These are the words that Jack kept saying as we drove home from his grandma's 80th Birthday. He was referencing his great-uncle Glover "which rhymes with Lover" who asked if he could take me home. Mind you, he did this without his two front teeth.
gf
My thoughts on whatever passes through my line of sight.
10/25/2004
10/22/2004
There's No Place Like Home...
Well, I arrived home from lovely Italy this week. Home to a pile of emails, dirty laundry and cat hair.
Overall the trip was great. It was not my style, I prefer a slower pace. We hit a different city each day, and started way early in the morning, but the alumns all enjoyed it, and I guess that's what counts.
The food was wonderful, and I was almost always a member of the clean plate club.
I posted a few of the 200 or so pictures that I took - see the sidebar for links.
Favorite moments:
Standing inside the marble quarry and watching the birds fly overhead
Getting through a whole purchase using only italian (and hand signals)
Sitting on the beach at the bay of silence watching the waves crash (and the cute men)
Skipping out on seeing "another bloody church" (in the words of our guide) to wander alone through the streets of Genova
"Stealing" the wine from one of the other tables at dinner
Listening to Barracuda Jazz perform Clapton, Elvis & Chuck Berry with an Italian accent
Finding the small, family run olive oil maker down the street and getting to see how the oil is made
Ravioli with Walnut Sauce in Vernazza
Watching fireworks from the dining room on the night we arrived
Having such wonderful alumnae make the trip easy for me.
It was a wonderful trip, and I'm so glad that I got to do it. Thanks Alumnae Office!
GF
Overall the trip was great. It was not my style, I prefer a slower pace. We hit a different city each day, and started way early in the morning, but the alumns all enjoyed it, and I guess that's what counts.
The food was wonderful, and I was almost always a member of the clean plate club.
I posted a few of the 200 or so pictures that I took - see the sidebar for links.
Favorite moments:
Standing inside the marble quarry and watching the birds fly overhead
Getting through a whole purchase using only italian (and hand signals)
Sitting on the beach at the bay of silence watching the waves crash (and the cute men)
Skipping out on seeing "another bloody church" (in the words of our guide) to wander alone through the streets of Genova
"Stealing" the wine from one of the other tables at dinner
Listening to Barracuda Jazz perform Clapton, Elvis & Chuck Berry with an Italian accent
Finding the small, family run olive oil maker down the street and getting to see how the oil is made
Ravioli with Walnut Sauce in Vernazza
Watching fireworks from the dining room on the night we arrived
Having such wonderful alumnae make the trip easy for me.
It was a wonderful trip, and I'm so glad that I got to do it. Thanks Alumnae Office!
GF
10/13/2004
True Artist
Today we visited Carrerra, home to Michalangelo and beautiful marble. We walked through a quarry, and watched some excavation.
Again, the food was delicious, including the traditional Tuscan dishes, which included turkey carpaccio, a tomato bread soup thing, and vegetable crepes with gorgonzola cream.
Dinner was no downer either, with broccoli flan, pasta pomodoro and chicken something or other stewed with mushrooms. And the apple gelato was back.
gf
italy
Again, the food was delicious, including the traditional Tuscan dishes, which included turkey carpaccio, a tomato bread soup thing, and vegetable crepes with gorgonzola cream.
Dinner was no downer either, with broccoli flan, pasta pomodoro and chicken something or other stewed with mushrooms. And the apple gelato was back.
gf
italy
10/12/2004
Yums
Today's menu's
Lunch
Squash tart with salad
Pesto Genovese (since we were in Genevoa)
Dinner
eggplant gratin
grouper ravioli
mushroom tart
it was all good - including the live music at dinner playing Knocking on Heaven's door and Blueberry Hill with Italian accents. Yes, they played Volare and Buono Sera too.
Lunch
Squash tart with salad
Pesto Genovese (since we were in Genevoa)
Dinner
eggplant gratin
grouper ravioli
mushroom tart
it was all good - including the live music at dinner playing Knocking on Heaven's door and Blueberry Hill with Italian accents. Yes, they played Volare and Buono Sera too.
Yes, I'm A-Broad...
I made it! Survived my first 10 hour jaunt to the Italian Riveria.
The city we are in is beautiful, and the hotel is stunning. Yesterday our excursion took us to Portofino and Santa Margharita where I climbed a million stairs to a castle. A small castle, but still - pretty nice.
Today we went to Genova, and traipsed around the city. Had a wonderful lunch, and saw lots of churches.
The alumni, both Douglass and Cornell, are lovely and there have been no major problems. Now if I can only figure out how to telecommute from here....
oh, and a european keyboard takes a bit of getting used to.
gf
sestri levante, italy
The city we are in is beautiful, and the hotel is stunning. Yesterday our excursion took us to Portofino and Santa Margharita where I climbed a million stairs to a castle. A small castle, but still - pretty nice.
Today we went to Genova, and traipsed around the city. Had a wonderful lunch, and saw lots of churches.
The alumni, both Douglass and Cornell, are lovely and there have been no major problems. Now if I can only figure out how to telecommute from here....
oh, and a european keyboard takes a bit of getting used to.
gf
sestri levante, italy
10/07/2004
See Ya Later...
Sono via al Riveria italiano! Nove giorni di pasta, il vino, il pesce ed il divertimento. È qui a uscendo da finalmente questa zona di tempo. Il Matrimonio felice a Farrah e Jaime come pure Brian e Maureen!
And for those who don't speak Italian:
I'm off to the Italian Riveria. Nine days of pasta, wine, fish and fun. Here's to finally getting out of this time zone. Happy wedding to Farrah & Jamie as well as Brian & Maureen!
Buono sera!
And for those who don't speak Italian:
I'm off to the Italian Riveria. Nine days of pasta, wine, fish and fun. Here's to finally getting out of this time zone. Happy wedding to Farrah & Jamie as well as Brian & Maureen!
Buono sera!
10/05/2004
Getting Back To Nature...
Thanks to Meg & Todd for a great weekend in Hamburg PA. And in honor of Smelmoo, here's a little Top Five Tuesday
TF things I learned camping in Hamburg:
TF things I learned camping in Hamburg:
- Cabela's is not just a store, it's an adventure.
- How to score an deer's antlers (and what makes them typical and non-typical)
- I'm a good girlfriend cause I make chili for dinner and don't kick Jack out of the tent into the rain.
- Hiking sandles are hard to find in October.
- Cobbler's are a girl's best friend when you break your hiking sandals a week before Italy.
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