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LeAnne Martin
July 18, 2018
Nature

A Day of Beauty in Cortona

LeAnne Martin
July 18, 2018
Nature
A Day of Beauty in Cortona

It was a hot July morning under the Umbrian sun…

Tagged: Cortona, DelBrenna, Italy, jewelry, historic, leather, Le Vigne

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LeAnne Martin
July 12, 2018

Going to the Theater in Gubbio

LeAnne Martin
July 12, 2018
Going to the Theater in Gubbio

She said exactly what I was thinking: "It's going to rain." We had arrived in Gubbio, Italy, a medieval village not far from our friends' place, Le Vigne…

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LeAnne Martin
July 10, 2018
Nature

Following the Sunflowers in Umbria, Italy

LeAnne Martin
July 10, 2018
Nature
Following the Sunflowers in Umbria, Italy

"Come back before it’s too late." It was the last line of an email from our friends, Roger and Joan, who own a centuries-old renovated villa in Umbria, Italy…

Tagged: nature, travel, Umbria, Italy, sunflower, flower

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LeAnne Martin
July 5, 2018
Moments, More

July 4th in Italy

LeAnne Martin
July 5, 2018
Moments, More
July 4th in Italy

Greetings from Italy, and Happy July 4th! We are just outside Perugia, Umbria, at our friends' place, Le Vigne…

Tagged: Independence Day, July 4th, Umbria, Italy, Le Vigne, party

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LeAnne Martin
July 3, 2018
Nature

Your Summer Favorites

LeAnne Martin
July 3, 2018
Nature
Your Summer Favorites

I don't know how old I was--maybe four or five--but I was excited. It was past my bedtime, but I was still up. We were going to …


Tagged: nature, summer

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LeAnne Martin
June 28, 2018
More, Nature

Heirloom Beauty

LeAnne Martin
June 28, 2018
More, Nature
Heirloom Beauty

Vegetables. I wasn't a fan. Under duress and my parents' watchful eyes, I would take a bite of green beans and shiver as it went down. And squash? I thought it just might be the death of me...

Tagged: heirloom, garden, food, tomato, farmers' market

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LeAnne Martin
June 26, 2018
Nature

Good Things at Gibbs Gardens

LeAnne Martin
June 26, 2018
Nature
Good Things at Gibbs Gardens

The date had been on the calendar for weeks. It was a Saturday morning in early June that we both had labelled "Gibbs Gardens." After a busy May filled with our daughter's graduation festivities, my husband and I looked forward to the serenity and beauty...

Tagged: beauty in nature, Gibbs Garden

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LeAnne Martin
May 22, 2018
More, Moments

A Few Ideas for Summer

LeAnne Martin
May 22, 2018
More, Moments
A Few Ideas for Summer

Squirming, talking, looking out the window at the sunshine. We could not keep still. Finally, the last school bell would ring, and out of the building we would fly.

Summer stretched before us, endless and exciting, filled with sunshine and fun and magic. Adventure awaited, and finally, we were free…

Tagged: beauty in nature, photography

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