174 days until we leave for Italy but really, who’s counting? Me. There are few things that can make me grin wider than my daily pilgrimage to the wall calendar where I use a wide point Sharpee to make another big sloppy X through that day’s date… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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Okay, everyone from Samantha Brown to every experienced traveler has commented on the lack of public toilet in Florence and that even when there are toilets to be found they’re more along the lines of the two footprints and a hole. My big… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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I was so excited about beginning my Italian class this evening that last night before bed I gathered up the class textbook along with a notebook and a pen and put them at the top of the stairs so I wouldn’t forget to grab them on my way to the… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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With our departure date for Italy 6080 hours away and our airline tickets and apartment rentals already booked, it would seem there wouldn’t be all that much more to do to get ready for another….oh…..4175 hours, but if you’re thinking that,… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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. In my 20′s an 30′s I went to Israel a number of times (including one long, glorious summer) and along the way to and from managed to piggyback a few days in other countries like Jordan, England, Sweden, Denmark, Greece, and Italy. I only had… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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I’m going to make every effort to not scream and jump up and down as I post this news. I’m going to try as hard as I can to maintain a calm, mature demeanor. I’m going to try. I can’t promise. Oh, who am I kidding?! We’re going to… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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We’ve been going to Mendocino for Spring holiday for the past ten years and stay at the Joshua Grindle Inn every time. I can’t say enough about the town, the inn, or the innkeepers without sounding like a car salesman but suffice it to say, we love… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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This summer D and I caught a bad case of the hiking bug. The only cure we found was to take our credit card to the nearest REI, get a pair of hiking boots, pants with a ridiculous number of pockets, a graphite jack-knife for bear slaying and apple… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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While there’s more than fifty posts located in the archives from January through October 2009, those posts were transferred from my previous blog, Fasting for a Change, which makes this the official Grand Opening post for The Passionate Plate,… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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D and I headed out early this morning for a challenging (as in ascend ascend ascend!) and gorgeous hike through the redwoods in Muir Woods at the base of Mt. Tamalpais. For those who know the area from the main trail we climbed up Bootjack Trail… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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