Somewhat lazy morning today enjoying the A/C and it’s supposed to only be a high of 88° today and the next few days. I’ll meet Nan and two of her friends for lunch today somewhere downtown.
The friends didn’t show, but we had a nice lunch in Piazza della Repubblica at Café Galli – whose placemat says ‘Since 1733’. Nan was getting her 2nd booster today, so we cabbed it back to her doctor, then strolled back to her place, and I asked to see the famous gloves that she had mentioned she still has for over 50 years, and here’s that story:
Nan was in Italy with her friend Lynda after they graduated from the University of Wisconsin. When they were in Firenze, Nan bought a pair of gloves from this guy, Mauro, who was working at a leather stall in San Lorenzo market during the summer to make money. She was smitten by him, and asked him out – she actually asked him to meet up later that evening to go to the opera. He balked initially, but she persevered and they ended up connecting. She left Europe to come home; they corresponded for two years, and finally got together for good.
Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/xNbXT1GeGd67mNup9
Nan asked if I wanted to go to Tonfano with her on Thursday – and you betcha!
The friends didn’t show, but we had a nice lunch in Piazza della Repubblica at Café Galli – whose placemat says ‘Since 1733’. Nan was getting her 2nd booster today, so we cabbed it back to her doctor, then strolled back to her place, and I asked to see the famous gloves that she had mentioned she still has for over 50 years, and here’s that story:
Nan was in Italy with her friend Lynda after they graduated from the University of Wisconsin. When they were in Firenze, Nan bought a pair of gloves from this guy, Mauro, who was working at a leather stall in San Lorenzo market during the summer to make money. She was smitten by him, and asked him out – she actually asked him to meet up later that evening to go to the opera. He balked initially, but she persevered and they ended up connecting. She left Europe to come home; they corresponded for two years, and finally got together for good.
Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/xNbXT1GeGd67mNup9
Nan asked if I wanted to go to Tonfano with her on Thursday – and you betcha!