That went fast!!

   Two weeks sounds like a long time.  But our two weeks in Tuscany flew past in a flash.
   I could do a photo book on food that I ate....because I took pictures of almost every dish.  I could do a photo book on the arches, curves, and doorways I loved.  Or the door knockers.  Yes, Dan, I am now obsessed with the knockers of Italy!!
   Had a great time.  Met some great people.  Saw some great sights.  Ate some great food. Made some great memories.
   Now I'm in Switzerland, Jackie and Emily are back in Rochelle, Carl and Ruth are in Rockford, John and Kathy in Chicago, John is in Toronto in transit back to Illinois.  Their adventure is temporarily over, mine continues with a trip to Barcelona and southern France.  A short trip, but hopefully a memorable one.
   Despite having almost two weeks of sunny, bright weather.....I waited until a misty, cloudy day to take a picture or two I had wanted to take since day one.  Go figure.
   Anyway, here's a last look at Italy for 2013.

Our handicapped bathroom...worked well!

Loved this door and arch that led into the villa

Second floor apartment had three bedrooms, and large kitchen/sitting room..

Twin beds in this room

Upstairs sitting area with massive working fireplace, dining area and kitchen.

Arch separated upper apartment from lower and could be locked.

Ground floor apartment dining, sitting and kitchen area.  Also had a large fireplace.

We ate several meals, had several glasses, and shared several laughs on this... my favorite part of the house.

One of the neighbor's dogs, visited regularly and was always happy to get a pet!

We seemed to have found one we liked!

Bed and breakfast near our villa.....never saw a lot of cars parked there, but it was late in the season.

Fruit of the vine.

Panzano

Another side of Panzano, church in the center was town focal point.

Only drawback was the road to the villa.....pretty bumpy!

For the first three days, we had no idea what these racks did or why they were there.  When Connie came in to cook, she washed dishes and put them up there.  What an ingenious, simple drier!  Wash, rinse, set the dishes in the racks, and they air dry.  The water drips down into a tray, which has a central drain that drips into the sink.  Space saving and environmentally friendly!