"Grandma and Grandpa's Excellent Field Trip" Post 2

The first full day at the Agriturismo Pinzale in Cuscina found us adjusting to the time change by sleeping until almost noon.

 We took a walk around the area where we're staying and met a neighbor who celebrated what a beautiful day it was, following early morning thunderstorms that  bellowed though the valley.  Most of the day was spent around the pool; we think the kids spent upwards of 12 hours in the water.  Chicken, pasta and vegetables served us well for dinner.  These photos showed what happened with the gallon of Montipulciano I showed you in the earlier post.  Think it's all gone.  I also think Montipulciano is grown/aged locally so we'll be looking for that.  Tomorrow we head for Trier, Germany, where we will spend a couple days with our precious exchange daughter, Claudia, her husband, Andy and our German granddaughters, Olivia and Eleanor.  More trains, planes and automobiles.

 Tonight, as we were sitting around the tables outdoors and eating dinner, we took a moment to reflect on how fortunate and blessed we are to be together in Tuscany.  We do same often Iowa and it's just that much more amazing to be experiencing this together in Italy.

 Tomorrow before we head on the road I'll take some photos of where we are staying and the surrounding area.  

 Buon natale!
Jeanie, rear, says, "Great moments in maternity"
as her daughter, Marcy, inserts the straw into the 
gallon jug of Montipulciano

And this is only to be expected

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