Private small group tours to amazing destinations
Lynn Ruggieri, co-owner and tour guide
Lynn Ruggieri is a dual citizen of Italy and the U.S. and splits her time between the two countries, residing in Perugia for the last 10 years. Her passion is the history, art and architecture of the Umbria region. She will show you the medieval towns and amazing landscapes that are not the usual tourist destinations. She will share with you Italy from the perspective of a native and you will discover the treasures of the country she calls home. Her passion and enthusiasm will make for an unforgettable experience. When Lynn is not traveling, she is a professor of accounting at a local university. In her spare time, Lynn restores antique dolls from the late 1800s and early 1900s, and knits dresses for them. She has 3 lovely dogs who also like to try and assist with the knitting process. Lynn also is a machine knitter.
Marny Kindness, co-owner and knitting instructor
Marny Kindness is an artist and designer living in Rhode Island with her husband and two sons. Marny grew up in Massachusetts, graduated from Mass College of Art and Design with a degree in photography. She has worked all of her adult career in exhibition management at art museums. Marny has been a knitting instructor for years, and can fix complicated knitting issues, help design/alter a knitting garment, and show you how to interpret patterns and read your knitting. Marny is passionate about mending clothes and garments to give them longer lives. When she isn’t enjoying the art and the food scene where she lives, she is traveling, visiting museums, birdwatching at local nature trails, going to the beach in the ocean state, is a volunteer board member for a local arts organization, and is a knitwear designer involved in the fiber arts community.
