The Errant Blogger - Mi Dispiace!

My apologies for not being a better blogger this fall. However, I have just posted three entries. Life in Italy has been very good of late. We just had about ten days of beautiful weather. The olives got picked and we managed to prune some of the trees and vines. Lunch was eaten on the patio most of the last week. The nights have been quite cold so the fireplace is in use every evening we are home. The cats are still showing up regularly although the kittens are rarely in evidence. No doubt mom has finally said, "Enough! This is MY territory."


Here is a shot of two of the kittens asleep in the grass one morning.



Every nice morning the mamma gatto basks in the sunshine, usually near the old olive tree closest to the house.


Yesterday and today the weather has been miserable. Today Dom and I went to Montecatine Terme to see an exhibit of paintings from the Tuscan Naturalists school. It was well worth the trip as there was not a single picture I would not have happily taken home. The pictures were mostly life like scenes of rural life in the 1800's. More information on the exhibit can be found at www.macchia-montecatini.com.

On our way home we decided to stop for a nice lunch. About the time we parked the skies opened up again. It seemed to be like that every time we went to get out of the car! Above you can see the rain pounding on the windshield.



Eventually we made a dash for the restaurant doors and discovered a lovely, warm, dry dining room. The food was fabulous and Ristorante Anfiteatro deserves a second visit.