It feels like I am finally 98% nested in our new home for the next few years. We've been hanging up several pieces of artwork and special items on the very white walls - a big shout-out to 3M command strips and hooks (and thanks to Amazon for shipping them) . . . so I am finally ready to share our home with you. :) You may recall that upon entering our building at ground level, there are 3.5 flights of stairs to get up to our flat at the top. The first level consists of 2 garages, both ours and Bruno's, that sit side by side.  The second level is Bruno's flat. He is 81 years old and is our landlord Daniele's father. He is such a sweetheart. He is also very active and hard working. Last Saturday, with his girlfriend Bruna, he hiked up to the top of one of the distant mountains that we see out our kitchen window - one of the really tall, pointy ones. The hike was roughly 10 km he told us. Yesterday, he was outside mowing the lawn, trimming the hedges, weed whacking, etc. ...