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

L'italiano è appena sotto l'inglese in blu - Scusa si ci sono errori (Italian translations just under English in blue) As a boy, Gianni...

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....

Serves: 2 Sometimes you just need a simple sandwich and salad because you either have been running around all day, or have been eating...

Serves: 2 This is the simplest salad you can make and in Italy they have all types of baby lettuce that melt in your mouth as they are...

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. ...

Per L'Italiano scorri verso il basso fino vedi l'italiano My parents and family are from small town Castelsilano in Calabria and when I...

Even though I'm forever on a long weekend, here in Italy it isn't a holiday this weekend. In Canada, you are full swing into your...

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. ...

Whenever Gianni and I walk the promenade we go by the some of the most amazing hotels which in the future I will have a blog capturing...

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...

Feeding our brains is just as important as feeding our bodies. Of course the food we eat has a lot to do with the way our brain...

Serves: 24 My grandson wanted a donut cake for his birthday but because it was his champagne birthday, he got a champagne hockey stick...

We have been so lucky to find an amazing rental apartment in the heart of Stresa with-in walking distance to restaurants, grocery stores,...

This is the first year I don't get to hug and kiss my mother for Mother's day and it brings sadness to my heart. Thankfully I have many...