When In Rome

When In Rome

Wow, what a way to begin the new year! My friend Laura just got married and she’s away on her honeymoon in Italy. Since I am an army brat, my father was stationed in Germany, so I was fortunate enough to visit several of the neighboring countries when I was a teen. Italy was most definitely my favorite. If you ever do get an opportunity to travel, this is the place to visit!

I got to walk into the "Leaning Tower of Pisa", walk amongst the ruins of Pompeii, The Colosseum, and gawk at all the breath taking art work in the Vatican. I didn't want to see the “catacombs” which is an underground graveyard. Unfortunately, I did forget to throw my coin over my shoulder into the Trevi fountain. Legend has it that you are supposed to do so in order to ensure that you will once again return to Rome. This was way back before the miracle of digital cameras, and out of the 10 rolls of film that I brought with me, only three of them survived the trip. Rather unfortunately, I lost just about all of the amazing photos that I had taken. You can take virtual tours on the internet now, and see it’s breath taking beauty online.

It was hard for Laura to go to Italy and leave her adorable little Irish Setter “Goldie” alone for a whole week. Goldie and Laura have been close for nine years.

She left her with a personal dog sitter that has a DigiGR8 web cam in the general area that the dog stays in her home, so that loving parents can log in on the internet anywhere in the world and see their kids! It works via a program called Visec Surveillance Software that's on a CD that you install onto your computer, and then you just plug the web cam in!

She has the same setup at her own home, so that when she is at work, not only can she see that her home looks safe and sound, but she can also see what Goldie’s up to in the afternoon. You just have to love the wonders of modern day technology!

Yours in Safety,Regina Jacques

By: Regina Jacques
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