What a day. We sold out of everything!! Viola was so excited she had an asthma attack. It was the first time ever that this has happened... am I bringing good luck!! Probably it was due to the fact that it was not raining and the sun was shining. Everyone was so excited they were all outside.
We were able to leave the market at 3pm instead of 8pm, but it was still a long day. I was getting so tired that I could no longer try to tell them how much they owed. I definitely had a few elderly women get upset with me for not understanding that they wanted 100 grams (you definitely know when an elderly Italian woman is disgusted with you).
Poor Viola had to multi-task all day to help me interpret. I really did get the hang of waiting on people. Hopefully I gave everyone the right change!!
Some of the highlights were: the people making crepes out of chestnut flour with ricotta cheese inside, the Parmigianino Cheese, the basket weaver, and of course our Podere Le Lapole Pane Stand.
It was really a great market. The people were much more elegant than the other markets with their Sunday best on. The highlight was when an American came to our stand and it turned out he was from Erie, Pa. In case you do not know, that is my home town. For some reason this happens to me in the most unusual places.
At the end of the day we had a very nice dinner in Pari at one of the two restaurants. They cooked the meat in the fireplace next to our table. It was a wonderful way to spend my last night with Viola and Podere Le Lapole. I just hope my next place is as nice.
Tomorrow is a full day of traveling: bus/train/bus/bus. I am traveling from Tuscany to Campagna. Hopefully I make all my connections and I can write about my adventure at the end of the day. The nice thing is that, if I don't, there is always tomorrow!! How wonderful life is!!
Ciao for now
We were able to leave the market at 3pm instead of 8pm, but it was still a long day. I was getting so tired that I could no longer try to tell them how much they owed. I definitely had a few elderly women get upset with me for not understanding that they wanted 100 grams (you definitely know when an elderly Italian woman is disgusted with you).
Poor Viola had to multi-task all day to help me interpret. I really did get the hang of waiting on people. Hopefully I gave everyone the right change!!
Some of the highlights were: the people making crepes out of chestnut flour with ricotta cheese inside, the Parmigianino Cheese, the basket weaver, and of course our Podere Le Lapole Pane Stand.
It was really a great market. The people were much more elegant than the other markets with their Sunday best on. The highlight was when an American came to our stand and it turned out he was from Erie, Pa. In case you do not know, that is my home town. For some reason this happens to me in the most unusual places.
At the end of the day we had a very nice dinner in Pari at one of the two restaurants. They cooked the meat in the fireplace next to our table. It was a wonderful way to spend my last night with Viola and Podere Le Lapole. I just hope my next place is as nice.
Tomorrow is a full day of traveling: bus/train/bus/bus. I am traveling from Tuscany to Campagna. Hopefully I make all my connections and I can write about my adventure at the end of the day. The nice thing is that, if I don't, there is always tomorrow!! How wonderful life is!!
Ciao for now
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