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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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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What. A. Great. Evening. Tonight our Rakestraw, our local independent bookstore hosted an incredible evening that brought together chefs Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and Joey Altman. While known nationally Joey is best known in the Bay area for… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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