Indulgence in the mountains.

Another year on and Karuna and I decide to make the trip back to Bormio for some much needed pampering and relaxing. This year we actually managed to spend our first night of the weekend in the hotel rather than stranded in Switzerland. Find time to squeeze in a massage, spot of lunch, mud bath, sauna, turkish bath...and cups of tea...natural steam cave sauna...endless pampering. A perfect birthday weekend.

today

:: today i am thankful for ::

moments shared with the ones I love

new friends & old friends

grace and humility

a place to call home

unconditional love

the soundtrack to life

a free spirit

creative freedom

people with open minds

this journey that we call life

Preparation

remembrance sunday

a long weekend

Paignton Beach and Pier, nothing quite like a walk along a British Beach in November to make Autumn your favorite season to enjoy the seaside. It has to be one of the things I miss most about living in the UK, there is nothing quite like it.

Velo Veronese

Our Sunday walk this weekend took us through the Velo Veronese region, with some spectacular views of the lake, it couldn't have been a more beautiful fall day. With the vineyards harvested and preparing themselves for the winter, the Olives groves stand proud and wait for the month of November when harvesting usually begins. However my highlight was seeing an eager farmer with what looked like giant pickle fork manuvering his way through his grove and reaping his reward of a dry hot summer.

delightful indulgence

Whenever possible on a Saturday I head to Flego for breakfast in Verona, it has the best brioche marmellata and cioccolato in town...and finally after a summer of going the server is finally recognising us...a break through?? possibly. Maybe next time no recogintion...but this seems to be the Veronese way.
Much to my excitment they had Macaroons, which to my eye are little pastel coloured sandwiches of delight and indulgence, only four found there way home with me, but were primped and eaten only as a macaroon should be.