The house with pool and orchard in the foreground
Italy has been our home for more than 13 years now, and the house in the photo for most of that time. This blog documents the joys and problems of our existence day by day.
We have our difficulties. My husband, Clive, is permanently disabled. In addition, he recently spent 9 months in French hospitals recovering first from a coma and then from an operation to remove a massive bowel tumour. He’s just finished a course of chemotherapy at home, and is learning to walk again.
Some of our difficulties derive from where we live, but I still love living here. Clive is more circumspect. By reading about our daily life, perhaps you will be able to tell whose view is the more accurate. Does the pleasure outweigh the pain? Or will my writing betray a less rose-tinted reality?
You can also see the books we’ve written and published by clicking on the image below:
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We sail through the internet seeing things, that we might never otherwise have seen, yet rarely do we see the real people, and the ups and downs of their lives.
My daughter developed juvenile arthritis at the age of four. She is now thirty, uses a power-chair and has had several joints replaced. Yet she has a much sunnier disposition than me and takes on challenges that I’m sure I wouldn’t have dared approach.
Best wishes – I’ll be back to visit and share some of that Italian light.
What a lovely story. My very best wishes to you and your daughter.
Hi I just came on this page while searching for poems. I would love to visit Italy.
I like your blueberry picture on main page.
Lovely story.
Wishing your family back to good health.
Keep up your writing.
I will come back to visit again
Many thanks for your good wishes and I hope we’ll hear from you again. BTW they’re grapes not blueberries, but I agree they do look like blueberries!
I have nominated you for the Beautiful Blogger Award come pick up your award and the rules and ENJOY
Thank you so much for your nomination. I was absolutely thrilled to see the name of my website on your list – you see, I knew even before you’d sent me your comment! I’m scratching my head for 7 things to say about myself at the moment, and then will get my list of nominees together – will post soon!
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Smile and do at your own pace I went a little overboard yes but you were all so deserving
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Eunice
You spread a lot of sunshine, I reckon!
I try to lol I need the sunshine for pretty photos and birds,bees and blooms 🙂
lol thanks for the compliment too 🙂
Hi There
I have an award here for you The Blog of The Year 2012 Award when you have time stop by to COLLECT 🙂
Eunice
Thank you so much Eunice. And thank you for what you say about me, too!
🙂 You are very welcome
HUGS
I have Blog of the Year 2012 Award here for you! Enjoy
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Eunice
Hi Eunice, I haven’t yet put up my award (which I’m really pleased with) because I’m still deciding who best to pass it on to and wanted to do that at the same time. Is that OK?
OH yes take your time not everyone can take 2 days to load and let know all I shared with 🙂
Sit and enjoy
Eunice
Thank you!