It was a lousy week. Easyjet managed to smash the Della Robbia cast that we had optimistically given over to them to transport from London to Pisa (not 'broken', but well and truly 'smashed'...); the lawnmower broke down again, about an hour of use after it had last come back from the workshop; the car got a flat battery twice; the van bringing new sofas from Florence got within 200 yards of the house, and then enc
ountered roadworks and simply turned round and took the sofas all the way back to Florence once more ; the TD's laptop died on him; and we had day after day of rain, which gave rise to significant canine cabin-fever...And then...the sun came out. The garden looked glorious, rich in autumn colour
s, the citrus trees are groaning under a phenomenal crop of lemons and oranges, and we found it was still warm enough to lunch outdoors for three days in a row. I planted bulbs, and jasmines, and cleared all the weeds out from the azaleas around the water garden. We went to Lucca for the day - perfect sunshine and an intense blue sky - and admired the beautiful stained glass in the Duomo, before sitting outside Trattoria Gigi in Piazza del Carmine for a leisurely lunch of pasta and a carafe of house wine.All things considered, life isn't bad!
Tonight's Dinner:
Funghi trifolati (the amantea man was selling enormous porcini the other day, and we loaded up with them)
Salsiccie, with Gratin Dauphinois
Chocolate Tart.
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3 comments:
When bad things happen in sequence and the rain won't stop, it feels as if everything is against you. I'm so pleased that the sun came out for you, eventually. I should think that those lemons would look like sunshine on the tree whatever the weather.
How splendid to hear from you....I hope all's well?
Hello. I'm very well, thank you. I have been reading your writing but have not felt able to respond for some odd reason. I hope that my 'quiet period' is over now. I enjoyed the pictures on your latest post very much indeed.
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