Finito!!

Hello, Hello!

Today we finally finished planting the grapes!  Whew, over 1,100 planted in five days in weather ranging from snow to sunshine.  At times we couldn't feel our toes and fingers, and at times layers of our clothes could be seen scattered along on the vine posts.  Today we felt pretty accomplished to be finito!  We are interested to find out what our next task will be...

As a side note, I would just like everyone to know that I can't hear myself think at the moment because there are over 15 teenage boys in the next room watching futbol and one team apparently just scored. 

Earlier this was Maggie's 28th birthday, as most of you well know.  We had a great celebration at Luigi's Pizzeria (of course) where we had a cultural alcoholic tour of Italy including vino, birra, grappa and spumante.  It was a good time.  And to make it even better, get ready for this.........Luigi invited us to his house for dinner with him and his family where he is going to teach us how to make pizza!  Ah, dream come true.  Mini film to be made.  Hopefully, we are able to bring home a few pointers so we can make you all the best pizza ever. 

Sicily is looking like a no go for us as there are some serious transportation strikes occuring right now and it seems to be hitting Sicily the hardest in terms of food and fuel shortages.  Tonight we emailed a handful of farms northeast of here in the Molise and Abruzzo regions.  Details to follow.

Peace, love and cigarettes (which we can't seem to escape) from Italia,

C & M