Wednesday 9 November 2011
The day before leaving L'Antica Vetreria was bittersweet. Bitter because we hated to leave our Shangri-La of 25 days and sweet because of all the memories of people, places and food we had experienced. We finished packing and loading our stuff in the van so that we could leave bright and early the next morning. (One can always hope, right?)
Dian went down to Christiana's store to purchase a 3D puzzle for her nephew who is a crack jigsaw puzzler. In addition to wrapping the gift, Christiana threw in a pair of socks as a going away present and Dian presented her with a VaVa LaVoom CD. Next, she bought a salami and some tomatoes from Micheli's grocery store and also gave him a CD. We were so glad to have met the folks of Piegaro, who still greet each other and walk slowly around the piazza or up to the bakery along the cobblestone streets.
Charles took the stroll along the path below that he had been meaning to explore. With a last photography outing Nicole captured more memorable images of the woods near Tom and Colleen's villa. We left a hand painted card of their town by Dian, along with a hand painted plate by a local artist depicting the church tower of Piegaro.
After a final packing of the van (no easy task after living in La Cantina almost a month) and a simple pasta with butter and cheese dinner, we turned in.
The day before leaving L'Antica Vetreria was bittersweet. Bitter because we hated to leave our Shangri-La of 25 days and sweet because of all the memories of people, places and food we had experienced. We finished packing and loading our stuff in the van so that we could leave bright and early the next morning. (One can always hope, right?)
Dian went down to Christiana's store to purchase a 3D puzzle for her nephew who is a crack jigsaw puzzler. In addition to wrapping the gift, Christiana threw in a pair of socks as a going away present and Dian presented her with a VaVa LaVoom CD. Next, she bought a salami and some tomatoes from Micheli's grocery store and also gave him a CD. We were so glad to have met the folks of Piegaro, who still greet each other and walk slowly around the piazza or up to the bakery along the cobblestone streets.
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| The completed puzzle, courtesy of Zach and Tessa |
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