Hi everyone 😊 This is an update on stuff outside. It’s really hot now so I spend my mornings out on the Terrazzo. It is cool and there is usually a breeze. I had to deep six one of my tomato plants because it was diseased. Sad. But we still have two. They look good and have some nice fruit. Second picture is a sprinkler I got. I’m having problems with the irrigation system in this bed and have a call in to our gardener who installed the system many years ago. I like the sprinkler. I got happily all wet trying to adjust it. 😎
The fish FINALLY woke from their long winter nap. We still have Qua. But the other two are new and small and have no names. I do like watching them play.
Some other pictures of plants. I put captions on them.
Here is where I sit in the morning when it’s cool. I like to look at the surrounding mountains. Pretty.
Finally, a funny story. There are these big bottles used for wine here. Called demijohns in English. Damigiana in Italian. They used to be common and found in the recycle centers, tossed away. It seems now they are scarce and they are sold for a good price mostly among us immigrants. Anyway, I was driving back from errands and I saw an old man crossing the road near our house with a big, green demijohn. He was headed for the glass recycle receptacle. I made a quick turn around and sped back. Lucky for me the bottle wouldn’t fit and he was just leaving it. I asked if I could have it and he happily gave it to me apologizing because it was dirty and saying I needed a plastic cap. He assumed I was using it for wine. Anyway. Here is my prize, all cleaned up.
Today is laundry day. Did you know power is less expensive on Sundays and in the middle of the night in Italy? Yes, it is. Being summer, I no longer use the drier. Everything dries on the rack outside in minutes. Solar drying 😁 These just came inside so I can fold in the cool inside. The sheets smell like sunshine! ☀️
Thanks Anne! Nice to hear from you at any time 🙂 I love our terrace. It is almost too large but it is nice.
Hi Carlo yes, damigiana is the word in Italian. I am enjoying the terrazzo in the morning now. Prima to now it could be used all day.
I love your terrace and everything outdoors that you have added. I always enjoy reading your posts even if I rarely comment!
I have to agree with other readers, that terrace and the wicker sectional look beautiful and very inviting. The demijohns are also very interesting and remind me of the Japanese fishermen’s glass ball net floats my father used to collect. By the way, is the word for demijohn in Italian “damigiana?” Is that correct?
Hey Phil, you made me laugh. Kerosene or BBQ sheets. We have a girarrosto downstairs and we get those smells up here. They don’t seem to affect the wash though. I do love we are high enough to see over the other buildings to the mountains. Especially nice in the morning.
You have your terrace very nice and with views over the hills. Our washing often smells of barbecue in summer or kerosene in winter.
Thanks so much Dotti!
It is a very nice terrace. Really a bit too big! But I will take that.
Buon pomeriggio cara. Dotti da gli Stati Uniti (St.Louis, MO) I love the demijohns! All of the pictures are magnifico! Also very happy your surgery was successful! Buona giornata Nancy!
The terrace looks great, and what a find!! Enjoy your wonderfufl life in Italy and thanks for sharing it with us landlubbers.