 | With Halloween this year: The Casa del Popolo in the next tows organized a Halloween party with activities indoors and out, including a bonfire and trick-or-treating, which sounded like a lot of fun so I took Daughter C and a couple of cousins to it. And they did have fun indoors, for a while -- all the kids from C's school were there -- but it was pouring, so no bonfire and no trick-or-treating. So we went home, and while the kids played I built a fire in the den, the first of the year, and grilled steaks and sausages, which we served with all sorts of veggies and a 1999 Brunello which was quite nice. Fun, and at about 11 -- after it had stopped raining one of C's classmates did come trick-or-treating. Tomorrow will be All Saint's Day, and the day after Il Giorno dei Morti, the Day of the Dead, i.e. Memorial Day |
