The summer season has been officially kicked off here in town with our yearly festival, the Pacchianella. This year was the first time that Luigi participated even though there are some little babies that get all dressed up for the day. We didn’t go all out and decorate a tractor or make a display, instead [...]
Posts from ‘July, 2011’
Miss Manners
You would think that what counts as rude or impolite would be basically the same no matter where you go, especially when dealing with a European country, however you would be mistaken. I’m often amazed by the differences between what counts as impolite here compared to back in the states and vice versa. For example, [...]
Roasted Vegetable Salad
It’s that time of year again when fresh vegetables are abundant. Although the ones in our garden are far from ready, there are still plenty at the market or greengrocer. I can’t resist the shiny red peppers, mottled green zucchini and deep purple eggplant (those would be courgettes and aubergines to any Brits out there). [...]
