Jan 29

It was cold, windy and rainy all day so we stayed in…did some laundry and started a big pot of split pea soup…bigger than the one last week which didn’t last long enough. Spent a lot of the day researching cooking classes in Orvieto for a trip in June.
Then we got mail! The letter started: Dear Citizen…they were our Tax ID cards. We are ALMOST official! Andy must be doubly official as she got 2. One was the one that didn’t have her middle name on it…therefore worthless, and the correct one…making her a Dear Citizen.
The weather is supposed to be cold and rainy for the next two weeks. Yuck. But up until now it has been very pleasant. And it will be again.
Tonight coming back from dinner we met Gastony…a 12 year old Basset hound. He was wearing a headband to keep his ears warm and a very long rain coat…to cover his very l o n g body! All he needed were rain boots for his huge paws. He was very pleased with the attention we showered him with.
Off to bed. We are thinking a museum or two tomorrow.