So, back to the market; It was a beautiful day to go. Our first stop was the chicken lady, who was friendly and sold us the chicken, three pieces of stuffed meat (we have not eaten them yet), and some French fries to us all for about twenty euros. This chicken is the best chicken in the world. I feel like next time I should get on for myself, but you really have to eat it once you buy it. It just does not save well. However, I will look to see what else she has next week. Then we stopped at the fruit and vegetable stand. I got five very pretty Clementines and a pear while Sam bought some other veggies for the house. Afterwards, we strolled down the tent studded street, stopping where ever and browsing here and there. While Sam was busy buying socks, I stocked up on candies for the girls, ok ok and for myself!, during our spelling and reading lessons. I just told the lady I wanted an assortment of this and that. She would ask what I liked and just filled this plastic bag with some yummy treats. I paid 6 euros for a whole lot of candy, I think I will be buying more from her as well. I got to stop in the tabacchi in town and was finally able to procure some decent stationary and a birthday card for my pen pal in Africa. I also made a quick stop into the farmacia and bought a few more pairs of ear plugs (truly I do not know how I would get any sleep without them). Then it was time to go pick up the girls from school. Sam and I were running a little behind, but he was really wanting a quick coffee. So, we put our bags in the car and walked back across the street to my favorite bar, the bar Sam first took me to after he picked me up. Today, instead of an apple cake, there was this fabulous looking torte, checkerboarded with blackberry gelly spots and apricot gelly spots. Both Sam and I were eyeing that torte like there was no tomorrow, but we were running behind so we just slammed our coffees and zoomed out the door.
In the end, we made it to the school before the children were even let out for the day. The school is very very small. Grades 1 thru 6 go to the small building, and to me, it looks like there are no more than six rooms in the place. Siena listened to her ipod the whole way home and Emma was amusing herself by reading some bits of a story she had written earlier in the day. By the time we all sat down for lunch I was starving. The chicken was fabulous, and the fries were equally good, they do fries pretty well here actually. After the meal, I helped Emma with her math homework, addition, and happily got to brush up on some of my mental math skills. She was done pretty quickly, and in no time we were both sitting on the couch with our computers in our laps. Both she and Siena like to play for hours on this website were you can design clothes, virtual clothes, and set up boutiques to sell your designs. You earn money by having people buy your things, and you can in turn buy from someone else. I was checking email and talking to mom the whole time. I was pretty happy because the sun was out. Honestly, I had no idea the sun effected my mood so much, but I am so so much more happy when the sun is out. Being in all this rain, this week after week of clouds and rain, can really get me depressed. Something good to know about myself I think. I now know I would never make it in Seattle!
Everything closes here for about four hours, 1230-400, for people to go home, eat lunch and nap. So, I waited until 430 and then made my way down to the little grocery store, thinking I would try again. Sure enough, the place was dead. I must admit, I was driven by something greater than myself. You see, the Hilts have introduced me to “Cantucci al Cioccolato”. Basically, they are slightly soft biscotti with huge chunks of ultra rich and creamy dark chocolate. Yum!! They are sold t the little grocery store, and I just had to have some since we ran out at lunch. When the guy asked me how much I wanted, I told him twenty pieces. Who cares? I mean, I am going to TRY to make them last, but I can promise nothing. They are like girl scout cookies, simply irresistible. I have also come across a very good little juice, nicknamed “ACE” (pronounced: Ah-Chu-Eh), composed of orange, carrot, and limon juice. They call it ACE because it contains vitamins A, C, and E. It is really so much better than just plain orange juice, well except for the fresh squeezed stuff from central market.
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