I wonder if the origin of the word pompous relates to the city named Pompeii. It certainly is grand; impressive in scope and splendour. Pompeii, for anyone who doesn’t know this, was a prosperous town in the Roman Empire that…

View of Mount Vesuvius from hour hotel room (Santa Caterina B&B) It feels good to be back in Europe. Surprising how I react to that, but I guess I’ve spent so much time in my life in Europethat it has…

​Scrolling through all the Facebook pictures of fresh faced children headed back to school today, I had three thoughts: DH & #1 Son on the latter’s 1st day of school in Toronto. I miss that excitement. In my mind, September…