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pavarotti news?

this was on the obituary wall in modena today…

uova

From our neighbor Giuliana, laid by the chickens this morning!

Acqua

On our way home from Lucca we stopped at il fiume Serchio and took a dip in the very refreshing and shallow water. Lots of big mossy rocks and the slight current felt good in today’s heat. When we got home, Bella’s friend Jarmila had returned so she hung out with her and I showed […]

I Macelli

The first restaurant we found when we came to look at the apt here last august was I Macelli, just down the hill. It turns out to be one of the best restaurants in the Lucca region! I eat here at least once and usually twice or more every trip… with Katya, we ate here […]

borgo beer festival

Bella told us that her friend was going to a “party” at the campo sportivo tonight. So after dinner, we went to check it out: Here’s Jenn chatting up the Ecuadorean clothing vendor: Jenn thought he had a nice butt: Here’s a fun game — shoot a cue ball at the packs of Marlboros without […]

riccio

We ran into this little fellow in the driveway on our way home tonight…

sud parco!

This wedding took place last week just up the hill from us, at Rocco

another homecooked meal

But no photos tonight… Bella thought that would be silly. Our favorite store, Self Service (which isn’t), is closing tomorrow for its summer holiday until the end of July, so we stocked up on mineral water for Jenn and lots of treats: fabulous strawberry & balsamic vinegar jam (YES), arugula pesto (no cheese or nuts […]

The Devil’s Prize

Tomorrow morning is the big race in Borgo a Mozzano and the town is buzzing… couldn’t even get a table at our favorite restaurant tonight!

BorgOpen

After checking out the bike race festivities, we popped into a cafe I hadn’t noticed before. It turned out to be the Borgo a Mozzano Tennis Club. Their big competition is called BorgOpen. Pretty clay courts!