Ciao Ragazzi
Here in my eirie, I am looking down on a beautiful yellow Mimosa tree in full blossom and heralding the arrival of spring in about two weeks time. We look forward to sack-trucking the potted lemon and kumquat trees out of the greenhouse and onto the terraces at the beginning of April. Below our garden is a row of orange trees, promising to provide us with a wonderful supply of fruit juice. Throughout the winter, we have been able to pick tiny oranges that we slice and plunge into our daily aperitivo.
Well, what a gay week it’s been. Sorry but I like the word gay, that is the original meaning of being happy and carefree until it was adopted by a certain group of people who will not be too thrilled with the new Pope. Pope Francis has neither impressed or disappointed our Tuscan friends. For once they have had little to say and have been walking around with shrugged shoulders. The only thing in his favour is that he is a football (calcio) fan which appeals to 95% of the male Italian population.
My man, son-in-law and grandson are off to Roma again today to watch Italy play Ireland in their final match of the Rugby Six Nations. So I have had to make my own coffee (no car) which is not a patch on the espresso at our favourite bar/alimentare in Fiano. Still, my beautiful daughter and granddaughter are taking me to lunch today at Osteria Montalbino, which specialises in fungi. Yum!
Last sunday, my man and I went to Montespertoli for an aperitivo before lunch (Pranzo). This is tradition for us, but not if the weather is bad. Simone in Bar Fiorentino makes our cocktail and we take it into the main piazza to watch the world go by. At midday (mezzogiorno) the church spills out and we watch the faithful stroll by in their various degrees of finery. The Piazza is a proper one; large and planted with trees, shrubs, lawns and pathways. Children rush around on roller boots, scooters and bikes or simply run. By 1pm it is virtually empty as everyone disappears for Sunday lunch; just a few tourists wandering around thinking they are in a ghost town!
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Thank you for listening and – Ci vediamo la prossimo Sabato x
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