We are in Italy! It is beautiful here, with moderate temperatures above average for this time of year. We survived the hollywood-like “Christmas rush” of the Geneva and Roma airports, and enjoyed a nice drive north along the west coast, 1.5hrs to Orbetello, just south of Grosseto.

Harriet and I are taking full advantage of being pampered, eating healthy food, and running in very fresh air, in an amazing nature-filled area of Italy. (By the way, it is also wonderful to see Nelusco, Maggie, Elisa and Joey!!)

Today we all enjoyed a marvelous Christmas Day here in Tuscany. We took it really easy, ate lots and generally enjoyed each other’s company. I always take part in some of the longest lunches on record (well… in our family at any rate!!) when I am here, sitting down at 1:30pm, and often times not getting up until close to 4pm!

An image gallery of today’s “festivities” will soon be online (so look for a link to the right) but for the moment, I include a couple choice pics.