Italy Journal
November 29, 2012
Peter met today with a Slow Food representative to talk
about how he could help them when we are in Atlanta. He offered to escort the
man to Atlanta in February to attend a fundraising dinner there with people
that Peter knows. Sounds like an up-and-coming new project to me!! He was very
excited about it.
Tennis, Anyone?
I met Mara, from our Pasta Shop this afternoon to play
tennis on some indoor courts at a Tennis Club not far from Bra! I haven’t
played in such a long time, and it was good for me to get back on the court.
Although Mara only started tennis lessons 2 years ago, and I have played since
I was 10, we were very well matched. Afterwards, we both agreed that we should
do this more often. We already reserved the court again for next Tuesday in the
early afternoon. Sounds like a good pattern for both of us!!!
Peter ate something that didn’t agree with him today, so he
skipped our Italian lesson this afternoon. He says he’s excited to work on his
Italian harder when the classes end in mid-December. They all have so much
homework to do until then. He felt better later in the day, and we went for a
stroll around the block. Who did we run into? Our Italian tutor Sara! I’m sure
she thought he was just skipping her class.
November 30, 2012
A Day with Ashley
Ashley, who I met last week and is in the new masters class
at the University, came over mid-morning, and we took off walking to the Big
Store. It kept threatening rain, but we stayed dry the whole way. We retrieved
Peter’s laundry, only to find a second prepaid card that gave me 2 more shirts!
Peter’s been saying he’s missing some shirts, but now we have found the card
that lets us retrieve them. Finally!
La Torre
Ashley was interested in knowing what was in the BigStore,
so I gave her a quick tour. Afterwards, we gathered up some groceries Peter had
asked for, then walked back home, and took off for Cherasco to have lunch at La
Torre, one of my favorite restaurants! The pictures you will see are from that
meal. (Except the first one was taken because of the Manitoba reference…Ashley
is from Canada!) Ashley and I agreed that we wanted to taste as much as
possible, so we shared each plate - an order of an appetizer combination of 3
very small plates, then gnocchi, then roast beef with veggies. The pictures
tell it all. They were every bit as delicious as they look.
I look forward to our Puglia dinner tonight at the
Gastronomic Society! We don’t miss meals here!
Ciao! Colleen
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