Stresa 8am Wake Up Call
I have my morning walk around 6:45 am when it is already bright out in Stresa but the sidewalks are bare as everyone is still asleep. ...
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Maria Scuor
May 24, 20228 min read
Reflections of Times Gone by - Prossenicco
Per L'Italiano scorri verso il basso fino vedi l'italiano My parents and family are from small town Castelsilano in Calabria and when I...
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Maria Scuor
May 21, 20224 min read
Happy May Long Weekend
Even though I'm forever on a long weekend, here in Italy it isn't a holiday this weekend. In Canada, you are full swing into your...
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Maria Scuor
May 19, 20221 min read
Easy Chocolate Whip Cake
Serves: 12 I used to make this simple cheat cake (I use a box cake mix) when Steven was young as he loved the chocolate and whip cream. ...
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Maria Scuor
May 18, 20221 min read
Splendid Stresa Hotels
Whenever Gianni and I walk the promenade we go by the some of the most amazing hotels which in the future I will have a blog capturing...
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Maria Scuor
May 16, 20223 min read
Italian Weekly Market and Doing Laundry When in Italy
Pretty much every town has a market that rolls into town the same day in the week. This means shutting down roads to cars and you are...
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Maria Scuor
May 16, 20223 min read
Slow it Down and Enjoy Every Mouthful
Living in Italy has made us slow down in every way as life here is about enjoying every moment. Workers actually walk away from work and...
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Maria Scuor
May 14, 20222 min read
Driving Through the Alps
Friday the 13th is considered lucky in Italy but I think we brought some of our Canadian juju because yesterday a drive that should have...
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Maria Scuor
May 11, 20223 min read
Feed Our Brains by Challenging Them
Feeding our brains is just as important as feeding our bodies. Of course the food we eat has a lot to do with the way our brain...
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Maria Scuor
May 11, 20222 min read
Donut Cake - WOW
Serves: 24 My grandson wanted a donut cake for his birthday but because it was his champagne birthday, he got a champagne hockey stick...
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Maria Scuor
May 10, 20221 min read
Casa Diverio - Our Home in Stresa
We have been so lucky to find an amazing rental apartment in the heart of Stresa with-in walking distance to restaurants, grocery stores,...
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Maria Scuor
May 7, 20223 min read
Happy Mother's Day
This is the first year I don't get to hug and kiss my mother for Mother's day and it brings sadness to my heart. Thankfully I have many...
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Maria Scuor
May 5, 20221 min read
Happy Cinco de Mayo
I’m definitely one that thought the 5th of May was Mexico’s independence day, but with a little research I found out it commemorates the...
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Maria Scuor
May 2, 20222 min read
#GetReal Mental Health Week May 2 - May 8
Today starts the 71st annual Mental Health week in Canada which launched across our nation in 1951. In 1918 the Canadian Mental Health...
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Maria Scuor
May 1, 20222 min read
Football (Calcio) Italian Style
Sunday in Italy is all about calcio football (what we in North America call soccer). Go by any coffee shop or bar and you will see...
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Maria Scuor
Apr 30, 20224 min read
The Sights of Stresa and Italian Coffee Facts
This morning we got up at 7 am and went for an hour walk around town to start to get acclimatized. Even though it is a small town of...
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Maria Scuor
Apr 28, 20223 min read
13,879 Days
Seconds, minutes, hours, days, months and years just fly by and therefore it is time to reminisce about 13,879 days ago. That is the day...
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Maria Scuor
Apr 26, 20221 min read
Adventure Awaits....
Tomorrow Gianni and I get to spend a couple of months in a small lakeside town we fell in love with when we scoped the region for the...
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Maria Scuor
Apr 21, 20223 min read
Making our Earth Better for our Next Generation - Earth Day 2022
Today I reflect on the words of a song that was first recorded in 1977 but re-recorded by Whitney Houston in February of 1985. It truly...
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Maria Scuor
Apr 18, 20222 min read
Importance of Water to Our Bodies
However you drink your water, guidelines state we should be drinking six to eight 250 ml (8oz) glasses of water per day. There is...
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