Yesterday, 7th August, we spent the day in our local Confederation Park with friends at the Abruzzese Picnic. Italians from a region or town form clubs here in Canada where they can hang out with fellow Italians and share their common language and exeperiences. Our...
The setting for the concert was really nice. It was outdoors in Fleetwood Park in a garden setting. Lou had a stage set up and in front of it was a small concrete area for dancing. The year 2020 and so far in 2021 Covid 19 has had us staying home, hugging no one, and...
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...
Every year Bosa Foods has a Customer Appreciation Day. I did an earlier article on this which you can find here. Last year and this DJ Joe has provided the music for this outdoor party. It is a nice day: sausage in a bun, pop, coffee and music. The Bosa building on...
Today was the Abruzzese picnic. OK, the Marrs and the Blairs will not know about this. So a bit of explanation. Joe is Susan’s son-in-law and he is married to Christina, Susan’s daughter. Joe was born in Italy, in the province of Abruzzo which is about half way down...
