Sesto Calende is where lake meets river. The town and municipality is located in the province of Varese in the Lombardy region of...

When you walk the promenade in Stresa you see many statues. Some have plaques that tell us the reason why the statue was created but...

This weekend we celebrate all the fathers, fathers-in-law, stepfathers, adoptive fathers, foster fathers, Godfathers, grandfathers, great...

I didn't sleep last night because I was thinking of you daddy, and how you impacted my life. Since I was a little girl we held a bond...

Since 1992 when the Men's Health Network has been celebrating Men's Health Month. The need to bring awareness to all health issues men...

Instead of driving to Milano we decided to take the train from Stresa to Milano. It was the fast train with no stops in-between and we...

Makes 1 cake This is so simple to make that you will think no way it’s that simple. Only 6 Ingredients! The canned pie fillings make this...

When you walk the streets in Stresa and most in Northern Italy, you tend to get a bit of a scare because these little critters come at...

Allowing space for our emotions to be explored is very powerful. Understanding why we are sad or happy, why we are stressed or calm,...

Today's mindful moment comes from a wet bench I'm sitting on watching the lake in Stresa. For the first time we had an inside day...

June 2nd in Italy is the "Festa della Repubblica" (Italy's National Day) and today in Stresa it was impossible to find parking because...

We spent an afternoon in Höri a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. This small town of about...

We spent a weekend visiting Gianni's sister Nadja and family in Bülach a small town in the municipality of Zürich, Switzerland. Well six...

Our daughter Crystal and her fiancé Chris live in Arona which sits on the southern end of Lago Maggiore. Like Stresa, the lake and...

Having been in Stresa, Italy the past four weeks we have been literally forced to slow down because life is so much different than Canada....

I have my morning walk around 6:45 am when it is already bright out in Stresa but the sidewalks are bare as everyone is still asleep. ...

Serves: 12 I used to make this simple cheat cake (I use a box cake mix) when Steven was young as he loved the chocolate and whip cream. ...

Pretty much every town has a market that rolls into town the same day in the week. This means shutting down roads to cars and you are...

Living in Italy has made us slow down in every way as life here is about enjoying every moment. Workers actually walk away from work and...

Friday the 13th is considered lucky in Italy but I think we brought some of our Canadian juju because yesterday a drive that should have...