Getting back to

the being home,

is definitely hard after I have traveled.

It was a little over a week

but something about going away with just myself

and literally a group of strangers

(other than the on-line relationship I had w/ Lara)

is so freeing.

They really have no expectations of you.

I'm still having revelations about things in my life

and then trying to do laundry!

I went to lunch yesterday with

my oldest and dearest friend

and 

while talking to me

he was having some of the same revelations...

about life and the time we have and the quality of it...

weird how things can work sometimes?! 

Still trying to wrap my head around all that I experienced

and where to go with it...

So

I decided to take a break

and simply

make

some

 Pie....

(Strawberry Rhubarb)

Down the street a bit..

a local family grows the strawberries in their

backyard and sells them in the morning for about 

3-4 weeks.

One thing I did decide was to really try and stick as close

as possible to the

EAT   LOCAL

ideal.

We are going to plant our own vegetables at

my parents so we won't have to pay for them

and I know where they cam from....

Time to

take a break and sit with a slice and cup of coffee....

More of Italy soon...

Happy Wednesday to all...