The lunch Saturday was a big success.  GP's parents tottered back and forth between tears and laughter all day, regaling everyone with stories of their 60 years together.  I saw all of the relatives I haven't seen in over 20 years and many I swear I've never met before though they seem to remember me.  I don't know if this is due to my memorable persona or my under-sized memory chip.  I did my best good daughter-in-law impression, Grace was our official photographer, and GP is just glad it's over so he doesn't have to hear any more about it.

Look at the legs on that girl!  Grace's are pretty nice too.

The "head" table

apple trees

Trofarello castle

It was, and remains, summer-like.  To recover from the lunch on Saturday, yesterday GP and I took a nice long walk up behind our place.  We walked right over the hills to the next town and back.  This is really the time of year when the weather differs the most from Maine.  We are a good two months ahead with everything in bloom here that doesn't open until May at home.  We ate dinner outside for the first time this year.  Lovely.  xxoo me