One day, carving...

Today we are preparing our Halloween pumpkin...

Phase 1: Mario opened the pumpkin at the bottom and cleaned it. Afterwards designed the eyes and Ely the mouth.

Phase 2: Ely started to cut it...

Phase 3: When done, we brushed its hair (?!?!?) and cuddled it...how lovely!!!! We already love our little spooky pumpkin...

What do you think about our pumpkin? Do you like it????

-Mario & Ely

Friends from USA

This weekend we had the nice visit of some friends from USA. Thank to my dear cousin Linda, we could meet her friends Gilbert, Gloria and Loretta. We spent a great time together here in Trento and we also visited a nice vinery and the Toblino Lake with its castle, where Ely and I would like to have our wedding reception.
Thank you guys for the lovely and unexpected gift that we have appreciated very much. We will use it very soon (and we will post the picture!!!)...
Enjoy your holiday here in Italy...We are sure it will be great and you will spend an unforgettable month travelling around!

-Mario & Ely

L'uomo dai mille volti

Brachetti show sample

Yesterday night me, Mario, my mother Adry and my father Claudio went to theatre to see an amazing show: the most incredible magician and illusionist ever! They say that he's the fastest costume changer in the world (you can see from the video sample above!), whose name is Arturo Brachetti. I have seen him on TV before, but live it's even better.

The show lasted about 2 hours and it really worthed the money spent for tickets...which we have been lucky to get because it was sold out in a few hours!!!!

He's on tour in Italy, but soon probably even around the world. If you get the chance to find his show, don't miss it. It's fantastic!

-Ely

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Lunedì sera io, Mariello, Adry e Claudio siamo andati a teatro per vedere le strabilianti prodezze del miglior trasformista al mondo (o almeno così ci è stato assicurato dal guinnes dei primati 2006).

Lo spettacolo, della durata di 2 ore circa, è stato davvero meraviglioso ed i soldini spesi non sono certo stati rimpianti poichè tutti sono rimasti a bocca aperta per l'intera durata dello spettacolo!Mai in vita mia avevo visto 1 esibizione di questo tipo e sono proprio contenta di essere riuscita a prendere i tanto bramati biglietti!!!!

Con domani il signor Arturo sarà a Milano e poi ancora a spasso per il mondo con il suo tour... che dire.. se ne avete l'occasione non fatevelo sfuggire!!!

Bello!!! Bello!!! Bellissimo!!!

-Ely

Spooooooky!!!

Brrrrrr!!!

It's official: the cold is here and with it, the first seasonal flu! Ely and I both caught some kind of a virus that made us remain in bed for some days this week. We almost could be creative and made some autumn themed compositions with colorful leaves and little pumpkins (we are ready to carve our big one for Halloween!!!!)...

Last week we also had to face some unexpected expenses: a new fridge and fix our car's problems! Our fridge was veeeeery old (almost 30 y.o.) and we had it in heritage from my grandmother Emma. It worked for some months but the other day it stopped working and unfortunately all the food in it had to be thrown away. What a pity! We urged to have a new fridge, because it's impossible to live without it (or you have to go to the market every day for fresh food, which is impossible considering working people tight schedules!!!!). Here in Trento there is the outlet factory of Whirpool Europe, so we could get a very nice new fridge (a side by side one, our dream!!!!!) at a very reasonable price! Here is how it looks like in our kitchen (with some decorations and magnets we couldn't not place on it!!!)

Ely also found some ideas to bake a new cake with pear and lemon cream (I LOVE LEMON!!!)...so here is the result...it was VERY VERY YUMMY!!!!

-Mario

Show must go on...

Nonostante la mia super nonna mi manchi incredibilmente e non ci sia momento in cui io non pensi a lei.. beh a più di un mese dal nostro tristissimo evento sono qui per dire che "La Vita va avanti".
In questi tristi giorni abbiamo cercato di mantenere la famiglia il più unita possibile e tutti si sono stretti intorno al nonno!!!Abbiamo così organizzato varie serate per coccolarlo e godere della sua preziosa compagnia!!!

Lunedì scorso è stato il turno mio e del Mariello!!!Ho cucinato simpatici antipasti, due diversi tipi di cannelloni, crepes al cioccolato e budino ai 2 colori!!!!La serata è poi terminata con 1 simpatica partita a Scarabeo...

Peccato che la nonna non abbia potuto condividere con noi 1 bel momento come questo ma io so che dal cielo lei ci guarda, ci protegge e sicuramente fa il tifo per noi!!!!

Ci manchi tantissimo nonna!!Ti vogliamo bene!!!!

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It's incredible but more than 1 month has passed since my beloved grandma passed away!! All the family is still so sad but now we know that we have to find the strenght to go on with our lives!

During this really bad period we re-discovered the meaning of being a family: we planned a schedule to try to be as near as possible to my grandfather who feels the emptyness that my grandmother's death left more than any other.

So last Monday was my turn!

I cooked 2 different types of "cannelloni"and sweet crepes. Then just after dinner we played with "Scarabeo" (the famous word game!). My aunt Franca and uncle Paolo were also there and we spent a really good time together!!!

-Ely

Summer Summary: Corse

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- View from Bonifacio -

On Aug, 15th, early morning, we left our friends and took the ferry from Santa Teresa to Bonifacio, in Corse, France. Bonifacio is an incredible town,built on a high cliff, right over the sea. The view is incredible and the town just adorable. We arrived when shops and "boulangerie" were still closed. But the air was fresh and filled with nice odours...expecially those of "pain au chocolat" that later we ate!

- View from Bonifacio -

It was noon when we took the car and drove to Porto Vecchio, where we rented a bungalow in a nice camping near Palombaggia beach. Landscapes of Corse are very similar to those we were used to in Sardegna, but in some way it's wilder...and less crowded.
We used our time to relax on the beach, and we found a great place near the camping, called "Tahiti".

- Tahiti beach -

- Us at Tahiti beach -

We ended our stay in Corse with a nice visit of Porto Vecchio, another very very nice town. We had a walk around the town centre and found a typical "creperie" where we tried some special crepe...YUMMY!!! We also bought the pan to cook crepe at home...very useful souvenir!!

- Ely eating her crepe in Porto Vecchio -

I loved Corse, and it was a shame to have spent here only 4 days. I definetely want to come back again one day for a longer holiday!!!