To say things have been hectic around my little hole in the boot would be an u-n-d-e-r-s-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t We’re wrapping up a new Red Guide at RCC which means pulling all-nighter after all-nighter and we are trrrrying so hard to put the final touches on Il Cedro. Almost forgetting today was Love Thursday, I planned to...Read More
One year ago today I embarked on my Italian adventure. Well, actually, one year ago yesterday I “embarked”, but one year ago today I arrived! It is unbelievable a full year has passed, although thanks to the slow-paced bureaucracy of the Bel Paese, I’ve only spent 6 months “inside” the country. Regardless, I think now...Read More
It only seems appropriate that a post about wedding planning should coincide with Love Thursday. As you might remember, Peppe and I got engaged Americana-style last summer. We’re planning a Fall wedding in Texas. Seven months to go. We are in that “we’ve-done-so-much-yet-there-is-still-so-much-to-do phase of the planning. But, we are also in the stage...Read More
There has been quite a discussion since last week when I learned Italian Catholics buy their leaves for Palm Sunday. Well, at Mass it was the funniest thing…people had big, full olive leaf branches, woven palm leaves into neat shapes, combination palm and olive leaves, the list goes on and on… And Peppe was right,...Read More
I lightly mentioned in my ” first-ever tagged” post a couple of days ago that Monday was not the best of the best. Someone stole my cell phone, my MP3 player, and about 30 Euro from the gym locker room. (I know you are thinking, “Cherrye you are nuts – leaving all of that valuable...Read More
I was half-way through my Love Thursday morning today and still debating about what to write. I thought I would write about how sweet my Peppe was today for sharing tacos with me, even though he doesn’t like Mexican food. Then, I thought I might write about how wonderful Peppe’s dad was for going to...Read More
I’ve seen Love Thursday posts around the blogosphere for several weeks now. Sognatrice wrote a beautiful piece about her grandmother earlier in the year, and I have seen other posts on sites I didn’t bookmark and now can’t trace back. So, I thought I’d join the fun. Having been tossing the idea around for awhile,...Read More
