Today we spent the afternoon in Confederation Park at the Campani Picnic. The Campani are the people from Campagna, the province south of Rome which includes Naples and the cities of the Amalfi coast. Joe was providing the music and we had a great time. We were there...
Did you know that there is wine grown in the lower mainland: wine that is not bad at all? Neither did I. And how I found this out is an interesting story I think you will enjoy. Joe and Christina belong to the Circolo Abruzzese, which is a club for people from the...
Palm Springs 2015 Susan suffers in the winter: her Italian blood craves the sunshine. So I promised her that this winter we would go south, somewhere. It was she who was talking with our friends Benito and Adele. They have a house in Palm Springs and they invited us...
Christmas concerts can be a chore for parents: we want to see our child perform but the other kids are not so interesting. Well, I came across quite an exception to that observation. David asked me to go to Cynthia’s Christmas Concert at his Church which I was happy...
It is Christmas time again and time for another annual get together. We were at Kate and Colin’s house this year again and everyone brought something for the table. In fact, the feast looked pretty fine! Sean and Shiela were in Mexico as usual, and Holly is in Spain...
