Exploring Our Connection to People and Place
This blog, JanPepplerHOME, started over six years ago when I was in Italy at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Expecting to only be there for a few weeks, I ended up staying for 4 months. Arriving in Italy when I did, and choosing to stay, ultimately changed my life. But more than that, the…
In case you missed the first installment, you can read it here: Finding Family in Sicily – Part 1 Over 100 years ago, Mary’s grandfather left Piana degli Albanesi for America. He was 19 years old. His oldest brother joined him and, later, his five sisters and their mother. They would all land in Rockport,…
“La mia casa ė la tua casa.” I’ve been saying this quite a bit in the last week. I’m sure you know this phrase in Spanish, mi casa es tu casa: my home is your home. This is the ultimate offer of hospitality, yes? Please, regard my home as your own. Be comfortable here. Come…
Could an old decommissioned railroad building be made into a home?
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