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I haven't had much to write lately because we haven't been doing anything. We are NOT patiently waiting for Frank to get his last paycheck. It is ridiculous that he has to beg for what he is owed!
We watched the Formula One race yesterday. One guy from our team, Ferrari, got 2nd place. Yahoo!!!
On Friday, we drove to Milazzo so Frank could visit his former employer. I noticed that the oleanders planted in the median strip have started to bloom. Colors range from white to fuschia. It's very pretty. It will be stunning when the shrubs are loaded with flowers.

They came!

The movers got here last night! Yahoo. They weren't allowed to leave Calabria over the holiday weekend. The woman in the UK was wrong! It kills me when people insist on something that you know deep down cannot be correct!
The boxes are gone and will soon be on their way back to the US! I hope they get there before we do!

What's up? Niente!!

The movers were supposed to be here over the weekend. No phone call or anything. BUT we had a holiday on Saturday. But still it would have been nice to get a call. This is the stuff that bothers me. If you make an appointment you should keep it! Maybe we will hear something today!

Liberation Day Fun

View of surrounding mountains

Yesterday we all went up to the mountains to have a cookout.
It was Liberation Day (WWII).
It was a warm day, a little breezy but you didn't have to wear a jacket.

More mountains.

The fire.

Pippa, Frank and me

Food!
We had homemade bread, antipasto, pasta,
sausage, potatoes, steak and fish.
I ate my first artichoke yesterday.
It had been roasted in the fire.
Yummy! Could used some butter though!

Happy Anniversary

Today is our 25th wedding anniversary!

And the 14th anniversary of my friends Stacey and Brad!

And now for something completely different....

Has anyone heard about the website that the actress Janine Turner has started? http://www.constitutingamerica.org/
Constituting America’s mission is to reach, educate and inform America's youth and her citizens about the importance of the U.S. Constitution and the foundation it sets forth regarding our freedoms and rights.

Today's reading is Article 1 of the Constitution.


http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html
Check it out.

Beautiful Things in S. Stefano di Camastra

On Saturday we decided to take a drive. What else can we do! We started driving on SS 113 toward Palermo. Most of the time when we drive towards Palermo we drive on the autostrada. SS 113 for the most part hugs the coastline. We drove throught a few nice towns with interesting buildings. Then we got to S. Stefano. We didn't know anything about this town. A friend that Frank had in Pennsylvania came from there in the 70's to Berks County like Frank came from Falcone. Then we started seeing this beautiful pottery.

Look at these tables!

Artwork from HANDPAINTED tiles.

Platters

Look at this wall!

I knew that this was the city that I

would find the platter I wanted!



All different kinds of items here.

Cool buildings too!

More tile artwork.

You could buy sinks and matching vanities, decorated the same.

Light fixtures, dishes, ashtrays, things to hang on the walls, fountains, etc!!

We even saw a fireplace.

A nice way to spend an afternoon.

We even went into to a stroe and bought sandwiches for lunch.

That's a rarity here!