Saturday errands

 

A quick stop at nearby Ca'Basso to stock up on a bit of everyday table wine, quickly changed to . . . "So tell me again just how I can bottle your wine and make my own Prosecco." And if we can find the time, we intend to do just that. 

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Hello, November. Nice to see you once again.

First fire, first chestnuts.

Hope your weekend was lovely and slow, too.
xoxo
d

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Once the school year starts, I live for the weekends. I long to be home with no obligations. I long for the warmth and light of the sun, but mostly I long just for the opportunity to slow down. And while I enjoy the company of a friend or two, I long for time with my small family or time with just the Mr. and me.

It's an odd weekend when I get all of those things, considering we don't see the sun for four months in these parts! But this weekend was about as good as it gets.

I had time for things like...

Hunting recipes

Walking in the countryside with just Richard

Making a favorite dish to share with friends while Richard whips up a quick lunch  (There was no gin in either dish; it is leftover from rainy Friday night cocktails.)

Growing lettuce (Ha! But we did finally eat the lettuce, the lettuce that the snails did not eat because it grows high in our window. It was so good, as in...I had no idea lettuce could be this good. For the love of lettuce. )

Enjoying a simple and casual lunch, the kind where the three of us eat from one plate

Drying laundry, quickly in the sun

 Finding a new route for a walk in Nanto

Prepping dough for back-to-school cinnamon rolls

How was your weekend?

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Visiting with friends, 

afternoon napping, 

laundry hanging, 

early morning walking, 

football watching, 

cookie baking, 

sidewalk sweeping, 

market shopping, 

jazz listening in the paese, 

movie watching,

scooter riding,

reading, 

music making...

The days were long and slow. The sun was glorious.

Truly & thankfully.

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:: Prepping for Saturday Night Dinner ::

:: Alpini Sighting on Sunday ::

:: Me & My Girl ::

:: Bathroom Light  :: (Yes! Ms. L. We both have that little tower in the same room. Great minds, great minds.)

:: Persimmons at the Market ::

:: Bliss for Luigi ::

 :: Love is patient. ::

:: Camisano Market Crowd ::

:: A Christmas Surprise in the Works ::

:: We CAN handle this market that she drug us to this morning. ::

I hope you had a lovely weekend, too. I am feeling pretty grateful as I compose this post this evening, for our commitment to each other and for our connections to others. We spent most of the week in the company of others, friends old and new, and it just felt good and right. We'll do the same this weekend as we celebrate Richard's favorite holiday. I hope this feeling can last throughout the remainder of this holiday season.
xoxo
D

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Images of our weekend.

Costume creation:

Macaroons at a chocolate festival:

A foggy morning at the lake:

Fall colors:

A little girl, her cat, and her crafts:

Spotted during my walk:

Vicenza from above:

Still crazy for stickers:

I live for the weekends.

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The weekend was filled with good times with good people, including a senior photo shoot with the youngest daughter of a friend and a fortieth anniversary party for a couple who found true love all those years ago when the wife was a senior in that very same high school.

We welcomed fall with cooler temperatures, rain, minestrone, ciclamini in the flower pots, and smoke billowing from chimneys. When the rains finally stopped the air was clean and crisp and free of the smog that normally blankets this area. I love the rains for this reason.

And how can you not love that fall bouquet I found at my local flower shop?

And the bonus to this weekend...a holiday tomorrow :)

Hope your weekend was lovely as well.
D