As I mentioned before, my parents are here visiting and they wanted to buy us an early Christmas present.
Here it is (drumroll please)……
A DRYER!
Many of you may not think that this is a big deal, but actually, dryers are still sort of a new thing in my neck of the woods. Everyone hangs their […]
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10 Comments » OK, I promised that I’d give the recipe for the Double-Chocolate Mousse cake that I made for my birthday. But first, a word of warning. This cake is very, very rich. Don’t cut the slices too big, because you won’t be able to eat it all. That said, if you’re craving […]
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Happy Birthday to me
I was surprised around 11:00 by a knock on the door and the delivery girl handing me these
They’re from O, of course. Once he found out that I liked flowers (and particularly sunflowers as you can see here), he likes to surprise me.
It’s my third birthday here in Italy. Well, […]
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Things have been busy in my neck of the Abruzzo woods lately. My parents are here visiting for a month, so we’ve been spending some time together. Plus I’ve been busy with some work and various and sundry other things.
Yesterday was O’s mom’s birthday, and we planned on having dinner for her here […]
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About a month or so ago we took a trip to San Giovanni in Venere which is located a short distance from here near the town of Fossacesia.
Right near the Abbey can be found the oldest olive tree in Abruzzo.
The following is the text of the sign that is next to the tree
THE GREAT […]
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