It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood!  What a difference from the monsoon rains and wind two weeks ago. I went to Piazza Bologna on the bus and did a bit of shopping at ‘The Dollar Store’ and got a cappuccino waiting for the Mexican place to open.  When it did, I was the first one there for flautas and guacamole and a Margarita.  Was there almost 2 and a half hours…eating and sipping and doing some sewing.  I noticed a man and a younger man come in and Gabriel…the owner spoke to them in English.  As they were leaving I spoke to them and asked where they were from.  You know me….I’ll talk to a stump!  Well, they ended up sitting down with me and we visited for another half hour.  The older man has been living in Rome for 8 years and teaches.  He is also a volunteer at the Protestant Cemetery where we were yesterday!  He is going to send me a list of his favorite hidden treasures around Rome.  The younger man is here for a year, working at St. Paul’s within the Walls Episcopal Church.  He is leaving in August and moving to Dallas to be close to his girlfriend who lives in Highland Park.  He is excited that I may be able to advise him on places in Dallas before he gets there.  He is originally from South Carolina and liked my accent.  I have more of a Carolina accent than Texas, because my Daddy and Granddaddy came from South Carolina.  After they left, I wandered down to the school where the Quilt Group meets and we had a great meeting.  There was no scheduled project today.  We just worked on whatever we wanted.  There were several of the regulars missing- still on Easter Holiday maybe.  We had some new ladies and I was introduced to each one and tried to understand their questions and answer them…  One lady is a new Grandmother and she has made little Bianca a Giraffe quilt.  Another lady had finished a quilt top with Blues and oranges that was very pretty.  We all had a good time.  On Monday, several of us are meeting at a children’s hospital not far from St. Peter’s to donate a quilt for the children’s play area.  I got home a bit ago and will read until bedtime.  Tomorrow, we are taking a bus to Todi to spend two nights.  Another adventure.  Til tomorrow….