Dang! TWO days? I am only allowed one day, and that is few and far between! Ok, ok, yeah, I do eat pretty well over there. and I get free beer. Maybe that is why, I am only allowed one day.......
But now that Eddie is not drinking any more, I guess I will have to bring my own, or some Opici homemade Barbarone, so he can enjoy that, while I eat his lunch, he was saving.
I occasionally offer to take them out to eat, but they sometimes decline, and try get me to eat at their house instead. Which works out pretty well, since Eddie always has a garden full of colards, or mustard, tomatoes, and such.
If you go back, try to go when his Daughter is home and is cooking lasagna!
Well I never would have thought that cypress would make a good bow. I want pictures! You need to find out when he is going to the flea market, and go with him. He is incredibly lucky at the stuff he finds, and then watch him whittle them down in price! That poor old widow woman never knew what that engraved presentation grade Browning, with the leather bound case with the engraved ivory, and ebony handled tools, and engraved sterling silver oil bottles, and factory letter, was worth, and Eddie got her down to fifty dollars, and acted like he would have to eat fish heads and rice for a month to afford that. He is a master!
Ok, ok, ok, that didn't happen, but I could see it happening with his Irish/Scot luck!
But he does find some amazing treasures, at bargain prices. Like the little cast iron stoves he found. But do go back, and enjoy the company. Dang! Oysters! Whenever I go over there, they either just had them the day before, or are going to a "relative's" house to have them. Glad you got to meet him and his Wife, and Parnell, now you need to meet Bone Pile! Maybe Eddie can talk him into bringing some of his homemade wine with him. You always eat well there, even if you have to bring your own beer now.
Wayne
