https://jennifercriswell.com/2022/05/22/making-of-a-murderer-er-memoir/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/41p2gypxml.jpg41p2gypxml2022-05-23T16:56:48+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2021/07/01/well-seasoned-in-tuscany/2021-09-12T13:54:46+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/about-2/2021-06-03T12:14:13+00:00weekly0.6https://jennifercriswell.com/2017/01/02/coraggio/2017-07-30T05:53:54+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2016/03/20/a-spring-in-my-step/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_7314.jpgIMG_7314Buona Pasqua!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_7298.jpgIMG_7298Michelle, Marisa and me at Santa Crocehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_7271.jpgIMG_7271So pretty.... get in my belly! https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_7259.jpgIMG_7259I learned to make tortellini this winter. This was round 2https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_7280.jpgIMG_7280Girls night out celebrating "La Festa della Donna"https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_7223.jpgIMG_7223https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_7214.jpgIMG_7214Sunrise on a morning run!2017-03-04T18:27:51+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2015/11/02/autumnal-energy/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_6512.jpgIMG_6512https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_6511.jpgIMG_6511Bertie taking us for a walk around his townhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_6503.jpgIMG_6503https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_6484.jpgIMG_6484A chili weekend in Cortona at Sam & Starr's house complete with Sam's amazing texas chili and my infamous margaritas and tasty guacamole. 2015-11-17T02:48:47+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2014/12/19/now-bring-us-some-figgy-cookies-my-grandmothers-buccellaticuccidati/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_5593.jpgIMG_5593ready for sampling... https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_5592.jpgIMG_5592Erm, I told you they're not pretty! https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_5585.jpgIMG_5585First batch ready for oven.https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_5588.jpgIMG_5588Forming the fig cookies...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_5582.jpgIMG_5582Dough ray mi...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_5578.jpgIMG_5578A child-like enjoyment of making a mess! https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_5574.jpgIMG_5574Initial goopy fillinghttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_5570.jpgIMG_5570Gathering the ingredients for the filling and hooking up the mincer.2015-09-05T15:42:49+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2014/09/21/september-mornings/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/6t4.jpg6t4At Least You're in Tuscany.... the Polish version!! https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_5364.jpgIMG_5364Bravio!! The race didn't go our way this year, but victory will be ours next year!! Forza Gracciano!!! https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_5339.jpgIMG_5339Natalie was a little rusty at twirling her pici! https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_5329.jpgIMG_5329The Porters were back in town!! https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_5233.jpgIMG_5233Birthday weekend at the seaside in Castiglione della Pescaiahttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_5111.jpgIMG_51111st sommelier Servicehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_5074.jpgIMG_5074Sommelier Presntation2014-09-22T04:52:06+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2014/04/11/enchanted-april/2014-05-08T13:13:14+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2014/02/19/fortress-of-solitude/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4544.jpgIMG_4544My friend Marco Barbi launched his first Vino Nobile vintage this year!!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4578.jpgIMG_4578Marinella teaching me her ragù recipe! https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4644.jpgIMG_4644Tuscany is beautiful no matter the season!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4641.jpgIMG_4641The gorgeous San Biagio, halfway point of my walk this morninghttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4639.jpgIMG_4639I helped out a bit too!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4630.jpgIMG_4630My colleague Fabio at the anteprima di Vino Nobilehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4608.jpgIMG_4608an olive oil tasting at cookbook author, Pamela Johns' house. https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4511.jpgIMG_4511My new best friend... my book to study for the Italian driver's license2014-03-30T20:24:47+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2013/11/10/a-bountiful-table/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3981.jpgIMG_3981la dolce vita! https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3984.jpgIMG_3984Not sure we have enough... don't forget the vanilla gelato!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3988.jpgIMG_3988I love Janet's expression when I announce the desserts are ready in the kitchen!! https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3989.jpgIMG_3989Terry's method of carving up the leftover turkey wasn't quite as surgical as Ron's...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3991.jpgIMG_3991The carnage...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3972.jpgIMG_3972My amazing friend Terry also prepared a birthday cake for Charles! https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3971.jpgIMG_3971Italian friends should avert their eyes from the laden plates, but this is how we roll in the US. :)https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3968.jpgIMG_3968Ron does a an expert job carving the turkey!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3963.jpgIMG_3963First course is served and the pumpkin soup seemed to be a hit (phew!)https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3961.jpgIMG_3961Turkey number 2 a/k/a leftovers baby! 2013-11-14T05:39:57+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2013/08/25/the-race-is-on/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3690.jpgIMG_3690Lots of gorgeous sunsets while sipping franciacorta this summer!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3693.jpgIMG_3693Munching on roast duck "nana in porchetta" at Collazzi contradahttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3664.jpgIMG_3664Bistecca fiorentina alla Robert!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3661.jpgIMG_3661As if spending ten hours a day together wasn't enough Fabio and his family and I spent the day at our clients Robert and Gaby's house. Best bbq of the summer!!!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3679.jpgIMG_3679Celebrating Ken...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3634.jpgIMG_3634Memorial Concert for Ken Hobbshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3533.jpgIMG_3533Sushi weekend with buds Tania and Keith's house near Cortona!2013-10-25T11:54:10+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2013/06/16/signs-of-summer/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3100.jpgIMG_3100I. LOVE. SUMMER. PS Zoom in at your own risk... there is a lot of white flesh there! :)https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3106.jpgIMG_3106After a dinner of pizza and beer, Francy tops it off with a cake covered in Grappa! (note the huge size of the bottle) Tasty!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3089.jpgIMG_3089Our German client who has been a loyal Poliziano client for 20 years gets choked up when we present him with a bottle from 1993, the year he discovered us!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3053.jpgIMG_3053Our 2nd Annual "Poliziano Experience" ... a thank you dinner for 200 private clientshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3020.jpgIMG_3020FANS!!! Thank you krista and Liz for the support and for the terrific reviews on Amazon!!! xoxoxhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3019.jpgIMG_3019Poked my head into the bottling area just to take a peak at my Vino Nobile!2013-06-16T17:29:44+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2013/05/19/my-fifteen-minutes/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2831.jpgIMG_2831One of our instructors, Luca, explaining to Giulio the importance of finding the g-spot of the champagne bottle before slicing off the cork... erm it didn't go so well!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2816.jpgIMG_2816Our celebration dinner for the wine course... before we started taking turns slicing champagne bottles with swords... Don't try this at home folks :) https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2838.jpgIMG_2838Rosso di Montepulciano 2013 vintage in progress... Honestly how great is my job? https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2782.jpgIMG_2782Federico and Anna Carletti may own one of the most important wineries in Montepulciano, but they didn't hesitate to pitch in on Saturday and help me prepare wine when I was working alone!2013-06-07T18:19:57+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2013/04/21/una-bella-vita/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc_0197.jpgDSC_0197A girl's best friend...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_2004.jpgIMG_2004At Least You're in Tuscany... At Least You're in Tuscany...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0380.jpgIMG_0380First snowfall that dumped almost two feet our first winter.https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0053.jpgIMG_0053Our cozy apartment in the Big Applehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0044.jpgIMG_0044https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0033.jpgIMG_0033Un bacio for Nan. Our first friend from NYC to visit us in Tuscanyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0443.jpgIMG_0443First apartment in Tuscanyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2997591275_1a71484581_m.jpg2997591275_1a71484581_mShe's got nerve calling me a witch when she put me in a tutu.https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/super-family.jpgsuper familySuper Friends!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/but-i-dont-want-to-be-a-pirate.jpgMINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERABut I don't wanna be a pirate!2013-09-07T18:18:45+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2013/03/21/no-guts-no-glory/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2710.jpgIMG_2710Marinella's trippa...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2721.jpgIMG_2721Here's what mine looked like at the end, you can see it was a little too soupy.https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2708.jpgIMG_2708after adding the tomatoes and water, this is what it will look like at the end of the 4 or 5 hours.https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2706.jpgIMG_2706Here's what it looks like after the first 2 hour cooking timehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2700.jpgIMG_2700cooking the vegetables, and adding the spice.https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2697.jpgIMG_2697the washed tripe, ready for cooking...2013-03-27T06:15:31+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2013/03/06/fatto-a-mano-3/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2657.jpgIMG_2657Tagliatelle with Marinella's ragù di capriolo and my friend Marco's wine. https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2672.jpgIMG_2672My friend Valerio who owns our local pet store agrees to give my pasta a try....No pressure!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2674.jpgIMG_2674Looks good to me!!!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2670.jpgIMG_2670My strips couldn't decide if they wanted to be tagliatelle or pappardelle.https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2669.jpgIMG_2669Letting it dry after achieving desired thinness.https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2663.jpgIMG_2663Marinella taught me that if you wrap the dough around the pin and drag it toward you, it helps roll it out. And is just looks cool!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2661.jpgIMG_2661So far so good...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2655.jpgIMG_2655Preparing my "tools" -- My pastry board needed to be bleached first because of the mold in my kitchen. The authentic Tuscan matterello was a gift from Marinella and is now one of my treasured possessions.https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2649.jpgIMG_2649Tagliatelle!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2645.jpgIMG_2645Cutting the pasta into strips...2013-03-12T01:55:36+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2013/02/08/a-study-in-vino/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2611.jpgIMG_2611They might make a professional out of me yet...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2609.jpgIMG_2609Janet, forgetting that we are in Italy, insisted that we get to class 20 minutes early...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2600.jpgIMG_2600The presentation of the Sommelier course.2013-02-20T12:25:05+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2013/01/06/la-befana/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2538.jpgIMG_2538Italian friend, Vanda got into the spirit of the Christmas crackers and even wore her crown. When we attempted these at Anna's house for Christmas Eve dinner one was set on fire by a candle!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2536.jpgIMG_2536https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2526.jpgIMG_2526My gorgeous lemon meringue pie went into meltdown and by dessert I served a fluffly yellow soup that seemed very "Bridget Jones" https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2528.jpgIMG_2528New Year's Eve at Charles and Peter's house 2013-01-13T13:35:25+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2012/12/19/tis-the-season/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2519.jpgIMG_2519https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2512.jpgIMG_2512Andrea bravely sampling a crab cake... Si, polpa di granchio!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2507.jpgIMG_2507Making new friends...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2511.jpgIMG_2511https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2506.jpgIMG_2506Hostess Janet with Anna who was a fan of the eggnog!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2500.jpgIMG_2500Desserts included Janet's famous mince pieshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2498.jpgIMG_2498I was pretty proud of my crudité creation...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2481.jpgIMG_2481Sugar cookies for everyone...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2490.jpgIMG_2490My very first Italian Christmas tree from four years ago...it spends the off season in Marinella's gardenhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2488.jpgIMG_2488My little Christmas tree...2013-01-06T01:35:48+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2012/11/28/la-raccolta/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2476.jpgIMG_2476Beautiful late harvest olives...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2479.jpgIMG_2479Me and my fanny... pack!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2474.jpgIMG_2474Robert, an olive harvesting natural, climbs up a tree to get every last olive!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_24721.jpgIMG_2472Charles eating one of my special olive harvesting brownies during our lunch breakhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_24671.jpgIMG_2467Peter laying out impossibly big nets under the "giving tree" which provided over 40 kilos of oliveshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2472.jpgIMG_2472Charles eating one of my special olive harvesting brownies!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_24692.jpgIMG_2469wood burning pizza oven!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_24691.jpgIMG_2469wood burning pizza oven!! https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2469.jpgIMG_2469https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2468.jpgIMG_2468The back of the house...2012-12-04T19:53:53+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2012/11/17/impressions/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tuscan-road.jpgtuscan roadhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sunflowers.jpgsunflowershttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/santagostino.jpgSant'Agostinohttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/papy-3.jpgpapy 3https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/papy-2.jpgpapy 2https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2151.jpgIMG_2151Janet and Ken...2012-11-20T20:53:12+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2012/11/13/lolio-nuovo-arriva/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2451.jpgIMG_2451Hard at work...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2448.jpgIMG_2448Adding the labels...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2441.jpgIMG_2441This is Raul, the man behind the oil. It's his trees that produce the olives!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2437.jpgIMG_2437And then the oil...need I say more?https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_24341.jpgIMG_2434Fancy machines to the actual work of crushing the olives...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2431.jpgIMG_2431Arriving olives start their journey...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2427.jpgIMG_2427My friend Tania takes me for a tour around Frantoio Paggetti2012-11-20T20:57:15+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2012/11/05/thanksgiving-italian-style/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2408.jpgIMG_2408The aftermath... cleanup and leftover distribution!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_24091.jpgIMG_2409Just a little something I whipped up in my spare time!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2407.jpgIMG_2407Feasting with friends...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2409.jpgIMG_2409https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_24061.jpgIMG_2406https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2406.jpgIMG_2406Janet's first Thanksgivinghttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2399.jpgIMG_2399Terry preparing her gravyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2398.jpgIMG_2398Il tachinohttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2391.jpgIMG_2391Terry's beautifully appointed table...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2392.jpgIMG_2392Terry's beautiful table...2012-11-12T18:53:24+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2012/10/21/the-sights-and-sounds-of-autumn/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2363.jpgIMG_2363Antonella set up a beautiful display of local pastas outside her grocery storehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2359.jpgIMG_2359Autumn produce at the mercato... https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2352.jpgIMG_2352Next step... the individual grapes are controlled by hand! It's not rated one of the top ten wines in Italy for nothing, folks!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2342.jpgIMG_2342Hand selection of the "Asinone" grapes at Poliziano. https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2338.jpgIMG_2338My friend Terry hosted a lovely luncheon to celebrate my book's debut. You are only seeing the picture of her house because too much champagne was drunk and I forgot to take pictures! Managgia!!! https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2340.jpgIMG_23402012-11-05T07:53:22+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2012/09/30/dreams-really-do-come-true/2017-01-30T06:18:32+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2012/09/07/a-cover-is-born/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/392444_204625133001019_2001509972_n1.jpg392444_204625133001019_2001509972_nhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/392444_204625133001019_2001509972_n.jpg392444_204625133001019_2001509972_n2012-09-30T12:23:26+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2012/08/12/la-novita/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2309.jpgIMG_2309Cinder, who spends most afternoons in Marinella's garden, waits patiently to greet Marinella even on Sunday morning...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2307.jpgIMG_2307Tuscan countryside in Augusthttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2305.jpgIMG_2305My contrada Gracciano's flags are flying high on the corsohttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2300.jpgIMG_2300Janet wins award for most beautiful flowers thanks to Ken's watering obsessionhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2295.jpgIMG_2295The cellar at Poliziano during the only rain we had all summerhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2291.jpgcinderLa Vecchietta2012-08-17T02:35:54+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2012/05/12/spring-time-in-tuscany/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/immagine-001.jpgImmagine 001bella vista!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/immagine-002.jpgImmagine 002Cinder strolling in Maggio2012-05-20T03:02:34+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2011/11/06/you-know-youre-becoming-italian-when/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_2126.jpgIMG_2126Cinder snuggling in for a long winter's nap...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_21273.jpgIMG_2127The last sangiovese grapes to be harvested this yearhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_2129.jpgIMG_2129https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_21272.jpgIMG_2127https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_21271.jpgIMG_2127Sangiovese grapes from last month's harvesthttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_2127.jpgIMG_2127Sangioves from last month's harvest2011-11-09T07:38:44+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2011/06/28/che-caldo-madonnina/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_2078.jpgIMG_2078Move over bambi...meet Mariohttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_2081.jpgIMG_2081Marinella's heart and her garden is big enough for a few new guestshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_2004.jpgIMG_2004Babysitting five kids means Cinder has learned a lot of patience...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_2071.jpgIMG_2071Patti's husband Ross grilling our dinner!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_2066.jpgIMG_2066Bistecca gigantica!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_2072.jpgIMG_2072New friends Joan and Patti who invited me to a bbq at their villa2011-06-28T19:18:54+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2011/04/24/two-years/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_1981.jpgIMG_1981New friends from NY and Penn with Fabio as they decide which wine to ship homehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_1980.jpgIMG_1980Great family of five from New York... hugs all around when we parted wayshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_1956.jpgIMG_1956You can take the dog walker out of NY... My friend Gill's dog Perdie is staying with ushttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_1973.jpgIMG_1973My first attempt at putting up artichokes...Marinella's recipehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_1977.jpgIMG_1977 A view of my apartment across through Marinella's yard... My laundry is the one with the red t-shirt2011-04-24T16:25:01+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2011/01/18/francas-pizza/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1908.jpgIMG_1908The finished pizza hot out of the oven. YUMMY!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1906.jpgIMG_1906My assembled creationhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1905.jpgIMG_1905What it looks like doubled in volumehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1904.jpgIMG_1904When the dough is ready it will be elastic and spring back when you poke ithttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1901.jpgIMG_1901Franca's husband Paolo and daughter Christinahttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1903.jpgIMG_1903Ingredients to make your pizzahttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_19001.jpgIMG_1900The delicious focaccia which we ate with thinly sliced prosciuto https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1900.jpgIMG_1900https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1899.jpgIMG_1899Franca's focaccia develops a gigantic air bubble which she deflates.https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1897.jpgIMG_1897Franca assembling her pizza2011-01-18T10:44:25+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2011/01/10/buon-anno/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1891.jpgIMG_1891Mark and Zack lighting fireworks while we countdown to the New Year!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1884.jpgIMG_1884Mark, Adrian and Tamara https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1888.jpgIMG_1888Bonnie setting New Year's Eve tablehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1893.jpgIMG_1893Elena in her holiday fineryhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_18941.jpgIMG_1894The hotel where I'm working part timehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1894.jpgIMG_18942011-01-10T19:04:40+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2010/12/03/and-so-it-begins/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_1815.jpgIMG_1815Erm... maybe it looks better in person. https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_1802.jpgIMG_1802Bonnie's kids are already in the holiday spirithttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_1810.jpgIMG_1810December view from my kitchen windowhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_1732.jpgIMG_17322010-12-03T09:11:50+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2010/10/26/olive-harvesting/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_1765.jpgIMG_1765Not sure if the Italians would improve but I was a big fan of the British ll:00 am coffee break w/lemon cakehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_1785.jpgIMG_1785Adrian, Tamara and Dominique with some of the harvesthttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_17821.jpgIMG_1782Daniel in home tree trying to get the olives at the tophttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_1782.jpgIMG_1782https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_1772.jpgIMG_1772Home Tree - the Avatar reference was to entice Adrian's daughters into helping pickhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_1779.jpgIMG_1779The farmer's sheep came through at regular intervals, bells jingling as they grazedhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_1764.jpgIMG_1764Me pulling olives off one of the branches Adrian "pruned"https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_1768.jpgIMG_1768First olives on the nethttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_1760.jpgIMG_1760Day 1 - Adrian and Gill setting out the nethttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_1766.jpgIMG_1766Gill and Adrian's agriturismo2010-12-03T08:01:00+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2010/09/22/the-art-of-translation/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_1720.jpgIMG_1720The artists show off some of their work...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_1708.jpgIMG_1708Terrye supervising everyone progresshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_1703.jpgIMG_1703Franca in the blue shirt is a local artist here and organized the coursehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_1705.jpgIMG_17052010-10-16T11:14:01+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2010/08/30/summer-delights/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_1696.jpgIMG_1696This year's olive crop...yum!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_1687.jpgIMG_1687The great plum applesauce experimenthttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_1684.jpgIMG_1684Plums and tomatoes were abbondante in my house this summerhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_1691.jpgIMG_1691Our Gracciano flag throwers in the parade before the barrel race2010-09-15T16:33:34+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2010/08/09/la-vita-comincia-a-40-anni/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_1667.jpgIMG_1667Did we win?https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_1656.jpgIMG_1656I took way too many pictures, but they were so darn cute...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_1638.jpgIMG_1638Kyle shows off his moveshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_1624.jpgIMG_1624The boys preparing for their flag throwing debut!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_1611.jpgIMG_1611Margaritas with Bonnie and Mark https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_1608.jpgIMG_1608Pre-birthday lunch with Janet and Ken and a gift of beautiful roses2010-08-11T14:18:29+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2010/07/25/english-lessons/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_1603.jpgIMG_1603If you teach it, they will come...by week three there were ten students!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_1585.jpgIMG_1585My class of six...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_1577.jpgIMG_1577The cloisters at Sant'Agnesehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_1574.jpgIMG_1574Lucia helping me organize the "class room" at the church2010-07-25T06:10:17+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2010/06/15/wine-and-roses/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/img_0562.jpgIMG_0562Jeff and Maria - a wonderful couple from Texas that read my blog and asked me to show them around Montepulciano. They were fun and quite generous! Thanks again, guys! Don't forget to have a margarita for me!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/img_0558.jpgIMG_0558I met Mary Ann and Mindy on my first day of work and they came back the next day with friends Tom and Paul. They all live in Arlington, Vermont where I spent some of my youth!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/img_0560.jpgIMG_0560Tiziana and Stefania in the Poliziano officeshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/img_0553.jpgIMG_0553The dining room where you can taste the wines and enjoy Fabio's delicious food!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/img_0548.jpgIMG_0548https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/img_0547.jpgIMG_0547In the kitchen with Fabio2010-11-13T15:38:38+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2010/05/28/good-things-come-to-those-who-wait/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_0515.jpgIMG_0515Sant'Agnese, the church where I will be doing the English classeshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_0532.jpgIMG_0532Antonella's anniversary gifthttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_0506.jpgIMG_0506My new basil plants...a gift from Antonella. (The wall of green in the background is Marinella's jasmine lined fence.)https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_0505.jpgIMG_0505More poppies along the roadhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_0504.jpgIMG_0504Poppies in bloomhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_0502.jpgIMG_0502Early morning walk in the countryside2010-07-26T04:06:56+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2010/04/28/one-year/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_0446.jpgIMG_0446Trying to capture the church bells as they ringhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_04741.jpgIMG_0474https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_04802.jpgIMG_0480Marinella's cat Teo is one of Cinder's many admirerershttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_04801.jpgIMG_0480https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_0480.jpgIMG_0480https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_0472.jpgIMG_0472I know I shouldn't pick favorites when babysitting five, but how can I resist this?https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_0474.jpgIMG_0474Spring is late this year, but finally it's here2010-05-19T18:20:08+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2010/04/01/moving-day/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_0433.jpgIMG_0433Bedroom...Cinder performing quality control on the new bedhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_0427.jpgIMG_0427Bathroom - which also has a great view!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_0425.jpgIMG_0425Kitchenhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_0424.jpgIMG_0424Kitchenhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_0428.jpgIMG_0428Living roomhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_0436.jpgIMG_0436Entry hall of new apartment2010-05-24T19:49:24+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2010/03/09/la-festa-delle-donne/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_0372.jpgIMG_0372I know I drank a bit last night, but I'm pretty sure this snow wasn't here when I got home in the wee hourshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_0363.jpgIMG_0363Some of the women get the dancing started...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_0371.jpgIMG_0371Caterina, Gabriella and the tipsy seventy-year old that no one seemed to knowhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_0359.jpgIMG_0359The entertainment...four cute waitershttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_0351.jpgIMG_0351Antonella and me as we hit the road for Cetonahttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_0346.jpgIMG_0346A gift of Mimosa flowers from Massimo, my new landlord2010-03-14T17:25:47+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2010/02/07/a-villa-grows-in-tuscany/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/img_0266.jpgIMG_0266Maurizio...sempre in girohttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/img_0262.jpgIMG_0262Jenny prepares some coffee and tea for us on a rainy winter's dayhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/img_0264.jpgIMG_0264Jenny with Janet and Kenhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/img_0259.jpgIMG_0259The upstairs apartment is ready for guestshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/img_0256.jpgIMG_0256Getting a tour of the villa2010-03-07T15:33:47+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2010/03/05/march-madness/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_0293.jpgIMG_0293The view from the kitchen of my new apartmenthttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_0279.jpgIMG_0279Antonella and her husband, Cesare. He watched the store so Antonella could come with me to the wine tasting.2010-03-07T05:49:03+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2010/01/29/tanias-pappa-al-pomodoro-recipe/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_02411.jpgIMG_0241This is after the tomatoes have cooked down for a bithttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_0244.jpgIMG_0244Here's what it looks like at the end! It's quite thick and quite delicious.https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_0243.jpgIMG_0243This is the consistency after the immersion blenderhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_0242.jpgIMG_0242Terrible photo but I wanted you to get an idea of how much bread I used...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_0241.jpgIMG_02412010-02-07T08:20:14+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2010/01/15/new-year-new-resolve/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_0233.jpgIMG_0233The official file...now I waithttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_0232.jpgIMG_0232Vania prepares the paperwork for my citizenship applicationhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_0240.jpgIMG_0240Cinder gives me her usual long suffering look after her visit to the doctorhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_0236.jpgIMG_0236Cinder can't believe the view at the Vet's officehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_0234.jpgIMG_0234Marinella takes Cinder and me to see her son Giacomo who is a Veterinario2010-01-15T21:28:30+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/12/27/vigilia-di-natale/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_0228.jpgIMG_0228A fuzzy picture of the tree after too much delicious Poliziano vino...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_0231.jpgIMG_0231holiday table for ten...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_0229.jpgIMG_0229A Christmas Eve aperitivo while waiting for Anna's familyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_0190.jpgIMG_0190a roaring fire and beautiful tree set the scene2009-12-31T05:39:26+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/12/21/la-neve/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_0222.jpgIMG_0222More snow falls in the afternoonhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_0218.jpgIMG_0218The view from my windowhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_0212.jpgIMG_0212the falling snow blankets Montepulcianohttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_0200.jpgIMG_0200Snowy parkhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_0198.jpgIMG_0198First snow falls on the walk to the market2009-12-23T20:25:56+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/12/10/a-dickensian-christmas/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_0178.jpgIMG_0178First Christmas tree in Italiahttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_0181.jpgIMG_0181Christmas decorating on a budget...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_0176.jpgIMG_0176Montepulciano puts up it's holiday lightshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_0174.jpgIMG_0174Antonella's store gets a Christmas makeover2010-02-17T15:38:32+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/12/06/antonellas-spaghetti-carbonara-recipe/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_0167.jpgIMG_0167Spaghetti Carbonara2009-12-06T11:56:11+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/11/22/the-good-earth/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_0155.jpgIMG_0155The bountyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_0152.jpgIMG_0152Marinella spies mushrooms along the road https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_0150.jpgIMG_0150A pause to soak up some sunshine at San Biagiohttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_0146.jpgIMG_0146The wintering grape vineshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_0149.jpgIMG_0149On the road to San Biagiohttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_0158.jpgIMG_0158My persimmons runneth over...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_0159.jpgIMG_0159Marinella's persimmon tree2009-11-24T20:56:22+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/11/14/la-nebbia/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_0139.jpgIMG_0139When you date a fruit vendor...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_0142.jpgIMG_0142Sadly, my basil was drowned by the November rain so I replaced it with some winter flowershttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_0138.jpgIMG_0138The fog slowly begins to lift, but still the nearby mountains are obscured2009-11-14T11:56:50+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/11/01/halloween-italian-style/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_01031.jpgIMG_0103Antonella with the pane della mortehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_01291.jpgIMG_0129Cinder is relieved that someone else has to wear the silly costume this yearhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_01221.jpgIMG_0122Natalie puts the finishing touches on her costumehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_01131.jpgIMG_0113My decided lack of artistic talent is on display in my sugar cookies for the kidshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_0103.jpgIMG_0103https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_0129.jpgIMG_0129https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_0122.jpgIMG_0122Natalie puts the finishing touches on her costumehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_0113.jpgIMG_01132009-11-26T19:08:27+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/10/24/sei-mese/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_0102.jpgIMG_0102Gabriella taking her first cigarette break of the morninghttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_00061.jpgIMG_0006Silvano's wife Alba alla Macelleriahttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_0006.jpgIMG_0006https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_0105.jpgIMG_0105Caterina and Antonella patiently pose for the pazza Americanahttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_0100.jpgIMG_0100A quiet Saturday morning in Montepulcianohttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_0097.jpgIMG_0097Babysitting the kids yesterdayhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_0091.jpgIMG_0091Cold temps and a plethora of free fruit inspires an apple pie2009-10-31T04:44:25+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/10/16/first-date-in-italia/2009-10-18T18:45:04+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/10/11/il-raffreddore/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_0078.jpgIMG_0078My superstar English student Mariastellahttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_0079.jpgIMG_0079A foggy autumn morning hides my viewhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_0072.jpgIMG_0072By day four the grapes were losing their appeal!!!!2009-10-12T09:16:50+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/09/28/la-vendemmia/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0066.jpgIMG_0066Bel lavoro!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0065.jpgIMG_0065Bel Lavorohttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0055.jpgIMG_0055Our "squadra" takes a break while waiting for more buckets to fillhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0054.jpgIMG_0054Getting the hang of it https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0051.jpgIMG_0051Our first load of grapeshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0048.jpgIMG_0048Mohammad teaches me which grapes to discardhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0044.jpgIMG_0044My first grapes to cuthttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0042.jpgIMG_0042The harvesting beginshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_00411.jpgIMG_0041Saverio arrives to whisk me away for a day of grape harvestinghttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0041.jpgIMG_00412009-09-28T14:32:04+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/09/27/my-first-visitors/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0040.jpgIMG_0040Nan and Susan at Angela's barhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0037.jpgIMG_0037Nan supports a local muscian playing his flutehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0035.jpgIMG_0035Susan and Nan pause in front of my favorite shop where they sell homemade copper potshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0033.jpgIMG_0033Kisses from Cinderhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0031.jpgIMG_0031Nan and Susan in the Piazza Grande2009-09-27T16:58:32+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/09/17/autumn-arriva/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0001.jpgIMG_0001My flower ladyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0997.jpgIMG_0997La Bella Fruttahttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0995.jpgIMG_0995Pippo's producehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0994.jpgIMG_0994Pippo and me al mercatohttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0003.jpgIMG_0003Our path to the mercato2009-09-17T12:15:42+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/09/07/cooking-and-wine/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_09601.jpgIMG_0960un bel posto!!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_09512.jpgIMG_0951checking the sugar content of the grapeshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_09511.jpgIMG_0951https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_09611.jpgIMG_0961The grapes are almost maturehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_09461.jpgIMG_0946Saverio gives us a tour of his wine-making operationhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0961.jpgIMG_0961I may be cutting some of these in a couple of weeks!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0960.jpgIMG_0960un bel posto!!!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0951.jpgIMG_0951checking the sugar level of the grapeshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0943.jpgIMG_0943The grapes are almost readyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0946.jpgIMG_0946Saverio gives us a tour of his wine making operation2009-09-07T13:09:28+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/08/30/roll-out-the-barrels/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0937.jpgIMG_0937Go Gracciano!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0935.jpgIMG_0935the race beginshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0934.jpgIMG_0934The race beginshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0920.jpgIMG_0920My contrada, Gracciano...Note Antonella across the street wearing her Poggiolo colors and holding Natalie on her laphttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0911.jpgIMG_0911This is the contrada that won the racehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0887.jpgIMG_0887My student Michele got a haircut for today's drumming extravaganza!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0877.jpgIMG_0877The parade commenceshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0845.jpgIMG_0845Nighttime barrel practicehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0824.jpgIMG_0824The boys huddle around the candles set for the evening parade2009-09-05T07:33:59+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/08/25/harvested-fruit/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0785.jpgIMG_0785Figs with fresh ricotta...yum!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0781.jpgIMG_0781Figs from Marinella's treeshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0804.jpgIMG_0804next everything flows into tanks undergroundhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0797.jpgIMG_0797the separated fruit is now ready for the next phasehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0795.jpgIMG_0795the stems are discarded and turned into mulchhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0794.jpgIMG_0794The grapes take a ride into the separatorhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0792.jpgIMG_0792the grapes are placed here and then are slowly sucked into the machinehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0787.jpgIMG_0787Ciliegiolo - l'uva di Maremmahttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0786.jpgIMG_0786Vineyard tour with my student Francesco2009-08-27T14:03:14+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/08/21/a-day-at-the-beach-sort-of/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0776.jpgIMG_0776After proclaiming he could play forever, Christopher is the first to fall asleep on the way home!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0773.jpgIMG_0773A happy gang at the end of the dayhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0769.jpgIMG_0769Bonnie supervises Christopher and Henryhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0771.jpgIMG_0771Yikes!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_07681.jpgIMG_0768Natalie is the first one to explore the waterhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0768.jpgIMG_0768https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0758.jpgIMG_0758Arrival at Lago Trasimeno2009-08-21T10:56:06+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/08/11/festa-di-san-lorenzo/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0732.jpgIMG_0732Enjoying some pizza after the flag throwing festivitieshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0703.jpgIMG_0703Men in tights with flagshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0705.jpgIMG_0705My student, Michele, playing the drumhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0727.jpgIMG_0727these guys were amazing!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0702.jpgIMG_0702Flag throwing extravaganza2009-08-11T14:19:21+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/08/10/in-the-kitchen-with-iacopo/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0663.jpgIMG_0663Meeting with Saverio and Iacopo at the agriturismo https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0662.jpgIMG_0662Touring the agriturismo2009-08-10T19:34:59+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/08/02/first-birthday-in-italia/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0640.jpgIMG_0640MINE!!!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0639.jpgIMG_0639I introduce the wonder of carrot cake cupcakes to the Italianshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0635.jpgIMG_0635Birthday tomatoes from Carla's gardenhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0607.jpgIMG_0607Birthday dinner with Bonnie's family-- Natalie seems to like her new purse2009-09-01T01:59:24+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/07/26/tuscan-road-trip/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0571.jpgIMG_0571My new mirror https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0559.jpgIMG_0559last one...I promisehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0567.jpgIMG_0567more sunflowershttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0562.jpgIMG_0562Sunflowers2009-07-26T11:23:44+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/07/19/my-hill-towns-alive-with-the-sound-of-music/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0513.jpgIMG_0513Admiring the goldfish pond in the parkhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0497.jpgIMG_0497Cinder singing "What is a dog to do" when she is swarmed by the gang.https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0498.jpgIMG_0498Supermom, Bonniehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0486.jpgIMG_0486My escort for the evening, Henry (blurry because in constant motion or maybe because I had three glasses of wine at dinner)https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0485.jpgIMG_0485Alberto's Restaurant...Table for seven per favore!2009-07-25T13:03:26+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/07/12/meet-and-greet/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_04612.jpgIMG_0461Giuseppe, one of my new friends, offers me translation work after witnessing my mini meltdownhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0466.jpgIMG_0466New American friend, Bonniehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0464.jpgIMG_0464Antonella is a hit with Bonnie and Mark's ganghttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0457.jpgIMG_0457Robert, New York native...Tuscan transplanthttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_04591.jpgIMG_0459https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0459.jpgIMG_0459Robert, New York native and Tuscan transplant2009-08-15T19:51:03+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/07/03/putting-down-roots/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0401.jpgIMG_0401Exploring Carla's gardenhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0394.jpgIMG_0394Italian plums...Susinihttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0429.jpgIMG_0429(insert handling melons joke here)https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0427.jpgIMG_0427my fruit vendorhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0443.jpgIMG_0443Cinder gives her approvalhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0439.jpgIMG_0439My little gardenhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0438.jpgIMG_0438My basil plants in their new homehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0436.jpgIMG_0436Ready...set...Plant2009-07-06T04:21:14+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/07/01/una-studentessa-della-vita/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_04182.jpgIMG_0418Antonellahttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_04181.jpgIMG_0418https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0418.jpgIMG_0418https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0423.jpgIMG_0423My butcherhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0421.jpgIMG_0421Hanging out with new friends on the street2009-07-01T16:11:38+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/06/24/cookies-are-universal/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0388.jpgIMG_0388Hooray...they look, smell and taste pretty close to perfecthttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0387.jpgIMG_0387They look normal, but what will they taste like?https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0383.jpgIMG_0383Italian chocolate chipshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0384.jpgIMG_0384It takes a lot of strength to beat chocolate chip batter by handhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0379.jpgIMG_0379It's not your grandmother's brown sugar...but it workshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_03861.jpgIMG_0386Happily they looked... and tasted goodhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0386.jpgIMG_0386https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0385.jpgIMG_0385I begin to panic when I see banana bread bubbling over...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0382.jpgIMG_0382First loaves of banana bread in Italy2009-07-01T13:47:00+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/06/19/laptop-legs/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0336.jpgIMG_0336Catherina at the cheese shop...before the Advil https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0332.jpgIMG_0332Antonella posing beside my flyer offering English lessonshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0331.jpgIMG_0331Antonella's grocery storehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0327.jpgIMG_0327my street2009-06-22T07:14:21+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/06/18/marinellas-frittata-recipe/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0352.jpgIMG_0352The delicious result...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0351.jpgIMG_0351Flipped frittata goes from plate back into pan to cook other sidehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0350.jpgIMG_0350Adding some shredded pecorino as the eggs are settinghttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0349.jpgIMG_0349Adding the eggs to the asparagushttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0348.jpgIMG_0348I love the bright orange of the Italian eggshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0346.jpgIMG_0346Sauteeing asparagus for a frittatahttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0344.jpgIMG_0344Asparagus from the mercato for my second attempt at a frittata2013-03-07T10:52:40+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/06/12/playing-tourist/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0316.jpgIMG_0316A work in terracottahttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0314.jpgIMG_0314a piece that caught my eyehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0312.jpgIMG_0312A visit to the Museo Civico of Montepulcianohttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0322.jpgIMG_0322Piazza Grandehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0309.jpgIMG_0309Gabriella at the legatoria where I buy my notebooks2009-07-06T04:30:23+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/06/06/stretching/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0280.jpgIMG_0280A view of Montepulciano as we walk homehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0305.jpgIMG_0305Fabio telling us what a wonderful job we've done and how gorgeous we are...I think!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0283.jpgIMG_0283The chef, Fabiohttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0296.jpgIMG_0296Sarah-Kate and Ginny at the cooking lessonhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0270.jpgIMG_0270Samantha, at her new salon2009-06-06T13:24:25+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/06/01/a-day-at-the-farm/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0266.jpgIMG_0266Marisa valiantly trying to put the kitchen in order before she must cook again for dinner!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0265.jpgIMG_0265Laura's dad has a snack while waiting for "his" pranzohttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0264.jpgIMG_0264Guests ooh and aah over Laura's creationhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0259.jpgIMG_0259Despite my slovenly appearance, I allow one picture with Marisa!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0255.jpgIMG_0255Laura with the amazing torta she prepared for the partyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0249.jpgIMG_0249Laura's nonnahttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0246.jpgIMG_0246Preparing the crostini2009-06-05T12:57:39+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/05/29/troppo-natura/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_0242.jpgIMG_0242Marinellahttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_0241.jpgIMG_0241Otsi pauses in his explorationshttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_0236.jpgIMG_0236The path along the walls of the convento2009-05-29T12:15:58+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/05/24/our-first-month/2009-05-28T21:06:47+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/05/21/my-first-love-affair-in-italia/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_02301.jpgIMG_0230https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_0225.jpgIMG_0225The Comune of Montepulciano - site where they are filming the Twilight sequel and where they approved my residency permit!https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_0230.jpgIMG_0230My Italian teacher at Il Sasso, Albertohttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_0232.jpgIMG_0232Unbelievable Apricots - Albiccoca2010-06-14T18:41:53+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/05/17/sunday-morning/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_01981.jpgIMG_0198Heike at Il Sasso, the Italian language school for foreignershttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_01761.jpgIMG_0176My first batch of brownies in Italiahttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_02221.jpgIMG_0222Massimo and Angelahttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_02131.jpgIMG_0213Massimo and Angela's caffe Il Grifohttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_0222.jpgIMG_0222Massimo and Angelahttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_0197.jpgIMG_0197After 11 years as a staunch couch supporter, Cinder now prefers her dog bed! Tuscany must be magical...https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_0218.jpgIMG_0218Our apartment takes shapehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_0214.jpgIMG_0214Barbara's flower shophttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_0176.jpgIMG_0176My first batch of brownies in Italiahttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_0213.jpgIMG_0213Massimo and Angela's caffe Il Grifo2009-05-17T08:24:40+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/05/12/the-good-the-bad-and-the-per-favore/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_0174.jpgIMG_0174Our local hardware store--comforting in it's universal appealhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_0175.jpgIMG_0175The flaming death trap, I mean water heater, in my bathtubhttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_0173.jpgIMG_0173Our pharmacy dispenses advice inside and condoms outsidehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_0172.jpgIMG_0172Our pharmacist trying to locate Pepcid for Cinder2009-05-16T16:56:16+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/05/08/finding-work/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_0162.jpgIMG_0162Buying fish at the Pescheriahttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_0161.jpgIMG_0161Cinder browses at the petstorehttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_0160.jpgIMG_0160https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_0144.jpgIMG_0144Pink Tuscan sunsethttps://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_0150.jpgIMG_0150Cinder stares at Theo while I put flowers on our porch2009-05-12T02:02:54+00:00monthlyhttps://jennifercriswell.com/2009/05/06/exploring-our-world/https://jennifercriswell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_0136.jpgimg_0136Mariela's dog Otsi gives Cinder a look of 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