A Carpe Diem Snapshot: The magnolia tree is in full bloom and dressed for her photo shoot. Every time I walk past she is being admired...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Carpe Diem! Life tends to come full circle most of the time-- it's become increasingly clear that I subconsciously...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: The Art and Architecture class was treated to a profound Carpe Diem moment today at Chiesa Nuova, where a Polish...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: I caught sight of these new additions to Valentina's wall today, her first "self portrait of an artist as a...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: At the conclusion of a whirlwind walk from the Janiculum hill to the Capitoline hill this morning, my Art and...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Sunday afternoon in the park- this is a lovely tradition that is still alive and well at the Villa Pamphili, even...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: We saw the sea! Yesterday we drove the relatively short distance to the nearest access to the Tyrrhenian Sea ,...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: This little skull received more visitors yesterday than all the rest of the days of the year combined. It is the...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: To have a kindred spirit, a bosom buddy, is a real blessing, especially for a young girl being homeschooled in...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Thunder, lightning, and pouring rain in Rome this morning resulted in several bedraggled, soggy students pouring...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Today we feature Cordelia's artwork, created at school, where her mind was on a blooming magnolia tree with roots...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: The lovely ladies of Villa Magnolia ended their first Art and Architecture class at the blooming magnolia tree at...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: The waxing Full Snow Moon of February made an appearance above the heads of the still saints atop Bernini's...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Thanks to my fun friend Ashley, we Carpe Diemed and went to see the final performance of " Bernadette of Lourdes "...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Inspired by the Anne of Green Gables series we are still listening to, Valentina is extending her artistic ability...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: And so it begins! Semper incipit! Liturgical: Friday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Remember your leaders...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Just up the street from Cordelia's school is the Romanesque church of San Lorenzo in Piscibus, the home of the...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: "Go thou to Rome," the poet urged, and so they went. And we welcomed them there with crowns of flowers......

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: We are on the cusp of the Spring semester today, and it very much feels like the calm before the storm at the...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Gardening season has already arrived in Rome, and Cordelia has her garden boots on her feet and her spade in hand!...