So we finally got our new furniture!!!! Here's an update for all you curious Georges out there!
Friday, November 27, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Birthday Girl!
Ok, so on Monday my students brought Pumpkin Pie, and yesterday the brought me a bouquet of Sunflowers for my Birthday!!! I must be doing something right !!! They're pampering me like crazy!
I received a few more gifts from my family as well! Enrico bought me a pair of boots to die for!!!
My Mà my FAVORITE perfume -CHANCE eau fraiche de Chanel -
and my sister-in-law Cristiana- Clinique super defense face creme!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
I love this idea!
This is such a cute Idea!
A place of their own: Kids will have fun practicing their table-setting skills with colorful paper pieces.When kids learn to set the table, they discover what all those forks and spoons are for. A diagram can get them started.
Place-Setting Practice How-To Silverware is put in the order it will be needed; items used first go on the outside. There are a few exceptions; for example, dessert silverware goes above the plate. Kids can adjust what they set based on the meal. No soup? Don't put out the soupspoon. If adults will have wine, add a wineglass to the right of the water glass.
click here to get the print-out template!
Monday, November 23, 2009
Pumpkin Pie Surprise!
Last week I taught my English class a little about Thanksgiving and its traditions. We spoke about why it is celebrated and of course what we eat on this special day! I told them about the Turkey, the stuffing, yams and cranberry sauce and of course my favorite: PUMPKIN PIE! They asked me for the recipe and guess what???
Today they surprised me with a freshly home baked Pumpkin Pie! How neat is that!
I ♥ my students!!!
Note: Pumpkin pie is not a typical recipe here, actually, they had never heard of it!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Farm stay anyone?
This weekend we went to a grape picking/wine festival in a small town called Milis and stayed in an even smaller town called Massama (if you blink, you might even miss it!!) We had the pleasure in staying in a renovated 1800's farm house that has been handed down to the Orrù family for generations. The youngest daughters recently decided to renovate and transform the Farmhouse and farmland (120 hectares; [1 ha =107,639 sq ft] 12,916.68 sq ft) into a Holiday Farm/ Farm Stay. It was really nice to eat what they grow and raise on their land, and to eat freshly picked veggies and fruit. Here are some of the pictures of the weekend:
Dining hall
details of the stone and brick wall
view from outside
the older dining area
with the old tiles
some of the rooms (including ours) were out side
recuperated from old hen houses and barns
Milis City/Town Hall the Boyl Palace.
with cheese inside topped off with orange honey)
All profit was donated to childern in Africa to help build wells
(click on the name Seadas and sardinian to get the recepie)
The women hard at work
The wonderful woman in the middle is the project manager
Detail of a lamp post in Milis.
We all took turns on the bull.... yes we ALL did. (geeze)
The next day......
In the tini tiny town of Massama there is a HUGE church. The central façade belongs to the Church of The Assumption of the Virgin Mary while next to it is a smaller church named "small church of the souls" (I don't know where they get these names from, kinda creepy) Both the churches were built in the mid 13th century. Modifications and additions were made by later conquerers. You can see both Roman and Byzantine influence (even if they were the same Empire the different ages brought different styles ) The first, simple and linear, the second more rich in detail and decor. So in the pictures you can see the distinct contrast between the "old" and the "new". I think it's pretty cool!
tiny tiny bell tower door (I'm short like 5'2)
details
Entrance to the big chapel (too bad it was closed)
The land around the farm
Our room - the hen house
relaxing in the sun
nothing like laying on the grass...... ahhhhhhhhhh
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