I am late getting to the final group that was with us this spring. The blog software was agonizingly slow in Orvieto so I gave up doing it there. So here I am. Sue Spargo led ladies from Australia, Ireland, Holland (living in France) and the U. S. in a delightful week of embellishing fabric. [...]
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Quilt Embellishment in Orvieto Italy
Posted in Art instruction, Learning Vacations, Orvieto Experiences, Orvieto Italy, Small group travel Italy on June 4, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Orvieto – Playing and Learning
Posted in Learning Vacations, Slow travel vacations, Small group travel Italy on May 21, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Our first two trips finished up last Saturday. After we saw most everyone off, Kristi and I headed for Ravenna. Back now in Orvieto, waiting for the next group’s arrival, I have time to post some pictures from the first week. DJ Pettitt and Heidi Darr-Hope led our learning workshops. Two more dedicated, enthusiastic teachers [...]
Orvieto, Italy: Roots in Maine
Posted in Life, Small group travel Italy on February 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I love what we do in Italy. I think there is a soulfulness, an authenticity to our trips that is an outgrowth certainly of where Kristi and I come from, our life experiences, our roots. There is much of that past from which I could draw, but I want to highlight just one today – [...]
Fabric, Beading, Quilting in Orvieto
Posted in Adventures in Italy Teachers, Art instruction, Culture, Learning Vacations, Orvieto Italy, Small group travel Italy on October 17, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Australia’s Lisa Walton led a workshop for us at the end of September producing some beautiful dyed fabrics, beaded scarves and more. At the same time a Discover Orvieto group was out exploring the food, wine, oil and culture of Orvieto. The two trips yielded a raft of memorable experiences and products. Lisa is a [...]
Birth, Life, Death, Italy
Posted in Meaning in Life, Orvieto Italy, Slow travel vacations, Small group travel Italy on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How the second half of life represents a wonderful time of growth and development.
Technical Age and the Soul
Posted in Meaning in Life, Slow travel vacations, Small group travel Italy on June 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How a week in Orvieto with Adventures in Italy puts us back in touch with our soul.
Exceptional Travel
Posted in Learning Vacations, Orvieto Experiences, Small group travel Italy on June 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Bill Steiner explains why people on Adventures in Italy trips have such a unique and wonderful time.
Orvieto
Posted in Orvieto Experiences, Orvieto Italy, Slow travel vacations, Small group travel Italy on May 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Orvieto, Italy – being there.
Witless twitters
Posted in Meaning in Life, Slow travel vacations, Small group travel Italy, Technology on May 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Twitter and other “social networking” has led to lives that are not living a real life.
Memory and Living
Posted in Meaning in Life, Orvieto Italy, Small group travel Italy, Technology on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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