Saffron Festival

This weekend we went to a saffron festival. It wasn't anything special but it was a good way to spend a rainy weekend with my Mamma and friend Marta while Enrico enjoyed surfing at Cala Cipolla (Onion Cove, called that way because many beautiful sea daffodils grow there and if you pick them them smell like onions, that is why they are more commonly called "cipolla di mare" onion of the sea, and where the cove gets its name from.)

Cala Cipolla

On the way to the small village of Villanovafranca

where the saffron festival took place.

Saffron Flowers

My Ma and our friend Marta

The Sky

Myrtle Plant

Sardinian woman making semola

Semola or semolina made from durum wheat

Beautiful rianbows!

Country side

blonde-designs easy Christmas crafts!

So I can't remember how I got to this blog, or who's blog links to it buuuut, I liked it immediately and have been following ever since! Look at what they posted for Xmas gift ideas with pint-outs, instructions and all!!!

Hope you enjoy!

http://blonde-designs.squarespace.com/blonde-designs-blog/2009/11/5/holiday-gift-crafts.html

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!! ???

Yes! and 40% off on these beautiful decorations and ornaments!! I can't wait to start getting the house ready for Christmas!!! Hurrayyy!

Happy Hallowen!!!

Funny (stupid) Cat!!!

Stinky Cat does some of the funniest things.... like after eating he'll roll over on his back and just lay there like he's dead! He does the same thing when he wants to be noticed. He'll pick a center spot and play dead until you go over and give him some loving. I dunno! Whatever!!!

Just an update!

Hey there loved ones! Just been super busy with the new things going on! I decided to get my TEFL teaching certificate (Teaching English as a Foreign Language), in Italy to teach English it isn't always necessary to have this certificate, all you need is to be native and mother tongue, although in some cases it is required like teaching for the Public Administration, The Region, or any Government or EU Community funded projects. These employers PAY WELL, so it is all to my advantage to achieve this certificate in order to participate in their selections. So far so good, the units are interesting and it's fun to revise English grammar.

The weather has really turned on us this last week, a cold front from Russia has blown in and from a whopping 75-80 degrees, we went to 50 - 60 degrees in one night with high winds. Of course Enrico is stoked, cause high winds = good swell and good surf!

We, or better said, I am lagging on which wedding pictures to print. It still just upsets me to look at them and have the family part missing. But, I need to get on it .

I guess the saying "no news is good news" is true, all is well! Life is good! We are happy to be a family!

Saturday afternoon with my niece

It's always a treat for me to have my sweet Carlotta over to play and do activities! We had a great afternoon on Saturday drawing and playing Twister! For some reason she loves that game so much and always laughs soo hard when we play! !!

Don't you just love that I STILL have my "just married" sign
hanging on the back of the door...