Every day while I was away in Italy, Georgia and Tracie P would send me a photo of them as soon as they woke up. Buon giorno, daddy was the subject line. It sure helped to assuage the loneliness that came with being away from them. But, man, there’s nothing like the real thing, baby…

Yesterday, we celebrated Georgia P’s first Easter with an Easter basket.

Dinner of steamed, roast, and sautéed vegetables…

and roast chicken for mommy and daddy…

paired with 2007 Produttori del Barbaresco classic Barbaresco…

and Irving Berlin’s 1948 Easter Parade, starring Fred Astaire and Judy Garland…

Man, is it good to be back home…