After market day in Varese, stopping in to see the puppies in the local pet shop and caffe to keep us going, we arrived in Stresa! Our intent was to do a little shopping at our favorite wine/balsamic vinegar shop, have lunch and check out some of the stores. The wine shop was unexpectedly closed- with a [...]
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Weekend of joy!
Posted in Uncategorized on November 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Overload!
Posted in Uncategorized on October 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The past two weeks have been a test for me! I have had many opportunities to speak Italian, two cooking lessons with my Italian language teacher’s mother (and my friend Susan), repairman in the house fixing the boiler, some random delivery guy that stopped by, people at the grocery store chatting with me….singing in Italian [...]
Broccoli! Orta and olives.
Posted in Uncategorized on October 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
You know it is fall when the broccoli arrives in the grocery store. In the United states, this is not a big deal. Here in Italia, it is a big deal! (well, at least for me) The vegetables and fruits are seasonal. What a concept! Not only are they seasonal, they are fresh and full [...]
