Dinner with friends

Dinner after the circolo on Monday with Way Ling, Joyce & Annie

Mike & I

Sorry I've been quiet this week I've been rather busy.  No changes there then!

Monday was hectic.  

It started off taking the 09.02 vaporetto to the market at Santa Marta.  My friend Caroline met me there.  This first stall sell delicious home made yoghurt and some cheeses.  Unfortunately the cheese stall I loved doesn't go there anymore.

The wine stall.  No I didn't buy that huge demi-john!

Just bottles.

At the meat stall - which had a very long, slow queue I bought cotecchino for Wednesday's dinner.

I also bought a beautiful cyclamen & primulas & herbs for outside.

The primulas, in a bowl with coloured paper & string around were €6 - a bargain.

After unpacking bags quick coffee & brioche before heading off on the vap to San Marco to go to Ratti to buy a paring knife.  Stroll back to Rialto.  Vap to Accedemia then home.  Lunch in oven - Italian sausage & scrambled egg.  Shower, iron, photos on blog, glammed up to go out.  5.03 vap to go to Ca d'oro to Circolo meeting.  They can't get DVD's to work so a member gives a one hour talk off the top of his head about the Italian detainees in England during the 2nd world war.  Prosecco.  Then out to dinner with friends.  Vap/ walk back home.  Chat to my sister in law on the phone Then bed.  You exhausted reading this?  I did it!

Tuesday Gaspare came to dinner - but that's another day.