August 2010 Vacation Time!

Now that most of the work has been done, we can enjoy our vacation home: this time for 4 (say that again: F O U R) weeks. Three of those weeks Mom & Dad joined us. They saw our place for the first time. August is the fiesta time for Italy and most towns have some sort of festivities. Fara San Martino had 3 days: a carnival, music, lights, and of course food! Fireworks every night, but the highlight was on the last night where they shot the fireworks off in the gorge. What a spectacular sight with the fireworks reflecting on the mountain. We had front row seats on our balcony enjoying a glass of limoncello.





Welcome! But enter at your own risk..... you might get wiggled to death!








On guard at Via San Pietro Vico IX 3

Typical planters....

We put up a new porch cover..... with rain chain

Still life of Abruzzo fresh fruits

Rudi restored the front door & polished the brass

Part of our enamel collection hanging in the kitchen

more enamel.....

Nashoba's last portrait hanging in a place of honour (we still miss you)

Pretty bottles!

Our new clock

additional living room furnishings a 'la Ikea

Koda's Kave...

Relaxing in the garden

Coffee time!

Mom taking a picture of a Lounge Lizard

Aperativo time!

New picnic table a' la Rudi (made of old scaffolding planks found in the shed)

Coffee with Daddy

Fetch!

Keeping an eye on us from above

Our shed & house from the road below

Fara San Martino

Gorge San Martino

Fresh Figs!

Various pictures in Fara San Martino

the market

the church below our house built in 829

above the church door

a road less travelled

Did you bring the Lupo down from the mountain? (I was really asked that question)

Good night Fara San Martino

Trabochi on the coast

Roccascalegna Castle

Buon viaggio Mom & Dad! We miss you!

Last day at the beach with Koda

beach still life

The end of our vacation...... (sigh) Farewell!