::: I'm thinking I might need this for my bike.
::: She started Friday evening in the best of moods, dancing and singing as we awaited friends. She ended in an emotional meltdown, a meltdown very public and very ugly. She is not an easy child, this Young One of ours. Her feelings are so big, so serious, so real, so very intense and, at times, so much out of her control. I thought it was getting better...I thought I was getting better...apparently not.
{Saturday morning I took a walk around Lago Fimon, a lake nestled within the Colli Berici.}
::: I knew to stay away from these guys when they showed absolutely no fear of my friend's big dog; instead, they hissed at the dog.
::: This is exactly what it looks like: crawfish! It made me a bit homesick to see a little girl catching them with her net.
::: Got it?
::: It's nice to have friends with "connections": this time she hooked us up with
Mozzarella di Bufala that was bussed up to us directly from Napoli Friday, a treat I was happy to share with friends Saturday evening. It looks so patriotic, doesn't it? I can't think of a similar American dish that captures the colors of our flag so naturally well. Can you?
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Hope you had a lovely weekend, too :)
Grazie for this wonderful blog. Earlier in the year I stumbled upon it through Blogger and ever since I have been enjoying your many posts. At first it seemed strange and a bit creepy to be reading about the lives of people who I don't know but my love for Italy, photography, travel and great writing about daily life kept me coming back to read more. Thank you for sharing about your lovely Italian experience.
ReplyDeleteHi Robin,
DeleteThanks for stopping by and introducing yourself. Nice to meet you! Have you ever traveled to Italy?
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Hi Dana,
DeleteYes, I was in Italy as a 20 year old with a backpack on my shoulders. One would think that my companions were a eight pound loaf of bread and two bottles of vino as they were in every photo that I have. My sister and I will be traveling to Italy in the summer for a few weeks! I can hardly wait. In the mean time, I am learning some Italian. Perhaps I ought to try to lose some weight in anticipation of that bread that I know will find me again?!
Yes, those swans always look so pretty, but they aren't so nice.
ReplyDeleteoh, boy. I wonder if M & Rowan are somewhat similar in regards to meltdowns. He still (still!) has them at almost-8-years-old. Sometimes public. Always just...awful, and unbelievable, really. This is the child who always cries when he has to say goodbye to his grandparents. Or, this week, when the last of the ants from his ant farm died. If ants affect him like that, I'm not sure we can ever get a dog or a cat!!! But, oh, those meltdowns. They are trying. And totally draining.
ReplyDeleteEmily,
DeleteI started reading a book about sensitive children and knew within 50 pages that this was describing her. Knowing that and accepting that she is just different helps sometimes, but it is impossible for me to deal with her needs a lot of the times, too. I just want to tell her to get over herself...which is just awful.
It also doesn't help that most people view it as "spoiled only child" issues, which is not really the case most of the time. I bought into that logic for a while, but the book set me straight. The girl is complicated.
I'm afraid that they don't just magically grow out of it, either.
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yes, yes, and YES. every couple of months or so we wonder if we should take him to a counselor to see if that would help him to learn how to control himself better. my mom said that one of my uncles had terrible terrible meltdowns like rowan's all through elementary school, which kind of makes me want to cry. that is a long time. and it's hard enough dealing with the public meltdowns now, but when they happen with a 10 or 11 year old? it makes me shudder. i wish my grandmother was alive so i could talk to her about it. what is the name of the book you read? did it contain any helpful advice??
Deletehttp://www.hsperson.com/pages/child.htm
DeleteThe Highly Sensitive Child
It came recommended by another blogger. I like it bc it also outlines all of the very positive and wonderful qualities of these children! A reminder of the positives of the personality is refreshing.
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Hi Dana, I'm so glad you commented on my blog, and brought me back over here. I love your photos. And I just wanted to say I feel for you and your daughter-- family life is not always pretty, is it? Take heart.
ReplyDeleteHSC.....i completely understand. tenderest of hearts and oh the journey they gift us - i know this one well. xx
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