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Around the toe and instep
... we spoke very little Italian, and he proceeded to take us around talking in Italian the whole time. With Gestures and guesses, we kind of figured what he was saying some of the time. It started raining, we couldn't find a parking place again in old town, so we went to a small grocery store, bought some wine, cheese, bread, salalmi and chips and went back to our hotel for some lunch and r&r. Finding dinner tonight will be an adventure. ...
Wine - start to almost finish
... that squashed those grapes was enough for me to say NO. Then there was the clean up and of course we all ended up wet and covered in grape refuse - was fun. Benadetta arrived with lunch which was splendid crumbed and fried ricotta, lasagne, roasted peppers and caponata - red wine of course. Franco usually takes the grapes to a commercial wine stores in San Vito but since the tax has been imposed on the squashed grape remnants which are used to make grappa - they have shut up shop ...
The long lunch
... for the focaccia - onions chopped by sal and I with tears - just a few small tomatoes - par boiled and skinned - white wine, lettuce and olive oil - simmer to reduce. Then the strawberry tiramisu which was purée of strawberries which benadetta had in the freezer, 60 savoiardi biscuits soaked in this. Cream whipped then mixed into combined mascarpone and cream cheese Philadelphia then assembled. Biscuits, cream, biscuits, cream and then topped with strawberry ...
Lecce.....2nd visit
... enjoyed by most and not a can of Fosters or an esky to be seen,and above all this rises the hauntingly beautiful voice of a female singer accompanied by her backing group.performing in the floodlit amphitheater... So,after absorbing the music and the atmosphere we took the long way home again...long way because we always get lost, and arrived home well after midnight. A brief note regarding the holiday. It seems that August is the month ...
Observations and reflections
... Who knows, but I think it is good "male bonding" A couple of impressions on Australia from Italians we have "talked " to. Most say"ah, Australia - so far " A few have said "ah Australia - so rich" One asked us if it was true that when you go to Australia,they give you some land with a house! And one young man who had visited Oz said he thought we all drank too much, especially the girls This has missive has been far too long on a day where we did nothing. Good ...
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