Friday, September 29, 2006

In mid-July, my mom, Hartford, Star, and I flew over to Orta. Mom stayed for two weeks! We spent a LOT of time at the lake, swimming and sunbathing.




Mom showed Star where Alan and I had been married, describing everything in great detail (to my own delight... not sure about Star's!).



Here's a picture of the actual Big Event that Mom is trying to describe:



















Mom:


Real Thing:






We of course went out to the island and roamed around...







Star went swimming in the evening...






At the end of a long day, sunburned and tired, we compared feet to see whose were dirtier...




Our neighbors hosted a glamorous wedding reception in their courtyard, right outside our bedroom window, complete with torches and ladies in gorgeous evening wear... Mom and Star watched out the window as the waiters poured themselves glass after glass of champagne behind their hosts' backs... now we know the secret to superb Italian service!






















Orta hosted a chess championship!









Our friends, Ellen, Enzo and Nicolo joined us for an afternoon...





(More on the next blog!!)