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Hey! I have very good news: I got the package! Yay!
Thanks a lot -- I love the [Spiderman] dvd. It has a
bunch of special features. And the digital camera is
great. I'll take a bunch of pictures and start sending
them soon. It started raining again yesterday -- we've
had four days of sun in the last three/four weeks ...
... I can be alone at Casa Rotelli (not counting Briciola
of course) to study in peace and quiet. Isleep in the
living room now on the cot that dad bought for when
Aunt Rosella visited. It's way too cold in my room so
I get a real good fire going in the stove and the whole
floor gets really warm, so much so that the heat doesn't
even turn on which makes dad happy. It stays warm the
whole night ...
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9 December
This weekend was great, in Pontremoli the sun was shining
and Monte Orsaro was covered with snow. Santina made
torta d'erbi, rabbit and pizza, each of which I thoroughly
enjoyed. Briciola is shedding and Rocky is dirty and
smelly. I'm going to a soccer game tomorrow night. I'll
take a bunch of pictures of the stadium and send them
to you. The game is Inter (of course) against Bayer
Leverkusen (a german team).
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Briciola warming herself by the wood
cookstove (above); the view of Monte Orsaro from Casa
Rotelli (left); Santina preparing a torta d'erbi (below).
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12 December
I haven't gone out that much in Milan. The subway closes
at around 1 am so it limits our movement. Generally, we go
out when people take us around in a car, but so far we've
only been to this gay club and to the movies. That's pretty
much it. We hang out a lot at the Duomo and I generally leave
my wallet at home when we do that because the temptation to
spend money is quite great.
23 December
Hey! Sorry I haven't written for a while. The end of the
semester was kind of busy. Now I'm in Pontremoli and it's
cold! Yesterday Robi was here visting. He had to sleep on
the couch because the bedrooms are too cold. I'll be spending
New Year's with him and the whole gang in Viareggio. Omar
is flying in from New York the 30th, he'll come up here to
Pontremoli for the day and on the 31st Robi, who just got
his license, will come pick us up and bring us down to Viareggio.
Everything seems to be turning out nicely. Here are some pictures
of the stove, Robi and I, Robi attempting to cook (failed
attempt), and the lovely view from our backyard this morning
(I call that picture "fog"). Talk to you soon. Have a great
Christmas Eve and send my best to everyone. Wish I was there
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