Posted by on Apr 21, 2025 | 14 comments

 

 

So sad. The Pope died at 7:35 this morning, and Rome is in mourning. As are so many around the world. A good man who fought to improve the lives of the poor and marginal humans on this earth.

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Today is also the ‘little Easter’,  the day on which families take picnics to a sweet spot and eat all the leftovers from yesterday, at least that’s how mama sees it.

And boy, were there leftovers: wonderful spinach mixed with a bechamel sauce, guacamole, little mozzarella balls, slices of mama’s tart and her stepdaughter’s wonderful zucchine/mint tarte, hummus, peppers, two desserts and mama can’t list it all here but it will certainly make a nice picnic for that family!

Here’s a spark for PasquettaA sweet saying for Pasquetta (Easter Monday) could be “A Pasquetta, che il sole risplenda e la natura ti abbracci, come un amico fedele.” (For Pasquetta, may the sun shine and nature embrace you, like a faithful friend.) This phrase captures the spirit of Pasquetta as a day of joy, outdoors, and connection with nature and loved ones.

So important now, as always.

Have a sweet day, dear friends. This might help….

(Mama is looking for a photo of Trump with his mama. Hilarious….)

And here is that dumb darling doggy, Orlando, who, I must say, was incredibly cute and well-behaved and dressed formally in a tie…