After driving every day for 4 hours taking the kids to and from school and therapy.........uh-oh, just realized I forgot to take Giovanni to Occupational therapy today (OOps!). That's what happens when they schedule no school days, it makes you feel like it is a holiday/weekend...Ughhh.. Anyway, it was so nice to sleep in after a hectic week and having Vittorio incapacitated with a shoulder injury. We decided to take advantage of the day by heading outside for a walk to the creek post rain-storm last night to do a little fishing and to see how high the creek got. We had lots of fun exploring the forest and were amazed at the swift current of the creek and how much the rain flooded everything. For the Italians: Our creek was so flooded that it looked half the size of the river Tevere in Rome (see pictures above). Now to head in for some Hot Chocolate and plenty of WII sword-fights!! If it warms up this weekend we look forward to have an amazing fire in our new fire-pit and roast some marsh mellows!
did you pick the marsh mallows in the wood?
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ReplyDeleteActually I dont know exactly what the marsh mallows are (and the WIIsword-fights).
Don't dare to compare your creek with my river. They only have the colour in common!
Marshmellows are white spongy sugar treats that kids put at the end of a stick and roast over a fire! They go very well to make a popular American dessert- S'Mores (combination of graham crackers, chocolate and marshmellows!) Very nummy.... The WII is a video game that the kids got for Christmas, there is a game on it where the kids can actually have a sword fight! I will take video of it so that you can understand better. It is very fun and we all get a great work-out from playing it! The comparison was Vittorio's idea :) Love to all
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After your description I want to taste some marshmellows, as soon as we meet next time!!
ReplyDeleteWith regard to the creek, I have got a (brillant) idea: you could think about building a small wooden bridge, where the banks are close enough.
(It could encourage the potential buyer..)
We will send you a bag of Marshmellow's Nonno so that you can roast them over the fire with Andrea and Simone. (We will also supply the Graham crackers and chocolate!)
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of the bridge! However, the creek can flood so severely that one year it even reached the border of our backyard. Nonetheless I will run it by Vittorio!