September 10th, 2007 by Administrator
On Saturday we took a ride up to Torino di Sangro with friends to visit the Sangro River War Cemetery, about 45 minutes away.
This mostly British cemetery holds the bodies of the men who died during the fierce fighting to cross the River Sangro. It contains 1800 British burials, 355 New Zealand, 75 South […]
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September 7th, 2007 by Administrator
I was in the mood for rice today so decided on Risotto alla Milanese for lunch. This is a simple dish whose name makes it sound a lot more sophisticated than it really is.
Risotto is a great dish to make in that you can make it with anything - all kinds of vegetables, meats, […]
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September 5th, 2007 by Administrator
Ah, beautiful rain! It started around 4 pm yesterday and has been raining ever since. How wonderful and refreshing! Except for the 20 minute rain shower we had a few weeks ago, this is the first rain in almost 3 months.
It’s hard to imagine that people could be so excited about rain, but […]
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September 4th, 2007 by Administrator
As you may know from previous posts, we have our regular visitor, Scooby Do, the beagle who comes around for leftovers every once in a while. On Friday night, it wasn’t only he who came visiting, but also a cat. The strange thing was that Scooby Do, who regularly chases cats with glee, […]
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September 3rd, 2007 by Administrator
A few weeks ago we went to the artisan show at Guardiagrele. Of course, the word artisan makes it sound like a craft show. Believe me, it was anything but.
Thinking back to the craft shows I went to in the states, they were chock-full of knitted works, simple wood crafts made with pattern […]
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