Autumn In Rome part II

We call them simply "ottobrate",  those days in October when the  air is still warm, the sun is really hot around late morning, and you can count on those sunny  rays to dry at least a few loads of washes  you've stacked up during the rainy miserable days before.

Some one needed a good wash too.....Littleguy's fave comfort toy

TEN THINGS TO THINK ABOUT WHEN .....

It's just one of those days... the sun never even showed up today and  it's so dark it's been looking like 6 pm since this morning. Everyone feels sleepy, sometimes bored or depressed.  But then you sit down and think about things that brighten up your day  just thinkin' about them ....and those for me today  are.....

                                                                                                                                                                                      


1)  Littleguy's kisses and funny faces, and how proud he is of himself when he makes me laugh 'till I'm breathless. He'll keep at whatever funny thing he's doing and won't stop till I got tears in my eyes.
                                                                                                    

                                                                                    2) Getting an email from an old friend you haven't seen in ages....but you treasure in your heart, and find out she's doing well...

                                                                                          3) Making loads of pink icing, cover cupcakes in it and then, spoonful at a time, clean the bowl you've made it in.












4) Sleep till late on Sundays, and get a  good morning kiss  and breakfast in bed


                                                                                             5) Hang out with people you know so well, you can tell them what they're thinking.












6) A good fresh glass of white wine  for a summer aperitivo.

BigGuy enjoying the Mediterranean

7) Being rocked by the waves when you're sleeping on a boat and awaking in a new place.

                                                                                                                                                                    8)  Having someone taste something you've spent hours cooking, and LOVE it.

9) Smell baking bread on your early morning jog.

10)  Feel satisfied by what you have and what you're doing in life and don't give a damn of what all the world thinks.

                             Peace!

BROCCOLI tonight!

Well yes, mea culpa, my 8yr old has NEVER eaten broccoli.  Maybe I'm concerned 'cause he's my first (and only, for now) child,  and I don't have a wide experience, or maybe   memories of my childhood  come back when he stares at his plate in disgust.  I remember sitting silently through  meals staring at veggies or moving them around in my plate hoping the zucchini  would  magically dissapear, or the peas would  evaporate if I rolled  them fast enough around the plate.

So I really never forced him, or in any case DID'NT HAVE TIME to sit through meals for hours trying to convince him he'd like them. And, we all know, you change your likings as you grow.

Here is Littleguy. Before the broccoli... taking a rest before facing broccoli for supper.
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Well he actually DID like them,  steam cooked  with lemon, oil and salt.
 Liked them means he ate TWO.

POST n. 1!

So here goes:
after 5 years of full time -life consuming job , I've had enough! 
 I quit, changed house,  moved my son to another school, trying to get bad karma and nasty  influences out and a new wave of fresh air in!  It's not easy to re-learn everything, from cooking to housekeeping, and having chosen to take care of EVERYTHING  on my own, I don't have housekeepers anymore to blame or to nag about.
It's just me, and my  husband and son. Just three.  Two pretty funny guys, the BIGUY  and the Littleguy. Ops sorry forgetting the two hairy creatures wich infest our house. Yes, we own two ex stray cays. A boy and a girl.  I'll get a pic of them as soon as the stand still long enough.

 It's Saturday and while I start writing, my husband is food shopping with a pretty long list in his hands and keeps ringing me  for updates: "Only cauliflower, no cabbage!" Oh great ... there goes my Irish recipe day! I will try this soon !  Littleguy,  my great 8yr is just starting to "try" food. After years of nannies cooking him the same thing day after day....I am on a quest for having him try as many different thing I can. I can!