Late March has been rather a lull before the storm.  Not much has been happening and we've stayed close to home.  April however will be full of activity, especially for Grace.  She leaves on Saturday for a week of skiing in Switzerland with friends.  Later in the month we have visitors from home for 4 days and then we have a 4 day weekend in London.  Hope the weather cooperates as spring has still not really shone up!  Europe is suffering it's coldest March in years.  Next week, vacation, had better to be nice as I have offered my services with gardening to two friends as well as having plans for my own!

Today I'm home doing practice exams on-line.  My written driving test is tomorrow.  My appointment is at 8 a.m. but I'm sure that hour is just to torture us and the actually testing won't start till after 9.  They'll make us wait in hard-backed little chairs, staring at blank computer screens.  Fingers crossed for me everyone!  I never want to have to read about reaction time,space and speed limits,(none of which are not observed in this country), again!  I'm also going to nap, as last night we had dinner with the German family that is taking Grace skiing.  We took them out as a thank-you to our favorite pizza place in the city.  It is owned and run by a guy from south of Naples who has all of his products imported from friends and family who make them in the heart of pizzaland.  Incredible mozzarella that melts in your mouth and Limoncello to die for.  If you don't know Limoncello, it's a distilled alcohol made from lemons.  You drink it, very cold, in tiny shot glasses after dinner.  Unfortunately, in this place he brings glasses and the entire bottle to the table and one sips to their hearts content.  Peter, (German dad), and I seemed to have kept the bottle down at our end of the table.  We sipped a lot.

I suppose I should get back to my tests.  Ugh.  MUST   KEEP   EYES   OPEN!   xxoo me