View from our Chianti Villa
Welcome Dinner
Shopping at Dario's
With Dario's cow
At the acetaia w/Giovanni
The new puppy
Tasting in the elegant Villa
Host Giovanni
At the Grappa producer
The beginning of grappa - leftover from winemaking
Arriving for processing
The process begins
A gigantic still
Raw grappa in a water bath
Aging grappa in barrels
The antique still
Us and the antique still
Time to taste grappa
Jan like it!
Brave women
Chianti Black Rooster in Greve
Leathermaking 101 How a handbag is consgtructed
Leathermaking 101 How a handbag is constructed
The mockup
The metal pattern
Barbara envisioning
A REAL alligator?
Success for Jan!
Cooking with Vincenzo
Crostini in process
Happy mezzaluna lady
Barbara REALLY gets into it!
Janie tries her hand
Jan in charge
Roni prefers the knife
THAT goes in a salad???
Drunken pig
Bun warming
A welcoming hearth
Santa Maria Novella Pharmacy - Florence
Frescoes at the SMN Pharmacy
San Lorenzo Outdoor Mkt - Florence
Barbara w/attitude & leather shawl
At Baroni alimentary - Florence Mkt
Time to purchase cheese
Paola w/Olive Oil & balsamic tastings
Lunch at Mario's - Florence
Always a crowd
Janie's Rampini treasure
Jan bagged a few too
Roni and her gorgeous bowl
The Chianti countryside
Approaching San Gimignano
Heading into San Gimignano
Main Street - San Gim
SHOPPING for artwork
Making the purchase
A very special town
Local resident heading home
Chef Sharon in charge
Busy hands
Barbara encourages Jan
Barbara in charge of sauce making
Wine as an ingredient - not a beverage
Pasta making time
Everyone gets into the act
Finsihed Picci
Unusual canoli
Shaping the canoli
On to the zucchini flowers
Teamwork
More canoli
Barbara takes over on canoli
Zucchini filling
Roni rolling canoli
The YUMMY sauce for pasta
Preparation for the salad
THE Gorgeous salad
Barbara finishes off the salad
The artful presentation
Finished canoli
Unbelievable Stuffed Zucchini Flowers
Perfectly matched wines
Cin Cin
Picci w/Sauce
Canoli
Siena
#1 Guide Paolo
Inside San Domenico
Famous Campanile of Siena
Fountain - Siena
Eye-catching display
Proposed Duomo extension
Facade of Siena Duomo
Inside Siena Duomo
Michelango - right center
Etching (graffiti) on floor of Siena Duomo
Raphael fresco
Cin cin (again)
REALLY GOOD pizza!
Jan FINALLY got her limoncello
Carousel in Piazza Della Republica - Florence
Piazza Della Republica
Overdone Gelato
Street Artist
Gnocchi w/gorgonzola
Fabulous Sausage w/beans
A favorite
Piazza Della Signoria
Street Merchants
Duomo - Florence
Gypsy women
Roasted Chestnuts
Fishmonger at Florence Mkt
Pharmacy at Florence Train Station
Wine & Olive Oil Tour
The antique olive mill
Separating oil & water
Centrifuge
Picture Perfect
Aging Barrel
Resident
Definitely Old
Private Church
Subterranean Wine circulation system
The tasting room
Tasters
Beginning
The view
Dinner @Dario's new restaurant
Dario & Kim standing
The whole gang
Rudy w/Jan
Greve Market
Porchetta
Hand embroidery
THE lemon pasta
Final cooking class w/Vincenzo
Beans & tomatoes
More mezzaluna
Beginning of Risotto cake
Meat pocket assembly
Simple and delicious
Rice cake
Assorted crostini
Proud cooks
Happy birthday tiramisu
Happy Birthday Jan
Patrizia, our cook
Filled to the rim - Farewell
