La Frateria di San Benedetto
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Rain, Sleet, Snow, Fog
... during this visit. I managed to keep my mind from diverting to the past, projecting to the future or scattering to situations or persons. I just WAS and being so provided me with a potent experience of empowering powerlessness. I was reminded of Jesus’ words to St Paul’s "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness" and, appropriately enough, I also recalled the prayer of St Francis. We walked around and discovered ...
An afternoon of olives
... But not for long. Olive picking was underway whe I arrived. With my gloves at the ready, I took a poco Mano (little hand) -- it's a hand held rake -- and started raking the olives off the branches. Just had to be careful not to knock the guy off the ladder or out of the tree. The ground below the tree is covered with a net. The olives fall onto the net. When all the olives are off the tree, you slowly pick up ...
Io Arrivo!
... could hardly keep my eyes open by then. But easily stayed awake for a delicious home cooked meal with my Ilatian friends before heading off to my lovely B&B where I have the run of the place until the weekend. It's a quiet time of year. The innkeeper speaks little English (but better than she thinks) and I, having failed miserably (filare malamente) ...
Dinner last night in Montepulciano
... salad, she had the ravioli for her secondi. We totally skipped antipasto. We shared dolce which is dessert. One Tiramisu which we tried ordering at other places but they were always out. This one was delizioso! We decided against the coffee which usually comes next because most of us have had a hard time sleeping after the strong coffee at the end of the night. We got the bill and found it to be nothing compared to what ...
Tuscany!
... took me to the city and to the hotel where I was met by the owner of the hotel who said he would not have room in his hotel but will put me in the new hotel he had just bought. So he put my bags in a taxi and we went to this beaut place, with an elevator, and then I crashed...
The next day I caught the train to Florence and met uop with my sisters, Dymph (Dymphina) ...
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