mean walk into the Piazza, snap a picture and run to the Spanish Steps – I mean [...]

[...] head). I trudged in a sea of visitors from Piazza Navona to the Pantheon on Thursday for lunch with Florence’s Godmother at a restaurant that sells her [...]

Today we are back in Italy, meeting up at a tiny bar just beyond Campo De’ Fiore. It’s half a bar and half a tabacchi. The little old man [...]

Today I have just two minutes! I always ask for my cappuccino molto caldo (extra hot) so I’ll give it just a minute to reach drinkable. I’ [...]

Today we meet at the bar on the corner of my street. It’s not my favorite bar, but it is pretty charming. I dressed a bit fast today, just a blu [...]

Today we meet a little later then usual – it’s one of those I need a weekend from my weekend kind of days. I’m so exhausted that I skip the tra [...]

[...] ’s A Party Dress Like It. Glossy Blonde. GYPO. The Mummy Chronicles Vodka Infused Lemonade. Treasure Tromp. Living in Color. [...]

[...] are borrowed from my sister. Puffy eyes require large sunny’s. That’s a rule. Linking To: Treasure Tromp. I Would So Rock This I do deClaire [...]

[...] ’s A Party Dress Like It. Glossy Blonde. GYPO. The Mummy Chronicles Vodka Infused Lemonade. Treasure Tromp. Living in Color. [...]

[...] il bisogno che abbiamo di guardarci, se sapesse amare. Linking to: Transatlantic Blonde. Treasure Tromp. [...]

[...] When you search for an apartment for three months in the historical center of Rome you tend to make friends. Mostly with real-estate agents – because generally you are [...]

[...] in Rome (it was Rome’s patron saint day)? Just as we pulled over the bridge in the historical center, we looked up. In front of us sat Castel Sant’Angelo – and a million dancing fireworks. [...]

[...] . Gianicolo can be reached by bus, taxi, or for the really adventurous hiked up from the historical center (I do not suggest this in the summer!) . When you reach the top there are gorgeous trees, [...]

[...] . But really, to any one in the Dixie states, it’s in a class of its own. We arrived on Hatteras Island, which sits just to the right of the North Carolina coast, Saturday. Truth is, I wait [...]

[...] of the world starts their own hectic day. I’ve been sneaking off to the beach here on Hatteras Island with the dogs (my tiny bff Scout not pictured), my favorite beach wear in the world: [...]

[...] the Atlantic, gathered our small crew, and headed down to the town of Buxton, a village on Hatteras Island here in The Outer Banks. My puffy little eyes (too much late night chatting and reading [...]

It’s no secret that Italian children dress well. But I was a bit perplexed to see them ALL in white – at the park… I casually mentioned this to [...]

Today we meet up at a random fast food place that serves up tasty humus and falafel and  surprisingly a pretty good breakfast. I break with my usual [...]

I don’t know what I was expecting from Subiaco, Italy – but it wasn’t any where near as wonderful as what I found… After a quick breakfast we [...]

[...] on this… Crush on Bracelets Ladies, I’m having a bracelet moment. I passed by a shop on Governo Vecchio a few weeks ago that has a neon orange and pink cuff bracelet that is simply amazing. I [...]

[...] late afternoon hush had descended the city. We meandered closer to Piazza Navona via Governo Vecchio and spilling into the streets were tons of vacationers eating (late lunch? early dinner? [...]

[...] and they are fast. Baffetto has better press and much longer lines (if you are walking on Governo Vecchio in the evenings and see a crowd, they are probably waiting for Baffetto). At both spots you’ [...]

[...] slightest bit peeved that Florence couldn’t swing it until midnight Saturday for the Italy game being shown in Piazza Navona. Epic. Next Friday night at 8pm, though, we’re there – [...]

[...] . This is precisely the drink I need today. Let me backtrack a bit. Friday night was the Italy game. Pietro came home from work and we all donned our blue. Well, actually, Florence and I [...]

[...] off to below 80 degrees… And where was Pietro? Well, given that the first quarter of the Italy game was on la tv, I will give you one guess… Some places just have that homey feel – this [...]