Solitude

                                                                 Solitude
       I'm sitting outside in the glorious sunshine in Le Marche, Italy writing this blog entry. To my left I get a teasing glimpse of the sea, to my middle view of hills and  valleys and to my right the pretty pergola covered with wild yellow and white roses.

The Hills and the Valleys(from our front pergola)

The Pergola and Wild Roses

      I'm playing 'catch' with the two dogs who rule the area. One is a boxer, Teti, and the other a Shepherd, Kira.

These two large ladies bring me rocks and old toys and God know what to throw around the yard( or garden) as they say it.

Lynda Played With the Dogs(she was so happy there weren't any steps!!!

     We are at an agriturismo( meaning out in the country) where there are sounds of roosters crowing, birds chirping and the small cars whizzing down the collines(hills) on the narrow back roads. Every once and while a butterfly or a bee whizzes past my ears. After the noise of the old town of San Marino, these five days will be welcome.
       I'm usually prepared and have no trouble finding the places we are to stay at but this time I neglected to print out directions. I knew the town nearby so we stopped at the 'Osteria del Vinco' for pranza where we also asked for directions. The owner, showing how gracious Italians are, told us to follow him in his car. He took us exactly to our location. After a 'grazie mille' he was on his way and we were at our lovely domicile for the next five nights.
      The place is called 'Le Rose e I Bambu' where the roses grow in compatibility with the bamboo.

I Bambu

Our hostess, Azzurra Giannazzi, has been most helpful and set up our breakfast pantry with cheese, salami, the tiny little square toasts we love here, coffees, teas, homemade jams, and last night brought over a special breakfast cake she made that day.
     Since we are far into the countryside our cell phone only works outside, much like when we lived in Lufkin, and the internet can be only connected out there also. Her husband came home from work and between the two of us we set up a Telecom Italia connection for us. The breeze is blowing a gentle warmth as the day is sunny and clear. It looks like it will be a day at the beach for us. Lynda is making a picnic lunch for the beach and tonight we'll have another great Italian dinner at some unknown restaurant.