MAN OF THE HOUSE | Scarred knees are reminders of our humanity

By Mike Eisenbath

My wife, Donna, and I took the vacation of a lifetime earlier this month. Thanks largely to the unexpected Christmas generosity of our four adult children and three sons-in-law, we spent the last few days of September and first 10 days of October in Europe. Most of the memorable adventure was based in Madrid, with several day trips to smaller Spanish towns, and about 48 hours were in Florence, Italy. We walked more than 150,000 steps as we visited a half-dozen cathedrals, several museums, some smaller churches, and a couple of palaces and castles.

And I fell in love with art.

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