Alas vacation is really over.  Some things to note from the week were these.  The sister re-introduced me to pomegranates, (re-introduced to her by cousin D.), which cost little here and are soooo yummy!  We tried a wonderful new wine that even V liked and in fact she may have had more than me!  I've located the winery and intend to descend upon it sometime soon with a designated driver.   Nothing in Italy is ever open when you expect it to be.  Almost every museum, castle or shop we tried to visit was closed precisely when we chose to go there.   If we went on Monday , it was closed on Mondays.  If we went on Wednesday, it was closed on Wednesdays.  If we went at 2pm it closed at 1:30.  I'm sure it was a plot.  And these:

My daughter is ashamed to be seen in public with me.

This is why we don't often LET her out in public.

xxoo me