Italy: Florence

Italy: Florence

I thought for sure I could handle up on the rest of this trip in two more posts, but no go. There’s just too much. So, I’ll say now … two more posts after this one because for Pete’s sake, it’s Florence. It pretty much deserves its own...
Italy: Pisa/Assisi

Italy: Pisa/Assisi

We left Genoa and headed to Assisi for our week-long stay. But, of course, we couldn’t resist stopping at Pisa on the way. We took the cheesy Leaning Tower pic, toured the Duomo, walked around a bit and had lunch. The choice obviously was pizza … pizza in...
Obligatory Birthday Post

Obligatory Birthday Post

I would be remiss if I didn’t post pics and document La Petite Belle’s birthday. After all, that’s what this blog is all about. So, allow me to document the events that went down. First off … La Petite Belle has lived these 14 years with...
Cuteness only gets you so far.

Cuteness only gets you so far.

Ya’ll are gonna think I’m a bad person. Actually, a horrible person. At one time, we had this cute, precious little puppy.  Remember him? Yeah. He WAS cute. He was sweet too. But, I have come to the realization that my love is conditional. Yep. It is. At...