It's blustery.  It's blowy.  It's thundering.  I love it!  Home from school today as it's a teacher workshop day.  I got to sleep in and watch American sitcoms on-line!  Tomorrow we have a family lunch to attend.  GP's aunt turns 80 and she's throwing a bash.  There will be over 50 of us and a 5 hour sit-down lunch.  Ugh.  I really hope it's not hot because air conditioning is rare and Italians don't open windows if they are sitting near them.  They may get some terrible affliction if they are hit by "un colpo d'aria" which translates as a "blow of air".  Evidently a blow of air can cause everything from a toothache to appendicitis but most commonly explains a neck or headache.  Have I mentioned that Italians are superstitious hypochondriacs?  Wish me luck.  GP and I may well be among the youngest people there....  xxoo me