Europe is known for its markets. There are Christmas markets and weekly markets, food markets and antiques markets. While I do love a good Christmas market, antiques markets are my absolute favorite. We were blessed in England to have the Peterborough Antiques fair just down the road from us twice a year. So when we…
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Faenza, the ceramics capital you probably didn’t know about.
If you were to see my house, you’d know that I am the opposite of a minimalist. I love color, and art and beautiful things. I especially find ceramics alluring and have been enjoying collecting them from Italy and Poland since we’ve lived in Europe. I was excited to be able to buy more ceramics…
Tim’s Pigrimage to Bellau Wood
As evening set upon the countryside of France in early June 1918, the U.S. Marine Corps Fourth Marine Brigade, charged into the woods near Bellau. The woods, a former hunting ground, were a stronghold of the German army. The French, to whom the Marines were attached, severely underestimated the hold which the Germans had on…
Ten Curious Cambridge Facts
Cambridge was founded in 1209 by students who were fleeing Oxford. Three students in Oxford were hanged for the death of a woman. At this time the ecclesiastical scholars would have taken precedence and pardoned the students but they were not consulted. Fearing more retaliation from townsfolk, Oxford was shut down and students fled to…
West End Review Part 2
It’s been three years since I wrote my first review of the West End. And while we took an extended break from the theater during the time with the VWSNBN*, we have been back to the theater in full force since the theaters opened back up in 2021. I have several shows to review so…
Blogette # 14 – Living Life on Pause
So here we are, over a month in to living life on pause. What a strange feeling this is. We’re not really living in England anymore but we’re also not yet starting our new lives in Milan. While we wait for documents and passports and all that fun bureaucracy to work itself out, we are…
A delightful tasting menu hidden in a tiny Welsh Village
Hidden away in a little village on the Wales/England border is a posh little restaurant that could easily fit in in any large European city. This restaurant is called The Checkers. If you have been following us for a while then you know that Tim and I really enjoy food and find special pleasure in…
A goodbye to our house
Last week we officially moved out of our house. The move to Italy is starting to feel very real, though the move date is still a soft one as we await final paperwork. (I apologize for not officially announcing it here and only on instagram! Things have been crazy and I found the words difficult.)…
Blogette #13: Six – the Feel-Good Feminist Concert I didn’t know I needed
Earlier this week we saw another show on our quest to see as many shows as possible before we lose easy access to the West End. This show was Six, a musical concert/show about the six wives of Henry VIII. To be honest, I didn’t know anything about it other than the basic concept before…
Touring the Krakow Jewish Quarter
Last month I finally got on a plane again! I completed my first international solo trip as I headed to Krakow, Poland. Though is it really a solo trip when you have amazing friends waiting for you at the other end? I have fallen in love with this beautiful city. And have made some lifelong…
Fernweh Findings 