Roses and Vineyards-

May 11 & 12-

I forgot that it was Mother's Day but my 3 boys did not forget!  I was greeted at breakfast with roses from the garden and sweet sentiments written on the back of photos taken during their hike.  It was a true surprise and I felt really honored.  It was a grand start to our day touring the area of Chianti.

We took a short scenic drive to Radda in Chianti (back to the winding narrow backroads but much more confident now) and took in the picturesque countryside of the wine region.  For this "day trip" we packed overnight bags as we had reservations to stay the night at one of the winery properties in the area.  What made it especially interesting for they boys is that they had their own room- down the hall.  They felt so grown-up!  When I went to check on them before dinner they had "organized" their room putting their journals on the nightstand & shoes in cubbies and discovered they had bathrobes...

Mother's Day morning surprise

Chianti vineyard

View over the vineyards from just outside our room

All grown up in their bathrobes

Mother's Day dinner

The next morning we toured the winery-

The rooster is the symbol for chianti wine

300 year old wine barrels 

Then returned "home" to the agriturismo for our last night-

Our apartment under a full moon

& to say goodbye to our gracious hostess & family at L'Ozio

Stephania!