Just a Smidgen

childhood memories jumbled in cluttered boxes of photographs thoughts, sounds, andView full post »

Pretty fancy name for a thistle! Artichokes are native to the Mediterranean, so it comes as no surprise that my mother-View full post »

Let take the train from Florence, Italy and head deep into the Classic Chianti region of Tuscany near Siena. AView full post »

So I bought these “little Peonies” the other day.. they were curled up tight in littleView full post »

spring is such a sweet but busy time spent plundering garden centers with overflowing trays of brilliant color and theirView full post »

Isn’t this just the prettiest Inspirational Board.. it’s no mystery I have a “thing” forView full post »

Some of you might recognize the name on this shop in Florence. One of our most prominent food blogging friends isView full post »

Since I brought you to a bridge in Florence last week, I might as well tell you more about our journey there. OurView full post »

Since Emerald Green is the Pantone Color of the Year, I expected to see it showing up everywhere. From householdView full post »

I seem to be writing about our travels in random order, so you’ve seen the Isle of Capri.. but Sorrento will haveView full post »

If you’ve been a friend of Just a Smidgen for a while, you may have gotten to know a very special PupsterView full post »

Don’t you just love the breakfast buffets offered at hotels? Years ago when we had the pleasure of visiting ParisView full post »