Day great for music and a trip! We went to see one of Annie's teachers perform. I had no idea it was a concert in a wine cellar near Il Doumo! Grand piano there too, complete with an incrediable pianaist. The acoustics were formidable and Diego sang a piece from Mariage de Figaro. IT WAS WONDERFUL! I was enjoyable to have heard his performance in a cave than in a concert hall anyday! What an experience. We see Diego again next week in a concert hall, but I am gla...

Times flies and Annie is taking her 5th lesson today with Diego. Right now her teachers appear to be working on any breaks in her sound so breathing correctly is so important. Diego tells her that the mouth is the singer s worst enemy so she learns a new method to singing minus the mouth. You will have to ask her. Tonight, we have young friends over for dinner from Canada. We are cooking italianno style! Food ingredients here are OUT OF THIS WORLD! Looking forwar...

Ryan again!!! Keep writing. No, this teacher told her she must sing with her lips! The other one taught how to hold her note with her hind- those Italians! Well, she says she is learning so much and it sounds good! Luanne, I have truffles in the frig and boston lettuce the size of a southern watermelon! Food Ingredients here are fantastico! However, you could break a tooth on the bread! Annie and I met 3 international students from Montreal, West Island and Cote...

Thanks for writing Ryan and Dominique! Annie was so pleased when Ryan wrote and now a message from her Papa. She was looking for a sense of humour reply to her blog entry about hanging her underwear and marriage. Annie has been under the weather with an allergy, cold thing and has been SLEEPING! However, she went to her lesson yesterday and I'm glad I didn't hold her back cause she came out and said ...it was life changing! Ok. so I'm starting to think money wel...

There is not an hour or a day that goes by that Annie and I don't think about Ryan and miss him dearly. He is a gift as a brother to Annie, and a son to me. He is a light in our lives. I know this is a quite personal entry but it is the most important. We love you Ryan!!!!!!!!! Mama and Annie