On Saturday we took a ride up to Torino di Sangro with friends to visit the Sangro River War Cemetery, about 45 minutes away. This mostly British cemetery holds the bodies of the men who died during the fierce fighting to cross the River Sangro. It contains 1800 British burials, 355 New Zealand, 75 South [...]
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Where the wind blows
I didn’t have much time to write last week since I was busy working on a project. To sum the week up, it was hot…. And that’s about all I can say. To escape the heat, we decided to take a ride up to Passolanciano with friends. Passolanciano is located in the National Park of [...]
Sunbeams
Well, we still have no rain here, despite the fact that yesterday morning we had dark clouds overhead. I think we all had our hopes up that we would get some rain. But, no such luck. (It hasn’t kept the zucchini from growing though.) During my walk yesterday morning, because of the dark clouds, I [...]
Dancing with Elephants
OK, I admit it, I’m crazy about animals. It doesn’t matter what kind – dogs, cats, horses, goats, pigs, elephants. This is why I love to go to zoos, especially the kind that let you get close to the animals. Yes, I know, it can be dangerous, but I can’t help it. Recently we’ve been [...]
Remembrance of Things Past
Here in town we have a castle which, being a castle is, of course, pretty neat… Up until this year, there was a museum of sorts located inside the tower. In the museum were tools, furniture, clothing, etc. that were used in the past. I have to admit though, it was sort of placed helter-skelter [...]
In my little town
There are so many things I love about my adopted town, which happens to be where my ancestors lived – Palmoli. Every day I see something that intrigues me – and I’ve been here for over a year. I wonder if I’ll always feel this way, and hope that I do. The things that intrigue me [...]
The Tower
I can’t explain the fascination I have for this tower. From the very first time I came here, I’ve just been drawn to it for some reason. Tribal memory perhaps, who knows… All I know is that I had this compulsion to take photos of it. I don’t know how many I took of it [...]
