I finally finished the fingerless gloves that my stepmom gave me for Christmas in 2007 and it got me thinking about the state of my craftyness. I have grand ideas about knitting blankets (one that I have been making as a gift for last year is still on row 20), hats, mittens and sweaters. I have [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Crafting A.D.D.
Posted in Crafty Goodness on November 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Residency
Posted in Italian Bureaucracy on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Now that M and I are married we have started the residency process for me. I really thought that it was going to be super painful and I’d want to pull my hair out. But…so far so good. We got the certified copy of our marriage certificate, M had to get a residency certificate and [...]
Care package
Posted in Friends on November 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I am so thrilled that the first of my friends is coming over to visit me! J. arrives in two weeks and I couldn’t be happier. Its her birthday present from her husband but it feels like a gift to me. Thanks A! I am looking forward to showing her my town; all the shopping [...]
The sun is shinning
Posted in Living in Italy on November 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
To be honest I have had a bit of the blues lately. Coming back from two weeks in Philly and the ease of noegotiating there made coming back here and the knowledge of how hard daily life can be here even harder. Don’t get me wrong I wanted to come back. I missed my husband [...]
Complaining in the rain
Posted in Living in Italy on November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to fall in Italy. Rain, rain, rain and more rain. For the last three weeks its been almost non-stop rain. Damp cold and dreary. Am I in London or Bergamo?
If you remember this summer I talked about doing laundry and how here people do not use dryers…well I got really used to and enjoyed [...]
