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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
... I packed up and checked out; then Virginia, the innkeeper, gave me a ride to Lisa and Helena's. We figured out what train I will take to Florence later today, then went to say goodbye to Sylvia & Sergio -- again not done without a glass of wine, this time a French champagne! Tomorrow, Friday, I take a very, very early flight (6:30am) to Frankfurt and then on to SFO. It's been absolutely grande! Ciao! Arrivederci! To Italy. A Presto! To ...
Thanksgiving Dinner
... and stories. Well... the sign language helped. It was great... the perfect Thanksgiving dinner! And... what is on the schedule today? Why... Shopping naturalmente!! It is the day after Thanksgiving after all. Seriously, we will probably head into the beautiful town of Anghiari, or go a little farther to Arezzo... after a few more cups of caffe. ...
Still at It
... the only guest staying at the Locanda. Every morning Virginia comes to get breakfast and caffe for me, cleans my room, and then closes up. I let myself in each night when I get back from the day's activities. The restaurant is only open on the weekends. I am picking up more Italian words here and there. And, getting much better at sign language! ...
More and More Olives
... which were also very, very full with olives. It took a out 4 hours to pick these large trees. Then... Lunch break! Pecorino formaggio, bread drowning in olive oil, homemade sausage cooked over a grill that is sitting over a "campfire", red wine (naturally), fruit, and finally coffee. More harvesting after lunch, when all I want is a nap! Lisa and I leave a ...
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