Today was cloudy all day, but yesterday was glorious. Drove up the Cassia looking for a driving school where I might buy the book for the Italian license, but they were all closed. Seems they're only open a couple of evenings a week for classes. It was so warm that it's hard to believe that winter starts in less than a week.

My friends in Tasmania are battling to save their house which has been threatened by surrounding bush fires all week. It's been pretty harrowing for them, and for me trying to stay abreast of what's happening to them. So far, they seem exhausted, but O.K.

Oh, the wild girls are still absolutely nuts. No petting this week.


I had a wonderful lunch in Montepulciano at Osteria Acquacheta: fresh tagliolini with fresh white truffles, a wonderful osso buco and mashed potatoes also generously sprinkled with white truffle shavings, half a liter of their good red house wine, a bottle of water and a double coffee. All for thirty-one euro! It would have been half that if I were not so greedy for all the truffles, but who can resist when they're in season!?!?

posted by Joanna @ 12/16/2006 12:47:00 PM