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Ciao lets have a coffee and chat!

Let’s have a Coffee and Chat
‘getting to know you’

I’ve been sitting here pondering what to write about, all the time aware that I have to get to bed early tonight (which means early as opposed to my normal after midnight bedtimes) and my mind is zoned out. Then Sam calls out to me from the kitchen telling me to check my facebook page someone wants to buy me a coffee.

What??

A dear friend Kelly sent me a message saying she wanted to shout me a coffee as she has been living her Italian dream vicariously through us.

So Kelly this post is in your honor…..and thank you for the offer, one day we’ll get to do that coffee together.

I look forward to getting to know you all in person one day.

In the evenings after the kids have gone to bed and the house is quiet Sam and I both get on the computers. Sam sits at the table in the kitchen and I sit at my little desk in the lounge, we talk through the doorway and he constantly calls me to come and look at things he’s found. It’s hard to concentrate tonight, the fire is making the room warm and I’m sleepy, I’m thinking of making a cuppa and thought wouldn’t it be nice if I could have one with you, a little getting to know you session.

You each enrich my life in so many ways, cheer me when I’m blue, lift me when I’m moping, laugh with me, and cry with me, and we have slowly gotten to know each other.

Friendships have formed within these pages, people have met, chatted through facebook, I’ve shared the images, books, poetry, and stories of friends here. I’ve met incredible people with big dreams living in Italy, incredible people living amazing lives all over the world, people who have dreams, people with big hearts, friends I’ve come to care about and who care about us.

So I’d like you to close your eyes (after reading this of course) and imagine you are in Italy, actually close by and heading my way. We’re meeting for a coffee, we’ll be a big rowdy group with lots to share, much hugging and kisses on both cheeks, delight at finally meeting in person, and sharing…..lots of sharing…..

Over to You…..

Where are you now, what are you doing, what are you reading, watching, writing, drawing, creating, thinking…..who are you with, who do you love, what did you want to be when you were growing up, what makes you laugh, if this is your first coffee in Italy how does it taste…..where are we drinking it….which city, village, town, are we by the sea, in the mountains, feeling the warmth of sunshine or the chill of snow…..

Let’s get to know each other Better my dear friends…..a meeting of like minds and kindred spirits xx

Take it away…..

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and the gang x

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Maggie says:
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Sitting down after a day off from my small business located in the heart of a charming little town in Sonoma County, California. We just returned from the Sierra Mountains near Lake Tahoe where we fled, escaping the toxic air quality created by the epic forest fires … once again burning in our region. This forum helps me look to the future and dream of our adventure to come within just one year. Although things seem overwhelming, your posts keep me hopeful and smiling. Thanks to you all ❤️❤️❤️
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elisa says:
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Ciao Lisa from deep down south.. in the valle d’itria Puglia. I’ve just finished washing the trullo floor.. the stone “cianche” always respond well to a good scrub with Eucalyptus oil and water .. it’s a great way to work out and the revel in the beautiful Eucalyptus smell..
Time for a coffee here in the pergola.. it’s warm outside and the chills are cycling, the dog barking, the cat is climbing and Tarta the turtle is simply quiet and reflective..
I don’t know if you have ever been to Puglia .. but I would strongly recommend it..
I have this idea of us all house swapping with each other so we can see each other’s areas.. not sure how this would work.. but it would be viable and fun and interesting… we may have to have a few coffees to work it out … but it’s worth considering no?
ciao to your family and to your lovely area… saluti Elisa e Franceaco Trullo trelisa
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Susie says:
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Hi Lisa and the renovating Italy family! I’m drinking coffee at my kitchen table in Wales, surrounded by half-packed household items. After years of planning, we will be moving to Tuscany on 1st November! Fingers crossed! My husband is driving over with all our stuff and I’m flying to meet him. I’m slightly terrified and will be sad to leave my wonderful (grown-up) family and friends, but I’m also very excited! Wouldn’t it be a nice idea to actually meet up, maybe once a year? Obviously when we’re allowed to.
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Leigh Evans says:
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Ciao from Brisbane Lisa,
Coffee would be lovely but who knows when we will be able to leave the country.
I’m actually reading about living in France – but don’t hold that against me lol.
I have visited friends in Turin and have been up the Aosta valley so looking forward to seeing your part of Piemonte sometime .
Stay safe and well 🙂
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Angela Maciel says:
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Howdy Lisa… great idea… I’ve always had the thought to sip a cup of coffee while taking over skype to someone who has similar taste 🙂 Can we talk ?
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- Lisa Chiodo says:
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  That would be wonderful, apologies I missed your comment ….xx
Karene says:
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Hi Lisa, until we have our skype coffee or tea meeting, we can have our imaginary one now. Somehow I missed this post earlier! If I came your way, I would be totally open to any area of Italy. The charming village squares, watching the people pass by, or beside one of the beautiful lakes, or even down on the coast. I’m enjoying the coffee, because I’ve heard it’s so much better than the French coffee next door ;). Sitting in the sunshine, basking in the happiness of the people coming and going, trying to decipher Italian words and phrases here and there. And hearing all about your life.

If you came my way, I would take you to one of our coastal towns a half hour away. Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Dana Point, they all have charming areas where you can people watch, with the ocean as a backdrop. There’s a lovely open-air cafe on the sand in Crystal Cove, where if you are lucky, you can sit at the edge and enjoy your meal with the waves crashing a few yards away. And I would tell you about my life as a mom of 2 college students, and my life as a grad student, and my dreams of moving to France someday with my husband (when we grow up!)

Ciao, and au revoir 😉
Karene
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Annette says:
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Buon Giorno Lisa! Annette here from the Great Dividing Range in central-west NSW 🙂 I’m sitting here in my studio, about to launch into a few hours of knotting pearls. I’d rather be creating new jewels, but a bit of pearl knotting never hurt anyone, eh!? Of course if I could be anywhere, it would be over there in Italy – hubby (Grant) and I are talking about taking a 12 month sabbatical and doing just that. Of course we’d have to get someone to mind the farm… and the kids schooling could be an issue. Are there any international schools over your way? (Celia & Meredith are in Year 8 and Langdon is in Year 11).

Grant would like to ship his plane over and spend the summer competing in aerobatics comps around Europe! Might all be a pipe dream for a few years yet….

If we make it over there, I’ll be letting you know Lisa… I’d love to come and say ciao to Sam, Carina and Luca and looking around your little village!

<3
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Corenne Tavares says:
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Howzit Lisa!
I marvel at the photos you share and imagine a life somewhere else but know that my home is here. Home is in a suburb high on top of a mountain West of Johannesburg in South Africa. Today was like most days: cleaned a bit, wrote for my blog then for my first novel (such a scary process), then sewed for my crafty business and in between did laundry, picked kids up at two different schools at two different times meaning two lunch times too, shipped an order to New York and ran errands, made supper then crocheted a few rows on a blanket for a market I have on Saturday. Finally I’m propped up in bed with my coffee catching up on my blog reading and I’ve put Eat Pray Love on in the background. I think I better make a flask – one cup is never enough! 😉
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Dana says:
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Oops! Screwed up my website address on the last post!
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