Monthly Archives: September 2014

Schedule? What Schedule!

19 Friday Sep 2014

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“Il Museo Civico di Norcia, La Castellina,

presenta “Segreti — di Karin Touw”

dal 19 di Luglio 2014 al 21 Settembre 2014

orario appertura del museu”

Roughly translated, this enticing purple poster (with the matching portfolio book of recent works) says that we have to get to Norcia before Sunday to see the Art Exhibit we’ve been planning to see.

Perhaps if my Italian were up to speed, I would have understood the explanation of how the exhibit “Secrets” closed last Sunday.  One message loud and clear: the secret is there are no fixed schedules in our beloved Italy.

More often than not, there are no hours of operation posted.  All signs, even road signs, are at best “suggestions.”  With that thought in mind, I suggest you click here to catch the art exhibit we missed today.

Non-stop Photo Ops

19 Friday Sep 2014

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Between Spoleto and Norcia:

Tunnels, and tunnels, and a superlong tunnel (2+ miles).

Mountains, mountains, and more mountains.

Bicyclists, bicyclists, and more bicyclists.

Fields, fields, and more fields.

Bales, bales, and more bales.

Olives, grapes, and corn.

Dogs, dogs, and more dogs.

Horses, donkeys, and sheep.

But as I said, no stops for photo-ops.

Action News Report

17 Wednesday Sep 2014

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Break-in has occurred at 6th Canto:

Suspect-1 has overdosed on sale     [salt]

Suspect-2 fast confirmed Insano     [insane]

 

Plates filled and emptied, grazie.     [thanks]

Only Defense appears in Photo:     [Sole/Soul]

Never came close to caffè latte.

Ingredients, even names on occasion, should you ask Virgil upon waking.

Tastes Good, Even More Filling

17 Wednesday Sep 2014

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Gluttony, as I seem to recall, can be found in the third circle of the Inferno (along with continuous rain and a junk-yard dog with a super-mean bite).

Look for us there tonight, as we journey to the home of Daniella and Luciano, among the finest cooks and hosts in all of Spoleto.

One night a week, they invite the guests of local apartment owners to feast on traditional Umbrian family fare.

And when their guests leave, hours later, they have had more than their fill of food and drink.

Whence they head back home, having made pigs of themselves, to lie down in the Inferno’s mud and go to sleep.

Object to the crude slop in Dante’s trope, if you wish.  But check the news at 11:00 for the evening’s menu.

Place of Honor Placed (in the Crop)

17 Wednesday Sep 2014

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Insigni Fuga Porta Nomen Fici

Live or Memorex?

17 Wednesday Sep 2014

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Re: Operatic voice I could just barely hear outside the cucina window, as I filled the moka maker and began to start our day.

Opening the window confirmed the genre and gender (as if they were ever in doubt).  Live or memorex, still the quandary in that old commercial lingers.

More Pics, Fewer Tics

16 Tuesday Sep 2014

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Simple Chicken

16 Tuesday Sep 2014

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Not all that’s Italian is simple, certainly, nor vice versa.

Saturday’s “Simple Chicken,” for example.  A wonderful dish, wonderfully simple to make.  Thanks, Karen, for the recipe’s touch of home.

Repeating it again tonight makes supper a breeze, leaving Rebecca more time to paint up a storm with her new brushes.  Broad and urgent, the strokes.

With me, blog calls for a change of pace. Then 3-ring circus of new Nightstand awaits.  A good thing, since the rains seem to be springing up from nowhere.