I’m still debating this topic – with myself that is. We’re lucky in the fact that we have an asilo nido (day care) here in town but, since I work from home, I originally never considered that I would have the need to use it. Lately though we’ve been thinking of taking Luigi there a [...]
Posts from ‘August, 2009’
Take me to the fair
Up until the age of 8 or 9, growing up in the greater Philadelphia area, I really didn’t know much about fairs, but then we moved to a more rural area where there were county fairs every year, namely the Greene-Dreher Sterling Fair and the Wayne County Fair. I remember looking forward to them every [...]
Tomato-Bread Salad
I’m sure I’m not alone when I say that during the hot weather the last thing I want to do is cook or even eat something hot. When you add that in together with a glut of tomatoes and some day-old Italian bread you come up with a dish that’s simple and tasty. According to [...]
That’s good stuff
We headed out to the “farm” the other day to pick some tomatoes. I use the term “farm” loosely because it’s just our piece of land outside of town where we have some fruit and olive trees and where we have our vegetable garden. The plans are to put in a more extensive garden and [...]
Back again
Vacation – or should I say “stay-cation” – is now over. Sometimes I think it’s better to actually plan to go somewhere, that way you really do get a vacation, but we managed to enjoy ourselves all the same. In August there is always something to do locally. We managed to go to several sagras [...]
Vacation….
I’ve decided to take a much needed vacation. Every other year I kept working even though O was on vacation, but this year I’m actually taking time off myself. So, until the 24th I’ll be relaxing. Happy August!
