Ciao everybody! Greetings from Italy! If you follow me on my instagram feeds, you know that I have been BUSY!!! Honestly, that's an understatement. Busy getting everything in ship shape for our upcoming workshops and photoshoots.It feels like I have been here for 3 months, but it's only been 2 weeks with all that we have accomplished on getting everything from the new renovation ready for guests and attendees.The guest quarters are ready to house everyone all comfy and cozy. It's been a lot of fun pulling all the decor together with a little (a lot) of help from our friends. Steve and Jill McKenzie helped with styling touches and great advice. Look for their guest post coming up soon! Let's just say we are excited to welcome them back in September for Steve's abstract painting workshop in the Italian countryside. We had some great brainstorming sessions as we were busy fixing up the guest quarters.The commercial kitchen is ready for some cooking action. Here's where we will cook, offer cooking lessons to workshop attendees and of course have breakfast every morning.Teri Mammini, our private chef, and I worked our tushes off to make sure the kitchen is perfection. We are really going to enjoy working in this beautiful place all season. To say that putting all of this together was daunting is an understatement, but it has been worth every bit of sweat every step along the way.Our Strictly Styling Workshop is underway. Head to my instagram account to check out all the best bits. I will be back with a recap of every adventure and workshop experience soon on the blog.xx Annette