Preparing for a trip abroad might not be your idea of fun! Yet it doesn't have to be harrowing. So before you go on your next trip, read my top five travel packing tips to help alleviate some stress and make your journey a little easier. Enjoy!...
Savoring the European Long Lunch
My travels, whether France, Spain or Italy, always give me something profound that is an integral part of our European neighbors' lives, the European long lunch - il pranzo lungo. That tradition may seem more foreign to us here in the U.S. than any...
The Christmas Soup Story and Recipe
Christmas Soup is a delicacy that my mother has made every Christmas Eve for more than 50 years. A recipe handed down from an Italian family friend full of spinach, mini meatballs and egg and cheese drops, Christmas Soup always has a...
The Italian Journey: A Two-Week Rendezvous
Follow along on my two-week Italian Journey that entails a return after being away for two years. Departure Day I felt an interesting melange of emotions while navigating COVID tests, multiple country documents and timing. Naturally, I had...
Trends In Changing Our Wine Wardrobes
This time of the year - when the humidity has dissipated and nights are crisp and cool - is one of my most favorite seasons, like it is for many people. I love the freshness that a new season brings. While I feel sad about less light-filled days, I...
Welcome to Notes to Savor, the Blog
Audio 2 minutes. Read 2 minutes. Hi, and welcome. I am so glad that you are here at Notes to Savor™. I have been working on this project for a long time - maybe too long, actually. (Insert laugh!) But finally we are here. Notes to Savor™ is a...
Silence is Everything, and Less is More
I long for the stillness of meditative ocean sounds when I am on the remote and unknown Bailey Island in Maine. These sounds center and ground me. There is nothing but the background symphony of crashing waves; seagulls calling; lobster boats...
Tips for Traveling in Italy, Like You Live There
Published in the Providence Business News. Imagine this! You are gearing up for your upcoming trip to Italy. You can not wait. Excitement envelops you. It always does for me no matter how many times I have been! You start to check off your list -...
My Story – A Unique Path Overflowing with Experiences
My life, personal and professional, has moved along a unique path overflowing with experiences, opportunities, curiosity and connections. I smile recalling each one with its own impact on my life, even today. I have spent the last 16+ years...
Memories of Thanksgiving Holidays, Past and Pandemic
Taking a respite from work, sitting at my home office desk with my eyes closed, memories of Thanksgiving flood me. Deep breath, meditation style – air in slowly, air out audibly - shoulders back, chest open, accepting the energy. A mélange of...
Tuscany’s Podere Il Casale Fills Us with Passion
My work in the wine business during the last 15 years has gifted me the ability to travel to Italy, a place that feels like my second home. However, I am not the guide holding a stick high in the air, flag attached, herding a group through large...