content: How fortunate am I to have vicariously strolled through the Tuscan countryside, partaking of the food, feeling the sunlight, glimpsing village life. I lingered among the pages of this book as long as possible, relishing every detail--some of which I read aloud to my husband--, laughing, marveling at the visual paintings of pastoral scenes. I appreciated the opportunity to share in this life for awhile, to learn some Italian, and to enjoy the slower pace of life.