I'M ON VACATION!  Between the stress involved with the accident and the tension at school, (a coup is boiling), I need this.  Of course our fabulous warm spring has turned cold and it may rain all week but it's payback for the mild winter.

Check out this photo.  This is from our usual river walk and what you see is pollen from some sort of tree that is causing a cacophony of sneezing and coughing.  It's light and fluffy and sticks to everything.  I've never seen it this thick on the ground.  You'll also see GP is shorts and tee because it's in the 70's while the Italians in the background are still in dark, heavy jackets because it's April, so fashion-wise they're still in "early spring".  No open toed shoes for these gals before June 21st no matter how hot it gets!  I do not fit in.

We are having Easter dinner here as the mother-in-law is slowly giving up her status as chief cook and bottle washer.  We have G arriving tomorrow night from Ireland to spend the week with Grace who is over the moon.  Tomorrow we are going to buy our yearly supply of rose'.  Our "dealer" has just finished bottling in time for Easter.  Reds we buy in the autumn and whites we'll get soon from another winemaker.  Apartments may be dinky but all come with a small "cantina" or wine and storage cellar.  We must take full advantage of the space!  I only have a few things planned for the week.  I'm taking the girls to Florence for two days midweek and we'll spend next Saturday in Milan as they are attending a You Tuber (?) convention.  G flies out on Sunday from Milan so we'll spend the night.  Apart from that I'm going to try to see a few friends, get to a museum or two that I haven't been to in Torino, and fill out reams of paper for the insurance companies.  Looks like the car is a total loss which means the insurance companies will be arguing over who is responsible for covering what for who knows how long.  Oh joy.  xxoo me

Wisteria everywhere!