Haven't stopped all day till now. We've had guests at the B+B so it is my job to get up at 6am
and get the coffee going. I have to use a single cup espresso maker on the stovetop so it takes
a while to fill a carafe with enough coffee for everyone. The bride and groom from last weeks'
wedding has been here now for 4 days and a German couple has been here for the past 9 days.
Since they are all leaving tomorrow, we all went out to Tortorella, the mountaintop village,
to Crazy Pizza the only restaurant in the village. The pizza was excellent and each of us had our
very own to eat without sharing. Not usually seen in U.S.. And they don't cut the pizza here. So
you have to take your knife and saw away. It was very busy for a Monday night. We sat outside
in the courtyard which was good for the kids. They could run around until the pizza came. But
here we go again-eating very late. And pizza to boot! But it was fun. Everyone I meet here at the
Palazzo all give me their email and phone numbers with an open invitation to call or visit if I come
to their town. The wedding couple are from the heart of Vienna. Ceng (Cheng) really liked my plum
cake and asked if I would make him some to take home with him. Nice compliment. He and Elizabeth
drove here in their Alpha Romero from Vienna-11 hr. trip. Rode in his car tonight. It was nice
but as Elizabeth said: it's a Monday car. Always needs fixing so you can only drive it on Monday.
I picked so many plums today. I made 2 plum cakes and plum marmalade.
Tomorrow we are hosting another party. This is for Sophia's 3rd birthday. But not for family like
the last one. This is for her school buddies. We're expecting around 50. There's always so much
prep to do for these parties. And the dishes!!
It's almost midnight and I can hear the music from Casaletto. As I said before, every night in August
there is live music in the palazzo in Casaletto and I can hear it very well from across the valley.
Nice to fall asleep to. Oh, we have gecko's. Lots of them. And an outdoor cat who never comes
in but is always hanging around. I feed her. Her name is MiMi. Miriam named her. She's gray.
And she only lets me pet her whole she's eating.
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