Yesterday was the remembrance day for us being together for 11 years and... married for 10! So this called for a bit of celebration. More important still, it's quite a coincidence that our 10th wedding anniversary was at the same time the first we got to celebrate in Italy. The end of a decade, but the beginning of many more to come in our newly found paradise.
So I booked a table for two in a cosy little "Osteria" in Castelnovo ne' Monti. The place is actually owned by two lovely ladies and we've already taken a couple of the workers there in order to thank them for the wonderful job they've done. Indeed, many of them have become really good friends and in return, they've often gone the extra mile to deliver a perfect job. But more about that later.
When I made my reservation, I already asked the lady whether she could not do something special for this special occasion. It didn't have to be much; just a small attention in order to wow Christine a bit. Nevertheless, even I was quite touched when I saw the lovely composition with a rose and long grass with which the ladies had decorated our table. Yes, this evening would definitely be filled with magic.
The food was just superb. In fact, the entire map sounded so incredibly delicious that it took us quite some time to make our decision. And the service... well... I just can't find the right words to describe how kindly we were treated. Christine immediately agreed with me that this little Osteria will be our place to be for these special occasions in life. And just when we were both carried away by a dream about eternal happiness together, the two ladies arrived with the dessert. We both received a glass of an excellent, white dessert wine and... look at the cake they'd especially prepared for us:
And you wouldn't think that I'd let this moment go by without taking a few pictures of ourselves, would you? :-)
I'm sure that you'd agree... We look absolutely happy, don't we? And indeed we are. We are so very much. In spite of all the difficulties we wouldn't hesitate a second to take the same decision about moving to Italy again. It was our destiny to do so and here we've truly found the happiness and peace we both needed so very badly.
And oh... did I already mention that the wildlife here is just stunning? At night you can hear the wolves, owls and... yes yes... nightingales. There are badgers, ferrets, wild boars, deer, magnificent birds of pray and so much more. And yesterday evening, after driving home from this wonderful dinner, we spotted a family of foxes along the road. The cubs quickly hid in a drainpipe, but the mother (or father?) kept anxiously running around our car, probably to protect the cubs. I managed to take a picture of her, although it wasn't easy because I had to be quick. And yes, our chickens will not really appreciate the presence of foxes. But that's just the way nature is. It's just perfect.
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