DAY AFTER MY DAY OFF

FRIDAY AUGUST 24TH

Yesterday was a much needed day off so I got on the 7:20 a.m. bus to Sapri.  I decided to stay there rather than take a train or another bus to another town.  I had brought a duffle bag of stuff so I could claim my spot on the beach with more than just my purse and this bag was too much to carry along on a walking day.  If I went to Maratea, I would have to walk a lot to get to the water.  I like Sapri because now I know my way around.  The restaurant I had eaten at before was the one on the beach and was planning to go to again.  Then I found out the owner of that restaurant was originally from Connecticut.  Watertown to be exact.  She spoke better English than anyone I've met so far in Italy.
Someone said in Sapri that yesterday was probably one of the hottest so far this summer.  I think converted from Celsius it was 104 Fahrenheit.  So I went swimming to cool off.  But even after a few minutes in the water, I was too hot and had to get out of the sun.

Like every other trip (all 3 of them) I've made to Sapri I get my favorite pizza to go from Pizza Up.  I get a cheese pizza with arugula, cherry tomatoes and anchovies.  As I'm carrying this pizza to get the bus, I see a calico kitty pawing at something.  She wasn't afraid when I got close but what I saw was so sad.  She was eating a cigarette butt.  She was starving.  So I sat down on the sidewalk and shared my pizza with her.  She ate so much and while she was eating she was kneading the sidewalk-so happy.  If I could have brought her back somehow I would have.  But there are so many homeless, starving cats and dogs here that you don't know where to begin.  I know I'll be back at least one more time to Sapri and I will take along a bag of cat food at look for her.  But I don't think I'll find her.  But I know I'll have no trouble finding another grateful recipient.  
Today is kind of a slow day with all of Miriams' family here so I decided to roast some cherry tomatoes.  We have so many.  Two people have told Miriam that these cherry tomatoes in particular are Winter Tomatoes.  You are supposed to hang them up to dry.  Never heard of that.  Will have to GOOGLE it.