View From the Oak

Sunday, June 16, 2013

San Gimignano Traditional Vignette

San Gimignano Traditional Vignette, a photo by linfrye ..home and slowly catching up on Flickr.

I painted this in a traditional watercolor vignette style prior to my workshop and visit to San Gimignano.

Saturday, June 15, 2013

THANK YOU!!!!

THANK YOU!!!!, a photo by linfrye ..home and slowly catching up on Flickr.

Home ... after an incredible trip and time. I owe my host and hostess for this journey - Doris and Stefano - a tremendous amount of gratitude and thanks ... for opening their home, hearts, lives, and family to me ... for spending weeks speaking a language other than their own, for delicious food, a comfortable bed, Internet access, trips to jaw-dropping sights, events and activities, gelato, expresso, my beloved brotchen, painting, a drive to Italy and back, a blessed hot water bottle during the unexpected cold temperatures, walks along the rivers and fields, visits to and from Flickr friends, and more ... so much more.

I find 'thank you' so darn inadequate ... but I know you know, Doris, how deeply grateful I am for all you and Stefano have done for me over the last two months....

My heart is full, as is my camera, and my mind and heart return again and again to a family, landscapes, and friends across 'the pond' that are now as much my own as my family and friends here in the US.

A hundred million thank you's ....

And both C and I are eager to share our world with you ..... come on over!

Saturday, June 08, 2013

The Cascade

The Cascade, a photo by linfrye ...on vacation . on Flickr.

A few views of the incredible German countryside.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013

Vernazza 4

Vernazza 4, a photo by linfrye ...on vacation . on Flickr.

On the last few days of our visit to Tuscany we visited Portovenere and Cinque Terre as well as some of the five villages of Cinque Terre. The views, the food, the sea ... absolutely incredible!!! Memories in the making!