Hotel Da Sauro
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Rain, Sleet, Snow, Fog
... I feel hard pressed to see goodness in us at all. We hate, we break; we oppress and repress. The pantheon holds my face gently and lifts it up to see beyond our baseness; it extends a gentle arm around me and embraces me with goodness and beauty and truth. Hmmm. All that from a structure built of cold stone . . . wow.
The weather has been what the weather will tend to be in December in Italy. As Paul would say, I’ve just “allowed” ...
Last Two Days
Yesterday and today has been wet, windy, and cold -- thunder and lightening yesterday -- so not much walking about or touristing. It is currently 3 Farenheit (48 degrees) ... Brrr. We did go to Le Celle Franciscan Hermitage yesterday (see pictures). It's a very old, but still active, monastery. The setting is absolutely beautiful and peaceful. Then on to Cortona where the town was empty and most of the shops were closed. We walked ...
Thanksgiving Dinner
Buon apetito! After two days of prepping, last night we sat down to a delizioso cena! Turkey prepared in a brine, smashed potatoes (pressed through a ricer), green beans with pancetta and leeks, yams (sans marshmallows), cranberries, and biscuits -- which really confused the Italians. When they hear biscuits, they think biscotti. So we called ...
Still at It
Saturday.... Let's pick more olives! Okay... I've had my fill of olive picking, and am happy to say today was it. We worked a neighbor's grove. Only 4 hours today, including the lunch break -- grilled sausage, pork, bread, cheese, and wine. Finished off with a hunk of chocolate and cherries soaked in grappa! That just about did me in. (A very strict ...
More and More Olives
On Thursday... Up early to pick olives at The Villa. Friends of Lisa & Helena's own a large (5 bedroom) villa that can be rented out when the owners are away. Giovanni is responsible for harvesting the olives so everyone helps because he is such a sweetheart. There are maybe 50 trees, some very small and 6 or so of substantial size. Of course, we start with the ...
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