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Lisa Oliver's avatar

Oh my gosh. This is SO AMAZING!!! Loving every minute of your video journey, & one day, I’ll visit & see it all in person. Love you!

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Jan Peppler's avatar

Thank you so much!!! And yes, one day you'll have to visit - I really hope you will!! It's just like Michigan... kinda ;) Love you too!

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Susan Fusco-Fazio's avatar

Loved the video-so relaxing to watch and take this journey with you; the burning of negative ghost energy, the pruning, bathroom hard work, newly painted room, the sheep and the uncooperative sage smudge bundle, you and Tom, you speaking Italian, the beach, the glass shower (yikes), and everything in between! Mainly I like seeing you so happy with your home and all the excitement of its potential. I hope to get to Italy someday. My husband’s family are all Sicilian. My family is from Benevento. Condolences on your beloved dog. 💜love Susan

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Jan Peppler's avatar

Thank you so much, Susan. You are incredibly kind. I greatly appreciate your words. And, wow, you really watched it all! I do so hope you make it to Italy and Sicily some time. It is such a special place! I'll show more of our travels and exploring in future videos (as in, more than just our house lol) and I hope it inspires you. Do you know where in Sicily your husband's family is from? As a teenager, I had a friend in Chicago who is a Fazio and when I was in Sambuca di Sicilia in 2020 and told folks that the family wedding she was supposed to attend had been postponed due to the pandemic, they seemed to know the Fazios. Any chance his family is from that area?

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Susan Fusco-Fazio's avatar

I believe Paul’s family is from Saracuza. Is that in the same area. Neither of us know of any relatives. Do you think doing that ancestry DNA thing would reveal any? Have you done it? And yes, I will look forward to more videos of Italy.

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Jan Peppler's avatar

Siracusa is the SE tip of the island about 5 hrs away from us. Very beautiful. I haven’t done DNA testing bc I know I’m not Italian, unfortunately 🫤.

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Susan Fusco-Fazio's avatar

You are Italian now!! 🌺💜Thanks for the info.

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Liz's avatar

Jan, You have given us all an amaaazing gift by putting this together! A journey that we get to take because you took the time to gift us with this...inspiring all of your viewers and followers in ways that aren't "just" about the house... Your fabulous smile, your perseverance, your dream, Tom's wonderful presence... We're so WITH you more than ever before thanks to this!! :))

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Jan Peppler's avatar

Dear Liz, I am deeply touched by your response. Thank you. That means more than I can say. I hope we can catch up when you're in SLC. Much love to you and Bob!

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