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The cheese saga begins

Thursday, November 29, 2007

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This pecorino has a past. In the late ’60s, Uncle Al, hoping that he could tame the odor, wrapped and rewrapped several round slabs Poppy had requested and stuffed them in a bag. The cheese went through Customs safely. His clothes that shared the bag, however, had to be thrown out. No matter how many [...]

‘The last guy had a heart attack’

Thursday, November 22, 2007

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reZbBVXoEvM] After our dip, Nino expressed surprised that we survived the treacherous November waters. “The last guy had a heart attack,” he said. Or at least I think that’s what he said.

We made it to Rome!

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

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We’re in a hotel about 2 blocks away from Rome — we got in at around 11 last night after about 10 hours on the road [again]. Sant’Andrea was simply amazing. I put virtually all of the pictures from the town on the lap top I borrowed from Jackie, so here are a few I [...]