Monday, February 6, 2012
Buonviaggio Tineka!
Tineka, we miss you dearly and are so very glad you made it out of Sicignano safely and timely!
Neve, nove, nave...
The snow continues to pour down and we are seizing the moment in everyday. Even though I actually despise the snow (also known as neve in Italian) and usually am not a happy person in it, I am enjoying the beauty and fun it can bring. Snowball fights are happening about two or three times a day, which usually encourage Italians of all ages to participate. Unable to hold back our laughter, we have witnessed many spills on the icy stradas. Last night we drove around in our friend's mini Fiat pulling donuts and ambushing passerbyer with snowballs, which eventually turned into a giant snow fight on the side of the main road. Its no question we are the children of Mama Theresa unable to hold back our competitive spirit, only sometimes feeling obliged to say, "Mi dispiace" (only you mum could know what it feels like to say sorry in such a instigative way) for pegging someone in the face.
Today, we went "skiiing" which actually means sledding, and it was a blast, but oh so cold. Our best was 6 people piled on one innertube! Italians like to have fun and we are eager to follow suit!
Today, we went "skiiing" which actually means sledding, and it was a blast, but oh so cold. Our best was 6 people piled on one innertube! Italians like to have fun and we are eager to follow suit!
Oh, Lady Gaga.
Apparently, I had to come across the pond to appreciate your vocal talents! I now adore you, especially Marry the Night! And it just so happens you are Italian, how fitting. It has nothing to do with the fact that I hear your song about 5 times a day, I promise. Amore, Maggie
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Cin Cin from Sicignano con Amore!
Hello All!
First of all, we would like to share the theme song of this week. Enjoy. (Follow the link bellow, please.)
http://youtu.be/P2xu8sGFZ4k
Now that that's over you should be in the mood to hear the tales of our week. We shall begin with the weather, because the weather has shaped our week (probably our lives). We can sum the weather up in two words: freddo and neve. Cold and snow. Need we remind you, we live on the steepest street in all of Italy. Due to the cold front that is crossing Europe we have not worked a proper day since Saturday. Can you say CABIN FEVER. We have become very good at entertaining ourselves, if we weren't already. Haha.
Monday night Luigi and his family had us over to their pizzeria for dinner, which was closed for the evening. Pasta was the main dish accompanied by lots of bread, pickled veggies, fried mozzarella goodness and bottomless birra. At the end of the night some friends of Luigi's barged in for pasta and ended up joining us. They spoke zero English, and zero Italian (only Sicignano dialect) so we spent most of the remaining night laughing about...who knows, do you know?! It was a good night.
Tuesday cabin fever really started to set in. With this in mind we decided to create our own scavenger hunt throughout the town. Items on our list included: a blowdryer, a pair of scissors, a cucumber, a picture with a goat, reeses peanut butter cup (fail), doritos, make a snowman, nail filer, coffee with a nutella croissant, find a book in English, and a picture with our friend Maria who is usually seen walking the streets in her bright pink spandex pants.
Mid hunt we ran into our friend Pepe who was intrigued by our game and offered to drive us to a nearby town to see a goat. Not only did we see a goat we got to see the ricotta cheese making process, do a little taste testing, pet some baby buffalo and cows and do a little more tasting. Once back in Sicignano, we headed to the biblioteca, which consisted of about 1000 books in Italian and only one in English (Dracula to be exact).
Wednesday, still yet to get back on the farm, we decided to settle in due to the massive snow/hail/thunder/lighting storm by making a sheet fort next to the fire where we played cards for several hours until our pizza date. Thanks to Assunta and Luigi we are now master Italian pizza makers! We had a great time with lots of laughs. The three Italian stooges from two nights before also returned for more hilarious confusion.
Today the snow continues...as some of you may be familar with our family likes to play the card game 31 which involves four life lines, so to say, per person. With this in mind, this morning we set out with a four euro budget to buy four life lines each (secretly) for the first annual 31 or Bust Italian Tourney. After having purchased our four items we returned to the house for the big show down with our life tokens concealed. It was close game with our Aussie friend, Tineka, coming out on top. Maggie and I like to call it beginers luck.
Prizes included: cuttest and smallest jar of nutella you have ever seen, a small elephant keychain, a pig made out of a nylon stuffed with sawdust, a birthday horn, one pineapple, two Kinder surprises, strawberry chapstick, hairclips for a two year old, a bottle of beer, a fly swatter and a bar of soap.
It should also be noted that we had a big snowball fight this afternoon including many strangers from the street. Yes, we made some more friends.
We have settled on our next farm. We in fact are heading to Sicily! Food and gas strikes or not. More details on the farm to come, but we do know for sure that we will be starting on the tenth of February. Tomorrow we hope for sunshine as we are eager to get back to work. Plus, we miss the four, adorable farm puppies.
Much love,
C & M
First of all, we would like to share the theme song of this week. Enjoy. (Follow the link bellow, please.)
http://youtu.be/P2xu8sGFZ4k
Now that that's over you should be in the mood to hear the tales of our week. We shall begin with the weather, because the weather has shaped our week (probably our lives). We can sum the weather up in two words: freddo and neve. Cold and snow. Need we remind you, we live on the steepest street in all of Italy. Due to the cold front that is crossing Europe we have not worked a proper day since Saturday. Can you say CABIN FEVER. We have become very good at entertaining ourselves, if we weren't already. Haha.
Monday night Luigi and his family had us over to their pizzeria for dinner, which was closed for the evening. Pasta was the main dish accompanied by lots of bread, pickled veggies, fried mozzarella goodness and bottomless birra. At the end of the night some friends of Luigi's barged in for pasta and ended up joining us. They spoke zero English, and zero Italian (only Sicignano dialect) so we spent most of the remaining night laughing about...who knows, do you know?! It was a good night.
Tuesday cabin fever really started to set in. With this in mind we decided to create our own scavenger hunt throughout the town. Items on our list included: a blowdryer, a pair of scissors, a cucumber, a picture with a goat, reeses peanut butter cup (fail), doritos, make a snowman, nail filer, coffee with a nutella croissant, find a book in English, and a picture with our friend Maria who is usually seen walking the streets in her bright pink spandex pants.
Mid hunt we ran into our friend Pepe who was intrigued by our game and offered to drive us to a nearby town to see a goat. Not only did we see a goat we got to see the ricotta cheese making process, do a little taste testing, pet some baby buffalo and cows and do a little more tasting. Once back in Sicignano, we headed to the biblioteca, which consisted of about 1000 books in Italian and only one in English (Dracula to be exact).
Wednesday, still yet to get back on the farm, we decided to settle in due to the massive snow/hail/thunder/lighting storm by making a sheet fort next to the fire where we played cards for several hours until our pizza date. Thanks to Assunta and Luigi we are now master Italian pizza makers! We had a great time with lots of laughs. The three Italian stooges from two nights before also returned for more hilarious confusion.
Today the snow continues...as some of you may be familar with our family likes to play the card game 31 which involves four life lines, so to say, per person. With this in mind, this morning we set out with a four euro budget to buy four life lines each (secretly) for the first annual 31 or Bust Italian Tourney. After having purchased our four items we returned to the house for the big show down with our life tokens concealed. It was close game with our Aussie friend, Tineka, coming out on top. Maggie and I like to call it beginers luck.
Prizes included: cuttest and smallest jar of nutella you have ever seen, a small elephant keychain, a pig made out of a nylon stuffed with sawdust, a birthday horn, one pineapple, two Kinder surprises, strawberry chapstick, hairclips for a two year old, a bottle of beer, a fly swatter and a bar of soap.
It should also be noted that we had a big snowball fight this afternoon including many strangers from the street. Yes, we made some more friends.
We have settled on our next farm. We in fact are heading to Sicily! Food and gas strikes or not. More details on the farm to come, but we do know for sure that we will be starting on the tenth of February. Tomorrow we hope for sunshine as we are eager to get back to work. Plus, we miss the four, adorable farm puppies.
Much love,
C & M
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Birthday and grapes.
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| Luigi and his wife on Maggie's birthday. |
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| Does this need a caption?! |
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| Grape plants after roots were cut. |
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| The many, many rows of grapes that were planted. |
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| Work'n hard. |
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| Finito!!! |
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