My latest bought with the cold, the flu, bronchitis, or whatever it was had me really worn out and tired. Coughing was an all-day, all-night affair and there were no medicines available to help out. I was “treating” myself by drinking hot honey and lemon and was stopping the cough with cough drops and hard [...]
Posts from ‘June, 2010’
The party
Despite the fact that I started getting a sore throat while still preparing for Luigi’s party, it turned out to be pretty successful. Some things didn’t go as planned, but I should have known they wouldn’t considering… Yes, the plan had been to do a simple finger food buffet party and it evolved into a [...]
On the mend. I hope.
Six down, four to go. At least, I hope it’s ten days total for this miserable cold. Of course, it hit right when I was finishing up preparations for Luigi’s birthday party, so I finished all the preparations while inside I was complaining about Murphy’s law and then forced to contend with a miserable sore [...]
Gearing up for the party
Luigi turns 2 years old on Saturday, so of course we have to celebrate. Last year we invited some friends to the local restaurant, but this year we decided to have the party at home. My original plan was to have some hors d’oeuvres and finger foods, but somehow it evolved into an antipasto buffet, [...]
Everybody out of the pool
Yesterday was our last day in the pool. I will miss it, but Luigi will miss it even more. Our two days of swimming were something he looked forward to every week. We haven’t given up swimming forever, but we do have to wait until the pool opens back up again. I guess since the [...]
The stash
This morning I couldn’t resist taking a ride to Lidl since I knew they were having American products for sale this week. They periodically highlight a country and the products are offered only for a certain amount of time, while supplies last. So, you’d better get them then otherwise you have to wait for the [...]
In need of diapers
Two nights ago a preschool in Vasto was broken into and diapers and groceries were stolen. What level of desperation does someone have to reach in order to commit such an act? Maybe I’m way off base here, but I imagine it being a couple with children where one or both of the partners has [...]
Does anybody really know what time it is?
Before I came to Italy I was a busy person. There was never enough time and I often wished the week had an extra day in it. You know it’s pretty bad when you resent the time you need to spend sleeping. I had a friend who somehow managed to function on only 3 or [...]
Flower Art
Sunday was the Feast of Corpus Christi, called Corpus Domini here. Well, actually it was Thursday, but in Italy, like some other countries where it is not considered a national holiday, the church holds its celebration on the following Sunday. Not only are First Holy Communions held on this day, but some towns also still [...]
