Just a Smidgen » Travel https://justasmidgen.com ..a lifestyle blog filled with recipes, photography, poems, and DIY Tue, 29 Jul 2014 15:07:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.2 Recovering a Footstool and Balance https://justasmidgen.com/2013/07/11/re-covering-footstools-and-life/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/07/11/re-covering-footstools-and-life/#comments Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:11:42 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=15680   re·cov·er v. re·cov·ered, re·cov·er·ing, re·cov·ers 1. To get back; regain. 2. To restore (oneself) to a normal state 3. To compensate for 4. To procure 5. To bring under observation again   ♥   balance   is something I strive for..   the reassuring calm of the ordinary, every day   day to day […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/07/11/re-covering-footstools-and-life/feed/ 24 Borgo San Felice ~ Part I https://justasmidgen.com/2013/06/13/borgo-san-felice-part-i/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/06/13/borgo-san-felice-part-i/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:43:41 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=15014   Let take the train from Florence, Italy and head deep into the Classic Chianti region of Tuscany near Siena. A short drive from the train station and we tumbled into a little village that is now the Borgo San Felice Relais & Chateau. This was our home away from home and one short week’s […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/05/26/when-in-rome/feed/ 39 The Isle of Capri https://justasmidgen.com/2013/05/15/the-isle-of-capri/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/05/15/the-isle-of-capri/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 14:48:04 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=14423 I’ve missed you!   I promised you a seascape upon my return to the land of Smidgen.. the island you see above is the Isle of Capri located just off the coast of Sorrento in Italy.We took a ferry across after spending days wandering through Sorrento, drinking in the sites, the wine and devouring plates […]

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