Into Autumn

Fantastic colorful autumn came early here this year.  Usually mid-October Mother Nature is in full swing with her paintbrush.  September went by with a flourish... lovely days and lots of sewing for me.

I am about to depart on a dream trip of a lifetime.  My daughter and I are leaving today for Florence, Italy, for a few days of visiting museums there.  Next we will spend a week hiking and sketching in the Cinque Terre region along a more remote stretch of the Italian riviera.  My grandmother was born near there so it will feel a little like going home.    Here you can visit a link that describes the Cinque Terre which means Five Lands.  It consists of five small Italian villages, each with it's own dialect, and connected only by a local train and hiking trails.    Ciao!