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Wordless Wednesday, Thirsty Thursday, AND?

That's all.

Have spent the last few days tootling around Chianti with dear friends in their rented Mercedes, a map personalized by a gracious friend who lives smack in the middle of the Tuscan countryside, and, well, there was wine-n-stuff.

To recap:

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY:



  



THIRSTY THURSDAY:






Here's how to get Val to shut the hell up - give her a glass of this:


 

Still speechless.

Yes, even me.
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  1. Kalei's Best FriendSeptember 24, 2010 at 7:39 AM

    LOve the Thirsty Thursday ones... I will definitely have to start taking more shots w/that wineglass... I'm so use to taking photos of what's in my yard, gotta start anew..

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2010 at 8:06 AM

    These places are incredibly beautiful!!! I want to be there, too :( Keep toodling - and keep photographing! That way I can live vicariously through you!! HAVE FUN!!!
    ~Barbara

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  3. Sara LouiseSeptember 24, 2010 at 9:57 AM

    The first photo (not the grapes, the next first photo) literally made me gasp! I gasped! Beautiful!
    And I always love photos of wine glasses. Wine is my friend.

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2010 at 12:01 PM

    Stunning. Love living vicariously through you. I hope one day I make it there myself.

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  5. Val September 25, 2010 at 3:02 AM

    Thank you, ladies - yes, what IS it about wine glasses? It seems life is complete whenever there is wine in our glasses - wherever we are in the world.

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  6. NicoleSeptember 25, 2010 at 6:46 AM

    Okay - totally crazing a transatlantic flight to Italy! Incredible "serenity".

    PS - Visiting from LBS!

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  7. Signing OutSeptember 25, 2010 at 6:55 AM

    What a beautiful area! Enjoy!

    Jane

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  8. Karen M. PetersonSeptember 26, 2010 at 8:05 PM

    Stopping in from LBS.

    Those pictures are amazing. I think I just got bit by the travel bug all over again!

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  9. mypixieblogSeptember 26, 2010 at 10:35 PM

    Beautiful, beautiful photographs. I haven't been to Italy in many moons, but this post takes me back. Thank you for that :)

    Hope you had a wonderful weekend!

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  10. Val September 27, 2010 at 12:56 AM

    Nicole, Jane, Karen, & Charlotte - thank you for stopping by! So this is how the "tea party" goes? Way too much fun!

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  11. Carol E WyerSeptember 27, 2010 at 12:59 AM

    Morning Valerie,
    Thank you for commenting on and visiting my blog. I am really enjoying meeting such inspirational nd fun people. (Only been blogging for a short while) I've just found your phenomenal photos and they cheered me up hugely as i stare out on a grey bleak British morning. Luckily I'm off to the sun on Saturday or I'd be jumping on a plane and visiting you! I'm just going to link up and follow you - who could resist such a mixture of Italy and wine! :)

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  12. Val September 27, 2010 at 1:17 AM

    Good morning! I lived in England (near Banbury) 20 years ago & remember fits of being sun deprived - but I loved it. I'm happy you're getting some sun this weekend, and incidentally it's grey here in Florence today - wine will fix that later. ;0 I look forward to following your journey as well!

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