Well, I’m leaving today. I’ve had a wonderful time here in the mountains (just outside of the village Chiozza, about 30 minutes from the town Castelnuovo di Garfagnana) doing all sorts of odd jobs. My first day here, Colm told me, “Hey, there’s a bunch of cardboard boxes and no space in the trash. Can [...]
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Bye bye, Appenine
Posted in Europe 2010, Italy, Itinerary, tagged cold, day to day life, travel, Uncle Jim on 20 November 2010 | 2 Comments »
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” -Lao Tzu
Posted in Europe 2010, Italy, tagged memory, Rome, Uncle Jim on 15 November 2010 | 5 Comments »
I’ve come to a strange time. My uncle’s death is still achingly fresh in my mind (how could it not be?). I talked with Mom and my aunt today. They’re both strong and I can’t help but once again say how much I admire both of them for everything they do. They are really remarkable. [...]
Requiescat in pace
Posted in Europe 2010, Italy on 13 November 2010 | 6 Comments »
My next post was supposed to be about visiting Rome. It was going to be cheerful and excited and convey my awe and delight. But as my mom often says, life is what happens when you’re busy making plans. My Uncle Jim had a stroke a year ago (almost to the day). There were [...]
Olive picking olives!
Posted in Europe 2010, Italy, Pics or it didn't happen, tagged excessive detail, Italy, olive harvest, olive spiders, pictures, This post took forever to write on 9 November 2010 | 5 Comments »
Ah, my dear readers, it’s lovely to see you again! Where did we leave off? Ah yes, we were collecting up the nets, dumping into buckets and spending this all the live-long day. SO, what happens after the olives are all in buckets? Let me tell you! At the end of the day, as we’re [...]
Lady Iron and the olive harvest
Posted in Europe 2010, Italy, tagged Ben & Jerry's ice cream, extensive descriptions, not a concussion, olive harvest, seriously though my head really hurts on 7 November 2010 | 5 Comments »
But first, an irrelevant couple of facts. 1) I was recently hit on the head rather hard.* The short version is that I got hit, but I’m okay. But if something here seems poorly written or something, that’s my excuse. *Okay so there’s this tall cabinet. And I opened one of the doors to put [...]
