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“Life in the Seven Kingdoms is never dull . . .” –Jen McConnel, School Library Journal

Category: Italy

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Life’s soundtrack should be big: Rossini Opera Festival makes a splash

The Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, Italy was over the top! I love watching live orchestras and this one had 5 string basses. 🙂 And the

September 19, 2017

Create something new: What would you do with 500 olive trees?

I recently came across another inspiring example of using your inheritance to create something new. Alessandro inherited 500 olive trees with his grandfather’s Sicilian property.

April 11, 2016

What’s it like to visit historical sites for a story world you’ve only imagined?

After I moved to Germany, I planned a trip of a lifetime to visit the physical places in my children’s adventure story set in the

November 9, 2015