We were quite surprised, since Italy is far from Springfield, but we asked him to join us on our adventures.He helped us in the garden, and was amazed by the size of the tomatoes in Italy.
While gardening, we also familiarized ourselves with some of the difficulties inherent to organic agriculture.
The rest of our day was spent picking the leftovers of the earlier pinot noir harvest to make juice.
Although pinot is sometimes refered to as a "finicky" grape (a Google search for "pinot noir" and "finicky" returns 9,920 pages), the pinot field looked much better than the dolcetto vines. We ate several of the grapes, and felt very upper-crusty while doing so. In the house, we also munched on muscat grapes.***
Today we traveled to Acqui Terme. The name refers to the hot thermal water that flows out of the ground at certain points in the city. In one of the pedestrian areas is Piazza Bolente, which translates as "Boiling Plaza." In the center of the plaza are several fountains that constantly spew hot water.
The locals believe that the water conveys healthful benefits. People sat around with cups drinking the water. Other people walked away with jugs of the stuff. My fingernails grew an inch after running my hand through the water.
Lastly, Rowan wants me to put up animal pictures for her mom. This is Pluto. He is currently feeling certain male desires, so he likes Rowan a little too much.
They also have a couple of black cats.
So far, they have not caused us any bad luck. Let us hope that the string of good luck continues.
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