by Connie Hood | Nov 4, 2020 | Writing Journal
I’ve been fascinated by epics since I was a little girl – captured by the imagery in the Odyssey and later in the vast tales of love and war that define us. In many cases these stories exist as fragments, or wisps of air blown through…
by Connie Hood | Mar 15, 2018 | Travel
We bade farewell to our hosts. Our agriturismo visit was not too far away, but it was a day to look out at the land. We scheduled a long midday break in Siena. The town did not disappoint…
by Connie Hood | Mar 9, 2018 | Travel
10/25 Firenze/San Miniato/Lucca Chet and I chose the Arno Valley route, a series of side roads that would wind us about 60 kilometers toward Lucca. On the road, we passed a truck of terrified Holsteins, eyes bulging and ears pinned back, peering out through the...
by Connie Hood | Jan 24, 2018 | Travel
Our bucket list had always included a month in Tuscany. Chet and I are fascinated with the Renaissance, and how it changed Europe. Italy October 16 to November 8, 2017 MILANO More is more. Money and power ooze from the DNA of this city. Civic sensibilities...
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