If you have been following the blog, then you will remember back in February when we first moved into the villa, and immediately got snowed in, our neighbors behind us invited us to a dinner party the first weekend we were here. It was a great time and we helped celebrate the birthday of the Signora. It was not long after that we left in a hurry for the US and really didn't get to say good bye or explain to them why we were leaving or where we were going. I asked our bi-lingual DSP to give a message to my landlady and asked if she would let them know.
Since we returned, we have waved a few times but haven't really talked with them. So yesterday we baked some zucchini bread and today we took it over to them with a note explaining what happened to us. I asked an Italian friend to help me write the note so it would be a really clear explanation, vs. my broken Italian which could miscommunicate (or google translate which sometimes garbles things too).
We had a nice visit -- she speaks some English, my broken Italian, lots of smiles and charades--all made for a fun time. She gave Johnnie a lesson on making Italian coffee while her husband toured me through his cactus and succulent garden. He is quite the gardener and has a beautiful yard.
They were glad to understand where we had gone. Apparently the landlady never told them so they were wondering, and were worried about us. Such nice people!
We invited them to lunch at our villa on Sunday but it turns out they have plans to take a bus trip with their garden club to visit an Agri-turismo near here. So, instead, we are going on the bus trip with them this Sunday. The Agri-turismo has many trees and flowers and then we will all have lunch there together. This will be another exciting adventure for us.
Stay tuned for the next installment of Touring the Agri-turismo!
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