Days 295-299

October 22-26, 2010

Day 299
Preparing for Halloween. The kids might get a treat if they're good


Day 298
I've started playing tennis again. I'm really awful but I'm glad to get some exercise


Day 297
We went to a slow food festival and spent most of the time in the wine section




Day 296
My laptop is 7 years old. It really isn't good for much anymore but I'm reluctant to get rid of it


Day 295
Went up to the new flat to snap some photos while the sun was setting

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Days 288-294

October 15-21, 2010

Day 294
Another pretty autumn day here in Turin


Day 293
gnjamm gnjamm look what my inlaws got me today


Day 292
Boiling some pasta for dinner


Day 291
The entrance of my appartment building


Day 290
A Sunday afternoon in late October. Luca kicking around walnuts in the park


Day 289
A random object around the house. A souvenir from a very hot wedding last July


Day 288
The pipes have been concrete coated and we've got a floor again

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Days 281-287

October 8-14, 2010

Day 287
I feel very fortunate. I get to walk this pretty path to work every morning


Day 286
Made a fruit salad for dessert. I can see now that the ginger isn't very photogenic


Day 285
The work goes on at the house although I think Luca is making the electrician crazy with his domotics demands


Day 284
I'm hard at work catching up on the blog, and here is the secret ingredient


Day 283
Riverside view in b&w


Day 282
Autumn can be so pretty


Day 281
A beer from the bucket

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Days 274-280

October 1-7, 2010

Day 280
My pretty sunglasses


Day 279
The workers made a hole in the wall and they found this weird guy inside.

October 1-7, 2010

Day 278
A bucket of beer to cheer up the day.


Day 277
When kids start preschool here in Italy, they're supposed to bring specific checkered bags with their names on. When my friend told me that she was going to use a felt tip pen I begged her to let me embroider it.


Day 276
Got some yummy homemade jams from Nonna Ines today.


Day 275
This tube is very important to me. It means that I'll be able to put the washing machine exactly where I wanted. The plumber wasn't sure about the draining at first.


Day 274
One good thing about the changing seasons is lighting candles and cozy up at home with a good book and a glass of wine.

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Days 266-273

September 23-30, 2010

Day 273
There is a mountain of sand in the living room


Day 272
They try to be tidy


Day 271
Bricks for the new walls


Day 270
Time to bring out the boots


Day 269
Winter fruit


Day 268
Laundry day


Day 267
Table number 4


Day 266
Naima cutie pie

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Days 258-265

September 15-22, 2010

Day 265
September 22, 2010
My favorite glass. Milk just tastes better in this little old milk glass from my grandmother.


Day 264
September 21, 2010
And now we are ready for some sliding doors.


Day 263
September 20, 2010
There is a new wall in the appartment.


Day 262
September 19, 2010
A few of my favorite things. Colorful houses and narrow streets. Oh and Luca of course ;)


Day 261
September 18, 2010
Can anyone teach me how to get cool sun streaks?


Day 260
September 17, 2010
The river bank in Autumn.


Day 259
September 16, 2010
Progress. Just another million rounds to go. Or I could just stop here and call it a scarf and not a blanket ;)


Day 258
September 15, 2010
A random object in my home. Got this camel skin footrest in Tunisia a few years ago.

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Day 253

September 10, 2010

The work goes on, slowly but steadily, even the little things. The appartment was originally two smaller appartments, so we've got 2 letter boxes. Which is useful when you've got a very long surname :)

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Day 242

August 30, 2010

Our favourite local pizzeria has become an important part of the renovation. Whenever we have something to discuss we go over there and discuss while enjoying a great pizza and and a glass of white wine.
This time we were going over the renovation contract.

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Day 235

August 23, 2010

We had dinner at the local pizzeria to talk about some bath and kitchen ideas. My sister is an architect and she has been such an awesome help to us.

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Day 233

August 21, 2010

The demolition went really well. The appartment has now been stripped of all flooring, bathrooms emptied, a couple of walls knocked down and all doors have been removed.

We might have to wait another week or two for the next job to start.

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Day 232

August 20, 2010

The work is going well. The workers have already removed much of the flooring and knocked down a couple of walls. I'm taking photos every day to document the progress.

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