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Gemma the baby goat ready for breakfast

Experiencing Joy, Unapologetically and Without Fear

Do you allow yourself to feel joy in the moment or do you hold back, worrying that the other shoe will drop at any moment, that for every good thing that happens, there must a corresponding bad one?

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Casa di Franco

Casa di Franco

La Casa di Franco is a modest home on two levels that includes a large bedroom, living room, kitchen with wood stove, and bedroom. It also has a small balcony with a panoramic view of the Ionian Sea and surrounding hills.

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Casa dell'Elicriso

Casa dell’Elicriso

Casa dell’Elicriso is a fully restored property in the heart of Badolato that has been used as a bed & breakfast. It is a large property, particularly for our medieval village with three independent living areas, each with separate entrances.

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What Are You Waiting For?

A short and sweet post inspired by a podcast about the importance of pushing forward instead of waiting for things to happen.

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Closed door waiting to be open

Gut Check: How Bad Do You Want It?

A couple years after moving to Italy, although I could communicate well enough on a daily basis I knew there was still so much I was missing, including parts of myself still hidden from those around me. That was gut check time.

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Michelle FabioMichelle Fabio is an American attorney-turned-freelance writer living in her family's ancestral village in Calabria, Italy and savoring simplicity one sip at a time.

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Homemade apple butter
Green beans, potatoes, and pancetta
Glazed Apple Oatmeal Cinnamon Muffins
Pasta with snails alla calabrese
Onion, Oregano, and Thyme Focaccia
Oatmeal Banana Craisin Muffins
Prosciutto wrapped watermelon with bel paese cheese
Fried eggs with red onion and cheese
Calabrian sausage and fava beans
Ricotta Pound Cake