tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64503419909831837362024-03-14T00:13:01.419-07:00Un Giorno Nella Vita..a day in the life of the Lo Greco family...La Famiglia Lo Grecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01640819396456693817noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450341990983183736.post-52796378577760149762010-06-28T21:30:00.000-07:002010-06-28T21:30:32.921-07:00Spring in the Lo Greco backyard<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_olpNejAwTiPZUXAX8CVjgYC_YHAB0F65KPALXc9C1Zuh1Ad3q0C8cCdmSmm3nuSg8kwcx_qh6PAsqNEhNg74cgQbcrXNIZjITr4lgIKJuYcTTKzcl0k9RPPUMVhL7n0CEzzxVGNS4oMh/s1600/P1000621.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_olpNejAwTiPZUXAX8CVjgYC_YHAB0F65KPALXc9C1Zuh1Ad3q0C8cCdmSmm3nuSg8kwcx_qh6PAsqNEhNg74cgQbcrXNIZjITr4lgIKJuYcTTKzcl0k9RPPUMVhL7n0CEzzxVGNS4oMh/s320/P1000621.JPG" tt="true" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9ieS5O8CfGok76HvSTgvj1rxJKzVMjM-_DPlnFg_7U56OiI9y2bxqhS0bX9Zuk_j_-CCzXroqHvStOEKg5WrtYzHsuBq9Zx0lj4xRxfyGp8NWBf8k4FuZsr65oKwGloHvdaiLViANq6u/s1600/P1000602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spring was absolutely lovely in Tucson! We had such nice temperatures for pretty late into the season. I love it when the plants come back to life after a long winter nap! <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9ieS5O8CfGok76HvSTgvj1rxJKzVMjM-_DPlnFg_7U56OiI9y2bxqhS0bX9Zuk_j_-CCzXroqHvStOEKg5WrtYzHsuBq9Zx0lj4xRxfyGp8NWBf8k4FuZsr65oKwGloHvdaiLViANq6u/s320/P1000602.JPG" tt="true" /></div><a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpA_9pwP7FsRm2k0j8xT10KhoHrDyCNpTM17xFMjhbBlRIy8zOlhtPsl5BOpdCmbB8fimckq3Dy6KWvijWczT6Ix01dgpCbJr0lW5jngNH8NcTq41rsIytIYDoOWrhcc1VLyWQpZZycgg/s1600/P1000606.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpA_9pwP7FsRm2k0j8xT10KhoHrDyCNpTM17xFMjhbBlRIy8zOlhtPsl5BOpdCmbB8fimckq3Dy6KWvijWczT6Ix01dgpCbJr0lW5jngNH8NcTq41rsIytIYDoOWrhcc1VLyWQpZZycgg/s320/P1000606.JPG" tt="true" /></a>Our Octopus agave bloomed..which means the mother plant will die, but, the stalk will put out multiple baby agaves! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgsuzWWKGRig2SCz6Xh9rHw0IEp5YQv4Lrg2dDQQ005JPtvIxwi1JPK3IyPp4s3aLFRmiHs_2lv8KH9vJbdl4um8dKIwy9BKkKyFY7qwVMCciBHogsfr4pJfo5JYIXcU-pYVL1hgOf4C9/s1600/P1000607.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgsuzWWKGRig2SCz6Xh9rHw0IEp5YQv4Lrg2dDQQ005JPtvIxwi1JPK3IyPp4s3aLFRmiHs_2lv8KH9vJbdl4um8dKIwy9BKkKyFY7qwVMCciBHogsfr4pJfo5JYIXcU-pYVL1hgOf4C9/s320/P1000607.JPG" tt="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75bCTAu_j4GiH1efdmvY5KxMCXGZ48GDMiCKB9sYI9Fr6MOxPWy-athUJcc1suN8jcGlnfiqMV3u7hQxkUdPs2yarURYXjfjso8kQqt5xZerWsFcUx50adWY1Jo2MXlUqH9H93xIGGeXi/s1600/P1000614.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75bCTAu_j4GiH1efdmvY5KxMCXGZ48GDMiCKB9sYI9Fr6MOxPWy-athUJcc1suN8jcGlnfiqMV3u7hQxkUdPs2yarURYXjfjso8kQqt5xZerWsFcUx50adWY1Jo2MXlUqH9H93xIGGeXi/s320/P1000614.JPG" tt="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDJ0eBTy1UDCfJxB2H-xOWu7alH1ju0GH1ciH60vA9lANI8ewcG_PfL3iEWTq3TDvCOxr-VNcQahx46mz-IGDRC7-z37kI1z-WQ7TzZ8YNy5qntiOf2mu8BeXnPH__0ICjwQWD9P2EvEx/s1600/P1000615.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDJ0eBTy1UDCfJxB2H-xOWu7alH1ju0GH1ciH60vA9lANI8ewcG_PfL3iEWTq3TDvCOxr-VNcQahx46mz-IGDRC7-z37kI1z-WQ7TzZ8YNy5qntiOf2mu8BeXnPH__0ICjwQWD9P2EvEx/s320/P1000615.JPG" tt="true" /></a>This is a Baja Passion Vine. It always amazes me how these desert plants can produce some of the most beautiful flowers!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKRXIHtHNF2aPN4prJNwQt65PQsF_s5eaW-GVeIBCPZoMkIk7eD6FZ-E7Bg1k3009sqa9l-XKTKztrSvuWHth8ELtDvz9brvkkHABJSUCNtG4It1begZGJgHxYsPhmP3kzRoZSzS7NQFf/s1600/P1000616.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKRXIHtHNF2aPN4prJNwQt65PQsF_s5eaW-GVeIBCPZoMkIk7eD6FZ-E7Bg1k3009sqa9l-XKTKztrSvuWHth8ELtDvz9brvkkHABJSUCNtG4It1begZGJgHxYsPhmP3kzRoZSzS7NQFf/s320/P1000616.JPG" tt="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6YP2j-sZR3ctdqPAMVtl9cBb3adOr0CEYU1tluK-T5qgglL5F5kFZx-gX2X44e6by_rgVceAbdzIvnh7uefU4OtTark1ZTzMe4raGQWOHRyXDTcE5gl84zp_eKLZJPKHyXjOjmjhhJ1b/s1600/P1000617.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6YP2j-sZR3ctdqPAMVtl9cBb3adOr0CEYU1tluK-T5qgglL5F5kFZx-gX2X44e6by_rgVceAbdzIvnh7uefU4OtTark1ZTzMe4raGQWOHRyXDTcE5gl84zp_eKLZJPKHyXjOjmjhhJ1b/s320/P1000617.JPG" tt="true" /></a>This is a Pedilanthus (also called Lady Slipper for the shape of the flowers)..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9FDDwco1HPpZoCcGdqBMqBpSy_7kV6ncA931ZLvITMYpeRnTpdFel6TSw1NTTQXYDX5_KPc4Z5AKqj5aOULjdEvSEtJs0qXtIyhdiJEdYicnK8-4wPZKd0JpGo6LoVhr4R8hNOpqr-rVz/s1600/P1000620.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9FDDwco1HPpZoCcGdqBMqBpSy_7kV6ncA931ZLvITMYpeRnTpdFel6TSw1NTTQXYDX5_KPc4Z5AKqj5aOULjdEvSEtJs0qXtIyhdiJEdYicnK8-4wPZKd0JpGo6LoVhr4R8hNOpqr-rVz/s320/P1000620.JPG" tt="true" /></a>Cardiophylla! Isn't it beautiful?!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></a>La Famiglia Lo Grecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01640819396456693817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450341990983183736.post-62934401496970116712010-03-08T11:10:00.022-07:002010-03-09T11:14:55.630-07:00Cabo San Lucas with the Potters 2010<div align="center">So, we decided it would be so much more fun to go to Mexico with friends and the only people willing were Chris and Sherry Potter! (they didn't know us very well before the trip-hahaha).</div><div align="center">We had such a blast bouldering on the edge of the Pacific, playing beach volleyball, water volleyball, tennis, jet skiing, whale watching, zip-lining, dancing and walking all over the barrio in search of the best Taqueria!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rTeWCob3524_B2xAddA-vxRYdqAk5lG4MgkLhpMkoKzqVeFjHbrBjd3EV1ksE1c-DD-fvoRCL9U0HJ6gjIqo6VZ4exc9Ntxi6B7jQKXO6I3Jn6HKmJlqsz9TqKxTPGSja1mv1eTVxGZg/s1600-h/P1000497.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
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Practically Deserted<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5J5LbWX4UgnZpotBc_Re6zjSghrUhIgWQEaTqKqM3-sSiJPxe0RkLAHB_0HJd0sdRCGTr9J5OE3beJYhMLc3-VzTSylzLyk1kx3TYiQvdYAH6XVtOtlpl3VP6KkgzfBx22Og9EHnU9q5a/s1600-h/P1000383.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5J5LbWX4UgnZpotBc_Re6zjSghrUhIgWQEaTqKqM3-sSiJPxe0RkLAHB_0HJd0sdRCGTr9J5OE3beJYhMLc3-VzTSylzLyk1kx3TYiQvdYAH6XVtOtlpl3VP6KkgzfBx22Og9EHnU9q5a/s320/P1000383.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WLUufMabqhX_PJ7WdH0zmGIwirtU21EXq1mJ8CyMAlPeaR1KyzXyGf9P6yWgnVMHkNTwODF57taIjklZpTJP_opqcYPfkSj_poRPipvjwQg0K45PI_h0pFABM1cbvkf4Cnzt514X08O1/s1600-h/P1000384.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WLUufMabqhX_PJ7WdH0zmGIwirtU21EXq1mJ8CyMAlPeaR1KyzXyGf9P6yWgnVMHkNTwODF57taIjklZpTJP_opqcYPfkSj_poRPipvjwQg0K45PI_h0pFABM1cbvkf4Cnzt514X08O1/s320/P1000384.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHf_AOdMqtR95FHlWndDlYSwTeHOTmB_0lFvapAFfwsXEt5RgvUvPs_FaN9wjR0nmcR5o-wrRcv7HAUML5zVIByJOnB14sdg0_7br7WdfUzGyYCdSxr5Qqkg66JlViUc6Ei3l9yHrGZky/s1600-h/P1000390.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Adios!</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>La Famiglia Lo Grecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01640819396456693817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450341990983183736.post-38919090118149790642010-03-06T13:20:00.004-07:002010-03-08T10:06:10.620-07:00Christmas 2009<div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">So, we took left Tucson for the first time for Christmas to visit Peter and Sienna in LA! They just moved into a home near Malibu in a storybook neighborhood with tree-lined streets and cute little houses with backyards. It was a great trip. The boys loved being with their little nieces and we had so much fun cooking and celebrating together! We also wnet ice skating in the outdoor rink in Malibu! The only downside was the 9 hour drive...the boys could not stop complaining-although they slept most of the way (teenagers!) <br />
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Before we left Tucson, we decorated our tree and took our annual family Christmas portraits!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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I figured that I should start with the smallest (the chicken) and work my way up. WARNING, THE FOLLOWING IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND YOUR OWN RISK!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong>Day one, Monday.</strong> Armed with a freshly sharpened knife and my readers I went to town:</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNLxDliOGHJUr5K3v1W6IEoyfLe47-RH2iRdGYr0UE0-rtEXQrX1GQLVpPXAaaayNDqaipRgo8mYhTYKAsL_iAxg49jf1V1Cb2PDfTfm-oDDYpVW8H5YcBfb7qdeXyX3S74XzRuC20e2M/s1600/IMG_4245.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409939813875321522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNLxDliOGHJUr5K3v1W6IEoyfLe47-RH2iRdGYr0UE0-rtEXQrX1GQLVpPXAaaayNDqaipRgo8mYhTYKAsL_iAxg49jf1V1Cb2PDfTfm-oDDYpVW8H5YcBfb7qdeXyX3S74XzRuC20e2M/s320/IMG_4245.JPG" /></a> The chicken was not too reluctant to give up its bones.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYUpQJ1zQ5NPztVL13DkM1QXx5t0315C-so6Ht7l4GzlVSI2OAjE7jI-S4jNxl3kyqD9FzXrEYqbeVAtCd1Lu-T_hsUdgLPFguvUim2uAS4By0x3fJ3F_zhMIY-fxGtr4cjAvjts_xdTY/s1600/IMG_4246.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409939808742078130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYUpQJ1zQ5NPztVL13DkM1QXx5t0315C-so6Ht7l4GzlVSI2OAjE7jI-S4jNxl3kyqD9FzXrEYqbeVAtCd1Lu-T_hsUdgLPFguvUim2uAS4By0x3fJ3F_zhMIY-fxGtr4cjAvjts_xdTY/s320/IMG_4246.JPG" /></a><br />Here it is fully filletted out with the discarded stuff on the paper bag. It took about an hour.<br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7G0YiOx5EUNPj3NV1kCewCEg5YLgSU9IGA4r643it1eHnX_csY3WcF-HFmTsLn7mgfjwSXPp6LTrRMXccyIWAEApCvoMRdEr1jOaHKyc9A_J7ydwuLX0W2S9c-GcgNLv_82UpquTf9DwB/s1600/IMG_4248.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409939799832033714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7G0YiOx5EUNPj3NV1kCewCEg5YLgSU9IGA4r643it1eHnX_csY3WcF-HFmTsLn7mgfjwSXPp6LTrRMXccyIWAEApCvoMRdEr1jOaHKyc9A_J7ydwuLX0W2S9c-GcgNLv_82UpquTf9DwB/s320/IMG_4248.JPG" /></a>One floppy chicken ready to go back in the fridge!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Day two, Tuesday. </strong> Things are getting a little more serious. I'm lookin' at a duck.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hY__J0Nx72YivMs0lLfBKGxiTR5Rui-DkmN-M_sOv-hV4wLvAomNCkKWKUrxsAhMlO6dzis_b7JZX-DkTtygyQ_Z0GDiT_wLfbBFT23v-GiFyTUZKb7Wkx3YNF3JKEcYcDmwRdJr6J1E/s1600/IMG_4249.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409939603017115010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hY__J0Nx72YivMs0lLfBKGxiTR5Rui-DkmN-M_sOv-hV4wLvAomNCkKWKUrxsAhMlO6dzis_b7JZX-DkTtygyQ_Z0GDiT_wLfbBFT23v-GiFyTUZKb7Wkx3YNF3JKEcYcDmwRdJr6J1E/s320/IMG_4249.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJEcLncDhNw0HW1eO3kmdhjtvM0SsSoTF4hhOlIVetBShqc5TnmDw3SSy6kpbG_CUXEDRjkrlOLZ3UZi28N3X4HvUegPqSFestzGEz5VVSPpm4kuU8dA2X2UwOr4DWubMu3saioWB23mR/s1600/IMG_4250.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409939594167596994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJEcLncDhNw0HW1eO3kmdhjtvM0SsSoTF4hhOlIVetBShqc5TnmDw3SSy6kpbG_CUXEDRjkrlOLZ3UZi28N3X4HvUegPqSFestzGEz5VVSPpm4kuU8dA2X2UwOr4DWubMu3saioWB23mR/s320/IMG_4250.JPG" /></a><br />It's a pretty good size (6lb) but I'm up for it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9D62hx8YbaovX1x1pkHmDHj_D0w3LHVAfmhP77PKSfww133XXcj228I6-CF0vdVdbAekR33JoQLnwS0vD1P_Y83W65UEVnlWQSAaA_zquf-Do-aQjE12BjENVuL2kuDupyqLriUE7tOG/s1600/IMG_4251.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409939593370498994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9D62hx8YbaovX1x1pkHmDHj_D0w3LHVAfmhP77PKSfww133XXcj228I6-CF0vdVdbAekR33JoQLnwS0vD1P_Y83W65UEVnlWQSAaA_zquf-Do-aQjE12BjENVuL2kuDupyqLriUE7tOG/s320/IMG_4251.JPG" /></a><br />I am remembering all of my dissection skills (That wasn't in the list of skills for Napolean Dynamite was it?) The process is straight forward. Start at the back and separate all the meat from the bones moving forward, leaving the skin intact. I realized that after the bones are removed, the skin is the only thing holding the meat together.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_ErMw6sap09dirG1wjJPLF71OCzYDJRS1c3D0jTTcI56VwC1Hi2vMeujcOLRK8YhBOrCM5xEGcZnRXhGGRabOHmGIo7Qx6SF3Zk-exba-0IX-s85W0AEsLCv-zsXF2HjlR84VXjfG9h8/s1600/IMG_4253.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409939589132594322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_ErMw6sap09dirG1wjJPLF71OCzYDJRS1c3D0jTTcI56VwC1Hi2vMeujcOLRK8YhBOrCM5xEGcZnRXhGGRabOHmGIo7Qx6SF3Zk-exba-0IX-s85W0AEsLCv-zsXF2HjlR84VXjfG9h8/s320/IMG_4253.JPG" /></a><br />Not bad, not too bad. An hour and a half later I have one deboned duck. Juia Child would be proud.<br /><br /><br />Though some might think that deboning the duck was enough, however day two also entailed preparing the three stuffings. Lets see.... there is the Cajun rice and beef...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUG0pdkt4ubOsWVZRTiK6HBeZQlDPWXlCGTIHjFi93CEsfiHtLF5VrbwddXYYidHcgE-RoTRJR-XI2rTiTqNGdW2rnnfhc2rFaaw6NHmChRGnH6-1AYSCEjUVQx5VygVwDUUJnx8HMCZE2/s1600/IMG_4255.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409939584253615378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUG0pdkt4ubOsWVZRTiK6HBeZQlDPWXlCGTIHjFi93CEsfiHtLF5VrbwddXYYidHcgE-RoTRJR-XI2rTiTqNGdW2rnnfhc2rFaaw6NHmChRGnH6-1AYSCEjUVQx5VygVwDUUJnx8HMCZE2/s320/IMG_4255.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNX2pI1j5x8lzrIBe-4Rwcs1bD0oqr5hTSHubPI4ZOCjoD1gDjJKxiHT64NBTiv3-9s1NuufzvAQU3UGsxWNwTjFMrV3hS62pgKpMNT_Quzk3RISVMbNgy8aVqFGZ7qMdn9ZGegty8tMn/s1600/IMG_4256.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409939352973925410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNX2pI1j5x8lzrIBe-4Rwcs1bD0oqr5hTSHubPI4ZOCjoD1gDjJKxiHT64NBTiv3-9s1NuufzvAQU3UGsxWNwTjFMrV3hS62pgKpMNT_Quzk3RISVMbNgy8aVqFGZ7qMdn9ZGegty8tMn/s320/IMG_4256.JPG" /></a>The cornbread, chestnuts and celery... </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>And the third stuffing is andouille sausage and bread (sorry no photo).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Day 3, Wednesday</strong>. The day of reckoning. It's a 20 lb bird that's doing the two step on my cutting board.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkGL2fq_bAo8lnhiNxL_XD_hYY9LYDHb5l2A30fDnNuf01HlPQbTkFzIJBpLhsUg4nc3xiCF5EQxiKF0dN0UbVf43_zGq2MxD8nBsXhrpRuoyTDypWLC_8DxgzCTm8P2JFe_oP8bBRXlx/s1600/IMG_4259.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409939349178446898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkGL2fq_bAo8lnhiNxL_XD_hYY9LYDHb5l2A30fDnNuf01HlPQbTkFzIJBpLhsUg4nc3xiCF5EQxiKF0dN0UbVf43_zGq2MxD8nBsXhrpRuoyTDypWLC_8DxgzCTm8P2JFe_oP8bBRXlx/s320/IMG_4259.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTM_besgUd_B8wsHfjXNwrojDQfHDsM4RLNR_fmpnxzoUWfOuhMHQZzJWAWAwpyx8Vlg3rSIK7Ecv4STyrpFphZQtvuuxFLD51M5HS9HgFVjq4_bW212BK2OuIDnXVra5MStmqj177EcOV/s1600/IMG_4260.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409939344581824370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTM_besgUd_B8wsHfjXNwrojDQfHDsM4RLNR_fmpnxzoUWfOuhMHQZzJWAWAwpyx8Vlg3rSIK7Ecv4STyrpFphZQtvuuxFLD51M5HS9HgFVjq4_bW212BK2OuIDnXVra5MStmqj177EcOV/s320/IMG_4260.JPG" /></a><br />Step one, separate the torso from the spine. A very sharp knife is essential. The trick with the Turkey is to avoid nicking or cutting the skin. You see, the skin of the turkey holds the whole thing together. Any cuts will open up further during the cooking process and allow the good stuff to come out and the meat to dry out.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpFd8lZ6hVlbmezdLufO2zpowcLIaP20ualE7PYvwRTZGuLLI1OYIPuU0D-ayDbHCADRwDFCRJjdBtr4cvIWhaq5_5a7Z0lSGqN-Sq6lNCLNNg1DauXTe6umSRQWXLizau3gjh4IlC8mT/s1600/IMG_4264.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409939339150990690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpFd8lZ6hVlbmezdLufO2zpowcLIaP20ualE7PYvwRTZGuLLI1OYIPuU0D-ayDbHCADRwDFCRJjdBtr4cvIWhaq5_5a7Z0lSGqN-Sq6lNCLNNg1DauXTe6umSRQWXLizau3gjh4IlC8mT/s320/IMG_4264.JPG" /></a><br />It's precision work with a lot of blunt dissection thrown in. <br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9uA-Ktn46RCVitgZw51Xyclk__GEnwtKcY1Qoj7fk9qsR6ApxvE45k3P1cvgjdyzC84FONy54cp4s_0ht6-DoVlkR65W32d89sxwBrJhBfRen_L_fM5D-WGRCc0svkSqOVnmM-vQH9zv/s1600/IMG_4266.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409939329068378994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9uA-Ktn46RCVitgZw51Xyclk__GEnwtKcY1Qoj7fk9qsR6ApxvE45k3P1cvgjdyzC84FONy54cp4s_0ht6-DoVlkR65W32d89sxwBrJhBfRen_L_fM5D-WGRCc0svkSqOVnmM-vQH9zv/s320/IMG_4266.JPG" /></a>The turkey was not going to give up its bones without a fight.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCDd2WFfmbY-q-Ff6Yofk1w85FfpXVN-7Dra7zDJ7Su_9LUkEeEhfRJyQaSid0b_3FVfp1eYU7GmUMgTXlGuSUwpXKrPWtSZP-53qaUe7DmM3DfIv8X0gzvsKx2lXnWBygl_AWTpAW_nf/s1600/IMG_4267.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409939035673673618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCDd2WFfmbY-q-Ff6Yofk1w85FfpXVN-7Dra7zDJ7Su_9LUkEeEhfRJyQaSid0b_3FVfp1eYU7GmUMgTXlGuSUwpXKrPWtSZP-53qaUe7DmM3DfIv8X0gzvsKx2lXnWBygl_AWTpAW_nf/s320/IMG_4267.JPG" /></a><br />With the chicken and the duck I completely removed the distal or end portion of the legs and wings. The Turkey however needs to keep the last portion of bone in the wings and a piece of the last leg bone, for appearances. This added a significant amount of time to the process.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLlw7XT5_loB7w2qnP_4g8b05ouvSWTesC2LVAcBbrAmbxKt-CnUIOk7j6n1rLiu-d4Xt_g9qOpuxLjErL0jC1zurtEUF01VD543AMwctcmvSUGe4MvdSXzW3-KoAYklLfcyQtMUJCISy/s1600/IMG_4269.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409939029853805938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLlw7XT5_loB7w2qnP_4g8b05ouvSWTesC2LVAcBbrAmbxKt-CnUIOk7j6n1rLiu-d4Xt_g9qOpuxLjErL0jC1zurtEUF01VD543AMwctcmvSUGe4MvdSXzW3-KoAYklLfcyQtMUJCISy/s320/IMG_4269.JPG" /></a><br />The recipes I had read said to break the turkey leg bone with a hammer. That is just too barbaric for me. I prefer a much more civilized method: The DREMEL TOOL!!! It was just like being in the O.R. I draped off the area and used a cut off wheel. Nice smooth cut!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9eyIo5JytkhmPW5gPhTQB-xv2DS0ZzSX92I2qFwdV4zBt_rA9lbaLHQ-BNrwa-wcL6FJ1kIpSWPhDRY5gU9J_02ufcLmRJRvv00NLpiHk7UmICvKZOc4cS3QKvvy7DPwLfHgGkic9CD1/s1600/IMG_4270.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409939023860712690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9eyIo5JytkhmPW5gPhTQB-xv2DS0ZzSX92I2qFwdV4zBt_rA9lbaLHQ-BNrwa-wcL6FJ1kIpSWPhDRY5gU9J_02ufcLmRJRvv00NLpiHk7UmICvKZOc4cS3QKvvy7DPwLfHgGkic9CD1/s320/IMG_4270.JPG" /></a><br />This process was taking a while and after an hour and a half I had to put the bird back in the refrigerator an hour and a half to cool it down. I started back on the other side degloving from the inside out. Here, I'm holding the thigh bone from its point of articulation with the hip joint.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjosvyGD9zUqAADbe9iOdbBznVTeo_BCJX7918UxBD5fP3Q5W0rI6s3_xveM7vOajl1kneT_ylyDXybpwpGJjXmcTi_623AgFEYM7dR6hY2osniGr81xxWrnV1Na2Rho8CQqhDv_dz4G-/s1600/IMG_4271.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409939015691480306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjosvyGD9zUqAADbe9iOdbBznVTeo_BCJX7918UxBD5fP3Q5W0rI6s3_xveM7vOajl1kneT_ylyDXybpwpGJjXmcTi_623AgFEYM7dR6hY2osniGr81xxWrnV1Na2Rho8CQqhDv_dz4G-/s320/IMG_4271.JPG" /></a><br />The discards.<br /></div><div> </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgbcyeH4iEaeA3bDHiap_XejJ-OCs3GtiLuifISsnnTMni3rbybUo7yYzUanq-sANkeTqZUhWMZJZKzvkd_t3VP_v7yO4GVBIlKFFYbtKMRZNQAieZxXytQDkUEfN6pvQtXGElNAiY8pJ/s1600/IMG_4272.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409939014376667362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgbcyeH4iEaeA3bDHiap_XejJ-OCs3GtiLuifISsnnTMni3rbybUo7yYzUanq-sANkeTqZUhWMZJZKzvkd_t3VP_v7yO4GVBIlKFFYbtKMRZNQAieZxXytQDkUEfN6pvQtXGElNAiY8pJ/s320/IMG_4272.JPG" /></a><br />Cleaning off the leg bone...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEq8UiBLjIAmDWnAHBya1tzVDcEOwt1co-3xapuuNkbrYZP-6wFHLWHjwHls3jjLUakD2yZ-yAq5vhU31bjzgM77vFLNm_w-LDwZ6zRPOwXPlHO50autW2hWsXci9w8Z7XasMerAl_DOB9/s1600/IMG_4273.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409938650837086290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEq8UiBLjIAmDWnAHBya1tzVDcEOwt1co-3xapuuNkbrYZP-6wFHLWHjwHls3jjLUakD2yZ-yAq5vhU31bjzgM77vFLNm_w-LDwZ6zRPOwXPlHO50autW2hWsXci9w8Z7XasMerAl_DOB9/s320/IMG_4273.JPG" /></a><br />This Dremel is fantastic!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GeHugEI3ybZ_XfDLlfabp5g2Y53exuVaaVFsOruXnxnqrlZzTBAZQXiOCedrxVGoxJQBaPgmKi1A1Giewx04l0_Jc3RrPSJ8nhJ7y9mqFR1EGyYajK1xVVQAWLaaRmsYXRwgkTvluxxZ/s1600/IMG_4274.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409938649099919682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GeHugEI3ybZ_XfDLlfabp5g2Y53exuVaaVFsOruXnxnqrlZzTBAZQXiOCedrxVGoxJQBaPgmKi1A1Giewx04l0_Jc3RrPSJ8nhJ7y9mqFR1EGyYajK1xVVQAWLaaRmsYXRwgkTvluxxZ/s320/IMG_4274.JPG" /></a><br />MIX!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3g6_He_UMd_redUYnbtPhZ057pgsFQfTVAXoT_vvIfAwe4ObDGDj5-lWHT-Wsr-rKPEEDJCniqYrzpv30EbVRHCxbtyaf1BNGwLknFF0BhDZPmoY9wem6Yttqog499Uwn23wBSfQX4tq/s1600/IMG_4276.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409938644007611938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3g6_He_UMd_redUYnbtPhZ057pgsFQfTVAXoT_vvIfAwe4ObDGDj5-lWHT-Wsr-rKPEEDJCniqYrzpv30EbVRHCxbtyaf1BNGwLknFF0BhDZPmoY9wem6Yttqog499Uwn23wBSfQX4tq/s320/IMG_4276.JPG" /></a>Sweet!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3bYNcNVUB0c6GWbJFdEZlTfO4RyruaGzBrSlfCF6QfU40AxQH7G0wKYXb8VTAJ8Ymxm91XLaJy0pOSruqpK2tg8WmkSRGDvU_Te3B0JHavabas23aqNX8v68gmTRTKlE1z5QbK80pmji/s1600/IMG_4277.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409938639435169714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3bYNcNVUB0c6GWbJFdEZlTfO4RyruaGzBrSlfCF6QfU40AxQH7G0wKYXb8VTAJ8Ymxm91XLaJy0pOSruqpK2tg8WmkSRGDvU_Te3B0JHavabas23aqNX8v68gmTRTKlE1z5QbK80pmji/s320/IMG_4277.JPG" /></a>There it is, ready for stuffing. Total time - about 2 and a half hours.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VXscUU9rDKdz3fYfNw0q4L1TvBge6TLuL3B2-gbhVh7yw6f5_XzjRsc0_ZakOq0TSUe8B83lnfE7SGb7gY0cjh5647ge3YCxqJpQiAGSOVgjXAWOQXdLDO64QDYoNq0C09upwyu-ZeqY/s1600/IMG_4278.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409938636905133042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VXscUU9rDKdz3fYfNw0q4L1TvBge6TLuL3B2-gbhVh7yw6f5_XzjRsc0_ZakOq0TSUe8B83lnfE7SGb7gY0cjh5647ge3YCxqJpQiAGSOVgjXAWOQXdLDO64QDYoNq0C09upwyu-ZeqY/s320/IMG_4278.JPG" /></a><br />The deboned turkey waiting in the pan for the next step.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>It is Wednesday night. Time to stuff and assemble.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSIWue-D__n3R0XWkhqlX0fw-ALZEvEWOaqwkR-FtcDeHsDO8Zg7ToVmGsn4gTWHRVvaqI82xFZAD2j2iXHu-0bUfTeianQx0o_qZt67QE10DFcsEKYYLwO3BSs3xcyskG1IINWJ6uFuU0/s1600/IMG_4279.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409938134427263906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSIWue-D__n3R0XWkhqlX0fw-ALZEvEWOaqwkR-FtcDeHsDO8Zg7ToVmGsn4gTWHRVvaqI82xFZAD2j2iXHu-0bUfTeianQx0o_qZt67QE10DFcsEKYYLwO3BSs3xcyskG1IINWJ6uFuU0/s320/IMG_4279.JPG" /></a> Stuffing the chicken with the cajun rice and beef.<br /></div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcq1xQQJi32tQzRfSTfraftbdPorcc9ofB6QO3uht37xwKDJ0wPGqp1jvP8so_M0Yn_Cjgiwlzq23vPO1bPD8oIhYpHH4-_2K2Lh8lwu6Rhub0ys6uuDiJxvtY2qZdwhbwwe-3HoLqz1X/s1600/IMG_4280.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409938129964222050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcq1xQQJi32tQzRfSTfraftbdPorcc9ofB6QO3uht37xwKDJ0wPGqp1jvP8so_M0Yn_Cjgiwlzq23vPO1bPD8oIhYpHH4-_2K2Lh8lwu6Rhub0ys6uuDiJxvtY2qZdwhbwwe-3HoLqz1X/s320/IMG_4280.JPG" /></a> Closing the chicken around the stuffing.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56LBBYU_DEPCj7I01j7flkkj-Y2LHuuOhwcLw7bKWq3_QZ4ZjOoLZ-XldsLWZSIh8XLyNwKEqGSTAmAbr2J3OOI2VFaxUdUXs-GV9Yb_xfqR_8WnCthccvGPc6e1vZITEDL_KVkBDZM_d/s1600/IMG_4282.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409938124160202322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56LBBYU_DEPCj7I01j7flkkj-Y2LHuuOhwcLw7bKWq3_QZ4ZjOoLZ-XldsLWZSIh8XLyNwKEqGSTAmAbr2J3OOI2VFaxUdUXs-GV9Yb_xfqR_8WnCthccvGPc6e1vZITEDL_KVkBDZM_d/s320/IMG_4282.JPG" /></a> This is the duck with the andouille sausage and bread stuffing. The chicken is in the background.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRufGxR8DRyaarf2uKxtD_UOIwJu2XCvau-kLNqK22pWRqRBDsVp1JG05K35Wdgs__KoAxnuHe61hzFqYC3x1HBkcK2TKrBCFtKXCMg7Ld3UhbBaFnJCHlegEchrB3WADHqLr15l7BR6UV/s1600/IMG_4283.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409938116566490258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRufGxR8DRyaarf2uKxtD_UOIwJu2XCvau-kLNqK22pWRqRBDsVp1JG05K35Wdgs__KoAxnuHe61hzFqYC3x1HBkcK2TKrBCFtKXCMg7Ld3UhbBaFnJCHlegEchrB3WADHqLr15l7BR6UV/s320/IMG_4283.JPG" /></a> Wrapping the stuffed duck around the stuffed chicken....<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMipVim7rxJZLcsW6WW_s4T2CPfPCEfb77K93MgbzO_eD4KUgPUkIVIaFLmh6kkxU-9McxpJNADfIi5SLSxaK4RtktF1AmYZ6UMnBDv_ejp-KCheBwBWeVvuOC_y4VlKCjQKqGmnjIdCR/s1600/IMG_4284.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409938112295502866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMipVim7rxJZLcsW6WW_s4T2CPfPCEfb77K93MgbzO_eD4KUgPUkIVIaFLmh6kkxU-9McxpJNADfIi5SLSxaK4RtktF1AmYZ6UMnBDv_ejp-KCheBwBWeVvuOC_y4VlKCjQKqGmnjIdCR/s320/IMG_4284.JPG" /></a>Here's the duck and the chicken. I think I overstuffed it.</div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClnz3kMjv7aO7eZB9AjZOpdMoOYAGtJCwZFLmykphi1a3D0Pxeqa3q7iLXS5_zLiM9rkWCUikga98wpopOChQafsspcUvqRFArefOizWXxLJKTo-juXgsYkN4Bkk8aS9WEhZrfAzvgVb9/s1600/IMG_4287.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409937685507528546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClnz3kMjv7aO7eZB9AjZOpdMoOYAGtJCwZFLmykphi1a3D0Pxeqa3q7iLXS5_zLiM9rkWCUikga98wpopOChQafsspcUvqRFArefOizWXxLJKTo-juXgsYkN4Bkk8aS9WEhZrfAzvgVb9/s320/IMG_4287.JPG" /></a><br />The turkey with the cornbread-chestnut stuffing.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZe-fupvWQ0JSGt6kRO-X67DG89KiajcSG7NG_6VdHyALCwYytKu2iPihQRE3sZw744KpGX4lfCC_UPZKxJfHDXEzZJFQlCzh2o70EpsaKUB0kIVg696ZLFc1u77jQ300wXVgiWOMaGUi/s1600/IMG_4288.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409937677755810818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZe-fupvWQ0JSGt6kRO-X67DG89KiajcSG7NG_6VdHyALCwYytKu2iPihQRE3sZw744KpGX4lfCC_UPZKxJfHDXEzZJFQlCzh2o70EpsaKUB0kIVg696ZLFc1u77jQ300wXVgiWOMaGUi/s320/IMG_4288.JPG" /></a><br />Working to get the turkey to wrap around the other birds and still be able to close the skin with skewers.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTKqrQOGkr5Gp46zMR_lrwfYIewThX9qRhrQnsFH6GwJmmAayIefDP99hi6s3phyphenhypheno7E4ShbNYJh4UcMt6gLgp59As-CaK2j-oBXQkj6WnBKeCjiVtPIo1meUPkAuKdBtiHwVsiEjasKfT/s1600/IMG_4290.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409937672734224738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTKqrQOGkr5Gp46zMR_lrwfYIewThX9qRhrQnsFH6GwJmmAayIefDP99hi6s3phyphenhypheno7E4ShbNYJh4UcMt6gLgp59As-CaK2j-oBXQkj6WnBKeCjiVtPIo1meUPkAuKdBtiHwVsiEjasKfT/s320/IMG_4290.JPG" /></a> Got it! Now to turn it over into the roasting pan.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYw8noAZVMtLda4YA4wd-tqIHekxXAgAIFw1EqT1c4fEXdQDHBK3fd3YDY9bDOm9EIrRcAe9P2Y0mY2TGaPLDw2ngdUD8-STHHVG54FAvQxTx4HQPpVrf1nDHzmJYABePkckMZ2Sfe2Tx/s1600/IMG_4291.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409937668831958162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYw8noAZVMtLda4YA4wd-tqIHekxXAgAIFw1EqT1c4fEXdQDHBK3fd3YDY9bDOm9EIrRcAe9P2Y0mY2TGaPLDw2ngdUD8-STHHVG54FAvQxTx4HQPpVrf1nDHzmJYABePkckMZ2Sfe2Tx/s320/IMG_4291.JPG" /></a><br />Whoa! That thing's floppy! And it completely fills the pan.<br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVL666vf6gxP2euUIjhNYWjDGclmpwBevXrGOsPXgwZUuOpJBVvrCMmGyQDwaQvwvpJbnxzJSP9v3OAoyEISdwz9PJilZju-gixGRdxkqMigdDh2iyCSutm7ROobhceCGR_TT-TkZ54Fby/s1600/IMG_4292.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409937663196765266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVL666vf6gxP2euUIjhNYWjDGclmpwBevXrGOsPXgwZUuOpJBVvrCMmGyQDwaQvwvpJbnxzJSP9v3OAoyEISdwz9PJilZju-gixGRdxkqMigdDh2iyCSutm7ROobhceCGR_TT-TkZ54Fby/s320/IMG_4292.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjer_vKMnqw-IXkiRMnQ3Ug_Zaq3goyXedhnh8iB_bgpl3IBApAeI5XH3UrSvP0mfYswFp1z87Bw8xLOTQfz2fu5jT0UTShEdOvnUOixXagTFR4r31uSZ5oLy_cIuTSU4QcSclVlrigTwR0/s1600/IMG_4294.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409937346990241170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjer_vKMnqw-IXkiRMnQ3Ug_Zaq3goyXedhnh8iB_bgpl3IBApAeI5XH3UrSvP0mfYswFp1z87Bw8xLOTQfz2fu5jT0UTShEdOvnUOixXagTFR4r31uSZ5oLy_cIuTSU4QcSclVlrigTwR0/s320/IMG_4294.JPG" /></a> A close up before the final seasoning.</div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7riesTLsMy9GGXbVdA6eCaD350Q-Mii8dWMDf2K4QvxbftBte6vbeJ4NlJaIiQEzt3josot4ZBLZO_r7W20veXHCDflR1wpj6niZ44bJ37Nq8lu9JUQcTbLxMkiiJn2U9XDVkwuSxdJbx/s1600/IMG_4295.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409937337898978578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7riesTLsMy9GGXbVdA6eCaD350Q-Mii8dWMDf2K4QvxbftBte6vbeJ4NlJaIiQEzt3josot4ZBLZO_r7W20veXHCDflR1wpj6niZ44bJ37Nq8lu9JUQcTbLxMkiiJn2U9XDVkwuSxdJbx/s320/IMG_4295.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSr6ZQHw2PEhuo71BMIU0hN1smULpMc6w91lqoOIx8_CNRzqsLBVC4wcJRa-mxbDqxGdXNqM3CV6k5BqPxrHddBh0Pvh8rSArNI8oAxrcgEIV3i9noTZiI-FK_XGhIvpH3TrEIyqrVYOAR/s1600/IMG_4296.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409937334146430514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSr6ZQHw2PEhuo71BMIU0hN1smULpMc6w91lqoOIx8_CNRzqsLBVC4wcJRa-mxbDqxGdXNqM3CV6k5BqPxrHddBh0Pvh8rSArNI8oAxrcgEIV3i9noTZiI-FK_XGhIvpH3TrEIyqrVYOAR/s320/IMG_4296.JPG" /></a> Ready to go!</div><div>It will cook at low temp (225 deg F) for 8 hours.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Day 4, Thursday, Thanksgiving morning.</strong><br />I got up at 4 AM to put it in the oven. </div><div>After about 4 hours the pan filled up with the drippings and started to overflow. I had to reapeatedly drain off the juices. At one point the drippings started flaming up on the heating element of the oven and I thought I was about to witness and IED. Fortunately there was no catastrophe. I drained off 7 cups of drippings!<br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5P7LoFKnMwpBz8vYPLg-NKgByZs4WdHhx43jvvAlPNkeFHAwAxJ6WLiRLynssUKa8bPSfMrZ8wxv2ck3EXYiSRrUw6EdvxJiZNf4fkufJ33yTSie_yAI-xlfK4JlZlnSZ2Ddy5GSVow9/s1600/IMG_4300.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409937328424309282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5P7LoFKnMwpBz8vYPLg-NKgByZs4WdHhx43jvvAlPNkeFHAwAxJ6WLiRLynssUKa8bPSfMrZ8wxv2ck3EXYiSRrUw6EdvxJiZNf4fkufJ33yTSie_yAI-xlfK4JlZlnSZ2Ddy5GSVow9/s320/IMG_4300.JPG" /></a><br />Here is the finished product ready for the meal!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjqZ8FZHReVfHg6neGrbCaYlvwOTv70W94FX_epgEpn49rmmepIngO0gvVPuJAAUT86lKKqxyDLEicLStMzcfWfMoWR74irmsTuroq1IFeD0HJRLHmv-eCEmRsGRmTUQzHjyzU2C-Wn4cM/s1600/IMG_4304.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409937326852707378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjqZ8FZHReVfHg6neGrbCaYlvwOTv70W94FX_epgEpn49rmmepIngO0gvVPuJAAUT86lKKqxyDLEicLStMzcfWfMoWR74irmsTuroq1IFeD0HJRLHmv-eCEmRsGRmTUQzHjyzU2C-Wn4cM/s320/IMG_4304.JPG" /></a> Sliced!<br /><br /><div>It was definitely the most moist turducken I have ever had. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>La Famiglia Lo Grecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01640819396456693817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450341990983183736.post-90762976434692355212009-11-20T09:20:00.003-07:002009-11-22T19:03:52.453-07:00The big 5-0 bd par-tay<div align="center">We had a blast and the surprise went off beautifully! Thanks to Steve Brower for planning the perfect way to get Rob out of the house without questions: ask for help with a project! Perfect! A huge thanks to all who helped me while I ran around like a crazy person trying to stay calm: Barbara, Annette, Sherry, Amy, Anita, Jill, Pam, da guys! Everyone was so awesome to pitch in and help get it all arranged and beautiful! Love you all!</div><div align="center"> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtAYOeCyfSC2zHkNnKQByP99rLJ7McaFvj4GygEl0yOnnWSvaguwPFM_INx76XR9VU9xQ2BBouNGJKoo-UfXQAqokfy4h-x9fUDDelvqGICl_YrM9OzpdaaEJQ7Wsr0UsW9XzBEGxUmtD/s1600/IMG_4223.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407113039224379378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtAYOeCyfSC2zHkNnKQByP99rLJ7McaFvj4GygEl0yOnnWSvaguwPFM_INx76XR9VU9xQ2BBouNGJKoo-UfXQAqokfy4h-x9fUDDelvqGICl_YrM9OzpdaaEJQ7Wsr0UsW9XzBEGxUmtD/s320/IMG_4223.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a>The set-up was way more than I thought it would be. Thanks to all who convinced me not to cook too!<br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjaGb41s81Nf65GxxMSR51fashrhX1yoTegp5U_0gQjB_I0dA-q-cSCXSZlQtc_1n4tu0UWUji95xGLGsEOKh5j9fnkKBSbS2aRTJB_K8BoyDsyClPzMjLxnfFaQgaXPnHRWGkv7hkaOY/s1600/IMG_4224.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407113037518229202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjaGb41s81Nf65GxxMSR51fashrhX1yoTegp5U_0gQjB_I0dA-q-cSCXSZlQtc_1n4tu0UWUji95xGLGsEOKh5j9fnkKBSbS2aRTJB_K8BoyDsyClPzMjLxnfFaQgaXPnHRWGkv7hkaOY/s320/IMG_4224.JPG" /></a> Amy, working on the cake display.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMFeFFuoHNaY6DOebu-w3LdOX5GJGcJoiRch-67QZKZ32SGJNZ023lheVwBXpEkbc-8Bv8LLmYJ03i_6FrpQvlkHxogtBpYAZo-UdPQGehjHdhihM1cbTK4aHkgC7YjG4jG-4W7Uqv5xe/s1600/IMG_4225.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407113032496454210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMFeFFuoHNaY6DOebu-w3LdOX5GJGcJoiRch-67QZKZ32SGJNZ023lheVwBXpEkbc-8Bv8LLmYJ03i_6FrpQvlkHxogtBpYAZo-UdPQGehjHdhihM1cbTK4aHkgC7YjG4jG-4W7Uqv5xe/s320/IMG_4225.JPG" /></a><br />A lovely picture of Rob as a young lad!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpw5J_vlnrGG5O2hXtKgjb4KX2nPtKgk43J_5TrB7sC4FM8ofOEFanaYubtPiXHUreqklPhqLkvFRGP8qwTbhyxeic8xudgrP3MqGg2VgG_x6yZWjQ_uEZHjODUj0I7mZYo7a5b-6EdY81/s1600/IMG_4226.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407113025869908530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpw5J_vlnrGG5O2hXtKgjb4KX2nPtKgk43J_5TrB7sC4FM8ofOEFanaYubtPiXHUreqklPhqLkvFRGP8qwTbhyxeic8xudgrP3MqGg2VgG_x6yZWjQ_uEZHjODUj0I7mZYo7a5b-6EdY81/s320/IMG_4226.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div>Amy and Jill<br /><div></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8lMvk6uLqwoHwQFpMXz6BHz5O5OQ1QKfFKU3-dW3-jyGs3A2vBvTDecwMcexZY8WL95Mp2_KDSYeIIJ5CfJkUr7wNSV5U1srw0DT4gd_5ex2MkS5p6ZKVoo1g4un8yPdPgKy866Hl2Dku/s1600/IMG_4227.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407112331127712242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8lMvk6uLqwoHwQFpMXz6BHz5O5OQ1QKfFKU3-dW3-jyGs3A2vBvTDecwMcexZY8WL95Mp2_KDSYeIIJ5CfJkUr7wNSV5U1srw0DT4gd_5ex2MkS5p6ZKVoo1g4un8yPdPgKy866Hl2Dku/s320/IMG_4227.JPG" /></a> Sherry making her yummy caprese salad!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaYUF8cU5w5NcMxdHFZ_P7rb5EjIaGEPQ99ITAsPoN426EsbPbV-bvbRH-DaBSrXsv6KwZ0LfzbUYrackKnKOSj32VCcGFayWFJdOKzO5fR4G9WhMjhHDL7Mc06mJLj-RjMFREvSQDZpL/s1600/IMG_4228.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407112326872423122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaYUF8cU5w5NcMxdHFZ_P7rb5EjIaGEPQ99ITAsPoN426EsbPbV-bvbRH-DaBSrXsv6KwZ0LfzbUYrackKnKOSj32VCcGFayWFJdOKzO5fR4G9WhMjhHDL7Mc06mJLj-RjMFREvSQDZpL/s320/IMG_4228.JPG" /></a><br />The cake and the beautiful decor arranged by Amy</div><br /><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpHETzsEtBaorH-A-ss7V7oXy-sUAJVSt1NGZjqeNS1Gqf9rgEcOLkJ-50JlpEVzV3mWyJgHc23vxvLHBLQCcELdQzK8SUUNQWWt8CYhxORJBB0SahMQOJtksSn9GhfbPuElTCvljYZ23/s1600/IMG_4229.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407112321311050194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpHETzsEtBaorH-A-ss7V7oXy-sUAJVSt1NGZjqeNS1Gqf9rgEcOLkJ-50JlpEVzV3mWyJgHc23vxvLHBLQCcELdQzK8SUUNQWWt8CYhxORJBB0SahMQOJtksSn9GhfbPuElTCvljYZ23/s320/IMG_4229.JPG" /></a><br />Thomas, still waiting for the birthday boy's arrival<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqh_kcnC3CN8ydzCIIJwY5nJmLdtjl-UVIERdCNXFbOgrqndhAQGcs_EOYnImycoaKaKSRpJIAWE9HzRgtpEaDWCmDH_GyKlvGysqUUd2AOwFcb9dzdC6haiJSSBY5p-KCGB0xyrEo9kIj/s1600/IMG_4230.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407112318583549282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqh_kcnC3CN8ydzCIIJwY5nJmLdtjl-UVIERdCNXFbOgrqndhAQGcs_EOYnImycoaKaKSRpJIAWE9HzRgtpEaDWCmDH_GyKlvGysqUUd2AOwFcb9dzdC6haiJSSBY5p-KCGB0xyrEo9kIj/s320/IMG_4230.JPG" /></a><br /><br />O, Anne, and Amy!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxamFiog5dmN1IU7Qwy3__brXQ3qhqkAyAMILeZu_6gf6263MnZeL-VCI2yhas4M37Ndm9KidEMS24yh_T_CvXilWAOgDYINXebIydtHZW0oboi5cfPRblCiJcU-saXlYbMeLYpV1KaKO/s1600/IMG_4231.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407112316403516802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxamFiog5dmN1IU7Qwy3__brXQ3qhqkAyAMILeZu_6gf6263MnZeL-VCI2yhas4M37Ndm9KidEMS24yh_T_CvXilWAOgDYINXebIydtHZW0oboi5cfPRblCiJcU-saXlYbMeLYpV1KaKO/s320/IMG_4231.JPG" /></a><br />Keeping watch at the door.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QffbLhEfd8doUxKgea4j2Tccgpv0YWcjtHVgtpbEzMoO5chaj1nDJZZha8BdKvVDefiSOgYDySaXWuE41tO0dzljxXcDUXB81rgLa4EGA6baXXW_hhTbS43XlZQy2W5gpot1Uz-xnWWu/s1600/IMG_4232.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407111346221565746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QffbLhEfd8doUxKgea4j2Tccgpv0YWcjtHVgtpbEzMoO5chaj1nDJZZha8BdKvVDefiSOgYDySaXWuE41tO0dzljxXcDUXB81rgLa4EGA6baXXW_hhTbS43XlZQy2W5gpot1Uz-xnWWu/s320/IMG_4232.JPG" /></a>Surprise!</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkH0PVS24khjOinLhZCPTjpuBQ9SGsQ-Pk0wgjUpd3Kj1F3pcxO0leLxiwwL32zGxOahRu4_poKXspmK9AaYi7pRQ_yetBxOalQjUYycNuogeOIyuR6gHlwojm-lD0nBnZlhGFcTxOIG_/s1600/IMG_4233.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407111345424660482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkH0PVS24khjOinLhZCPTjpuBQ9SGsQ-Pk0wgjUpd3Kj1F3pcxO0leLxiwwL32zGxOahRu4_poKXspmK9AaYi7pRQ_yetBxOalQjUYycNuogeOIyuR6gHlwojm-lD0nBnZlhGFcTxOIG_/s320/IMG_4233.JPG" /></a><br />Sonya pinned a "Over the Hill" button on the B-day boy!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZz4x1VKBRW3rf210Zn8qScG4thN8ZaO2eBzHvEpODyKClHPJ8eFIFb-Tsn8eh9KxdWXNctJGIA8GrsE4VdqtduBTGpOvzsgH2TSv1HnAJGcdr1KQAB-2Hji2AbtAMHc4MugVvhPMhQdN/s1600/IMG_4234.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407111337425228258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZz4x1VKBRW3rf210Zn8qScG4thN8ZaO2eBzHvEpODyKClHPJ8eFIFb-Tsn8eh9KxdWXNctJGIA8GrsE4VdqtduBTGpOvzsgH2TSv1HnAJGcdr1KQAB-2Hji2AbtAMHc4MugVvhPMhQdN/s320/IMG_4234.JPG" /></a> Steve Brower! Quite proud of himself I would say! Good job my friend!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZCzX53S_wAA4wX1-Lk0zCh3IwQAqNyA1QXRvVh-thMhGQXfCylq-i4JAilysY4g4POczXAmU9a6Tu2EsiyblckgQ27ZHt06tLagQO-VEFPrMQWqyDimeszWoisCsQqPXka0hB7nTaWWR/s1600/IMG_4235.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407111333947476178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZCzX53S_wAA4wX1-Lk0zCh3IwQAqNyA1QXRvVh-thMhGQXfCylq-i4JAilysY4g4POczXAmU9a6Tu2EsiyblckgQ27ZHt06tLagQO-VEFPrMQWqyDimeszWoisCsQqPXka0hB7nTaWWR/s320/IMG_4235.JPG" /></a><br />Getting some grub!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTf9hQ4uddVPmBzk0Zb4Mh3LGewDaiYbtaeG6RkvwpqqwKjauN5Pf3pImNMUGQaYvkH__ya-JVgYd65uCj333bEroiP5aHkbNkUd5teejPnFalntXPrykkPqFlorJPbSOEcpMgzeNgZzr8/s1600/IMG_4236.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407111335374726850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTf9hQ4uddVPmBzk0Zb4Mh3LGewDaiYbtaeG6RkvwpqqwKjauN5Pf3pImNMUGQaYvkH__ya-JVgYd65uCj333bEroiP5aHkbNkUd5teejPnFalntXPrykkPqFlorJPbSOEcpMgzeNgZzr8/s320/IMG_4236.JPG" /></a>The Rickseckers, Rozemas, Jenny Williams and Dante! </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>I wish I had pictures of the band! Katy and company: you guys rocked!</div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div align="center">(If you have pictures you took for the party, please send them! )</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>La Famiglia Lo Grecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01640819396456693817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450341990983183736.post-2779927774876181422009-11-06T10:24:00.006-07:002009-11-06T10:44:44.798-07:00Lipari-Sicilia-Italia 2009<div align="center">Back to Messina, Sicily for final visits with family and goodbyes. </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU05LlBDO_gXh28WmphRzFk-B0gIZOTMnTr2Cpxqr0-5Yito6zsM3YNUEp4fw8izHqrivOeEXRjhZFliAb_uTfaOdKMxxJHiv_dX5Zr8i7jUELXZfZazJ-pzjaFyPQ1kieCBqUOCdJpXRJ/s1600-h/IMG_1494.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401043911912722226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU05LlBDO_gXh28WmphRzFk-B0gIZOTMnTr2Cpxqr0-5Yito6zsM3YNUEp4fw8izHqrivOeEXRjhZFliAb_uTfaOdKMxxJHiv_dX5Zr8i7jUELXZfZazJ-pzjaFyPQ1kieCBqUOCdJpXRJ/s320/IMG_1494.JPG" /></a> Bippo (Giuseppe), Rob's brother and his beautiful daughter Susana. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhyphenhyphenMg0w-7pHYrqILpFLE4aE80ovQCwTfulfP5gOeNxKTeMNxDG7n9hc7s21j2oZ09RZWP0prsNstrGgLrzxH2IiQitrS75M9TswHBy_8hPoN13QD5JqPqT5glBWldrqjvJ3JL9lapsH_Q/s1600-h/IMG_1497.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401043840834945058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhyphenhyphenMg0w-7pHYrqILpFLE4aE80ovQCwTfulfP5gOeNxKTeMNxDG7n9hc7s21j2oZ09RZWP0prsNstrGgLrzxH2IiQitrS75M9TswHBy_8hPoN13QD5JqPqT5glBWldrqjvJ3JL9lapsH_Q/s320/IMG_1497.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLUUy8kicVg9HYcCPRagA2rIZEkHUQXFsufd-uOJWMAwze1zx7zrKvg7s3vP3Z36KJj05AQF-Fb-4Vb9aZFrqu5pWMtNiuWNVBHeEwbnLwDToqeQeE-3_Maimc4FS5mug_78TM1ke5Tvi/s1600-h/IMG_1498.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401043835062110722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLUUy8kicVg9HYcCPRagA2rIZEkHUQXFsufd-uOJWMAwze1zx7zrKvg7s3vP3Z36KJj05AQF-Fb-4Vb9aZFrqu5pWMtNiuWNVBHeEwbnLwDToqeQeE-3_Maimc4FS5mug_78TM1ke5Tvi/s320/IMG_1498.JPG" /></a>Just for Dante. This is a fish vendor in the town of Santo Stefano di Camastra which just happens to be a great place for buying ceramics! <br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoBJqZyBXcu9ilTwu2G-6smDEzOVWP6joDskEhW1eufgnOZlSBwbPkkjawLen7E0fF6NmfTK76zwwvR-4tmQQ-cuX2OGk6d-YJtvl8JFa9BPMA2U4PDQFvRv1G9h7fdVU4nCbgFMrF8-l/s1600-h/IMG_1505.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401043826756313282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoBJqZyBXcu9ilTwu2G-6smDEzOVWP6joDskEhW1eufgnOZlSBwbPkkjawLen7E0fF6NmfTK76zwwvR-4tmQQ-cuX2OGk6d-YJtvl8JFa9BPMA2U4PDQFvRv1G9h7fdVU4nCbgFMrF8-l/s320/IMG_1505.JPG" /></a><br />Rob really like the BIG cannoli in the window and insisted we take pictures! <br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYm2JaTEEgP1CDpXgGpauJF0xRXobhCKV3z5mimnMKaS1eblWqhV13IJ6CPPf3iVqkhdIwAReBpJz2ynF3QPe1qvl0oUFtzjCXpNoed4ahP8WGNzqliEd3vto6Yc8TPptJj2cYihTDJW5/s1600-h/IMG_1506.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401043818705068674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYm2JaTEEgP1CDpXgGpauJF0xRXobhCKV3z5mimnMKaS1eblWqhV13IJ6CPPf3iVqkhdIwAReBpJz2ynF3QPe1qvl0oUFtzjCXpNoed4ahP8WGNzqliEd3vto6Yc8TPptJj2cYihTDJW5/s320/IMG_1506.JPG" /></a><br />This next series of pictures are very special. This is Rob's aunt. Zia Franca. His fathers sister and Ghery's mother who lives in Messina. She is so special. The quintessential example of a proper italian lady. She has perfect posture, perfect diction (she was a professor) and insists on wearing a dress always. These pictures just seem to reveal her character...she is so animated. Caro Zia! T'amoriamo!</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhah64QtfZ97jm4Ln7uXSb841R5t4csx8XXBOOdtJwRYc23YKc_1peeuJhb37UsoomeV7sHINy4cACIYT7ARRXZaUDH8HbXHIYumeJruX0GEScNF4PqrTJF4DmVm3ynJO5dUsMjg3dE4QKw/s1600-h/IMG_1511.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401043819392984770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhah64QtfZ97jm4Ln7uXSb841R5t4csx8XXBOOdtJwRYc23YKc_1peeuJhb37UsoomeV7sHINy4cACIYT7ARRXZaUDH8HbXHIYumeJruX0GEScNF4PqrTJF4DmVm3ynJO5dUsMjg3dE4QKw/s320/IMG_1511.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglI6OmH8L5RgwN8smGdiYVLyGqMV3-MX2SDyNiQCuJwn-Z3FGF0P_bkDmMlUYYye4JO-0ezu5Iqm24BzqTPECFkWftb7DzUjRP2rWfphnMg6tTnzGCa05Fu_BHquxfj0ma1RLTEeH-612n/s1600-h/IMG_1512.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401043536894177874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglI6OmH8L5RgwN8smGdiYVLyGqMV3-MX2SDyNiQCuJwn-Z3FGF0P_bkDmMlUYYye4JO-0ezu5Iqm24BzqTPECFkWftb7DzUjRP2rWfphnMg6tTnzGCa05Fu_BHquxfj0ma1RLTEeH-612n/s320/IMG_1512.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpyK_Jy6yDEhbhcLrnm5kYmeVIBKkZwukd0rJsYgndR16GnAxti3P5VNOyqt0s1QpXSXXalbyxxieTTSyjnFgE7ZVlH56czHKp9dC_WAeI54pw9d78kJ_gGwyobum4aBj54Pme3f8ZhDL/s1600-h/IMG_1513.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401043538415954626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpyK_Jy6yDEhbhcLrnm5kYmeVIBKkZwukd0rJsYgndR16GnAxti3P5VNOyqt0s1QpXSXXalbyxxieTTSyjnFgE7ZVlH56czHKp9dC_WAeI54pw9d78kJ_gGwyobum4aBj54Pme3f8ZhDL/s320/IMG_1513.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zJY_4iraqYbrDmA6QmW4O8q81E9aSbCFRZBPu7MBRDHcI9K1oPAoKfBHSVweC6wJrqW9DIzY3ndyrZHzAI-OJirckAagGfUpnKExLmguk3tnbOFEFBs5ip1FBzMCN4ZKGptCM_vpDmOz/s1600-h/IMG_1514.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401043533692512114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zJY_4iraqYbrDmA6QmW4O8q81E9aSbCFRZBPu7MBRDHcI9K1oPAoKfBHSVweC6wJrqW9DIzY3ndyrZHzAI-OJirckAagGfUpnKExLmguk3tnbOFEFBs5ip1FBzMCN4ZKGptCM_vpDmOz/s320/IMG_1514.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5d0imtCVmc022nAT7Y_ZATXTkJo5g9pOUfS26UDP4EqSiERIeGMSBeIWP9viZWSJGez8wwRWkFlm9yAIPPYRMxh5JP33xbIGnzJBVpRnzAUrHT-N0T-y-4iF_152G2JVpZcg3_LIzdGLm/s1600-h/IMG_1515.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401043528275446482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5d0imtCVmc022nAT7Y_ZATXTkJo5g9pOUfS26UDP4EqSiERIeGMSBeIWP9viZWSJGez8wwRWkFlm9yAIPPYRMxh5JP33xbIGnzJBVpRnzAUrHT-N0T-y-4iF_152G2JVpZcg3_LIzdGLm/s320/IMG_1515.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthkcTUmsdsfq9HpyPpg5MgB6PVyN7d-VwgfeFbawO0OIOEn2aeKLpG6q1fZKHqqTyUyw9sSMIBbwTSh2nR_SSK9GazYb-wXvk7xh_eGK5fq4-SokykcYVCZ0d_uGZkIUig-lCsOSLuHm9/s1600-h/IMG_1523.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401043527646993874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthkcTUmsdsfq9HpyPpg5MgB6PVyN7d-VwgfeFbawO0OIOEn2aeKLpG6q1fZKHqqTyUyw9sSMIBbwTSh2nR_SSK9GazYb-wXvk7xh_eGK5fq4-SokykcYVCZ0d_uGZkIUig-lCsOSLuHm9/s320/IMG_1523.JPG" /></a>Rob and Zia!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2-KVKw-c48jAu6Qy16FIyaLc8iBHE9Y64HL7uSOxR_TDCtAf5EjUnUq0yyAEutKMHYnq7LLwnn79Di1YTzv4D94K67G4iWq1CE6KErxoTc9BOtxOoCxrCnSXdvqyGMIcJYR5Y7E-Wc-R/s1600-h/IMG_1524.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401043341775049282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2-KVKw-c48jAu6Qy16FIyaLc8iBHE9Y64HL7uSOxR_TDCtAf5EjUnUq0yyAEutKMHYnq7LLwnn79Di1YTzv4D94K67G4iWq1CE6KErxoTc9BOtxOoCxrCnSXdvqyGMIcJYR5Y7E-Wc-R/s320/IMG_1524.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-TMGx6uBj2v2xzfGKWkwm0OHFQI3PsVV6kqV7GsTh8EY4khIPLUD2Hrt-B7pkSpCa86_R_BX9Gf0vdBtSeTQc88fQ3jOCX_MLfHFC13yyseaCqfCgfpLIzVoz1kN1bUbKCvCdFIcWzBS/s1600-h/IMG_1525.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401043334744635890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-TMGx6uBj2v2xzfGKWkwm0OHFQI3PsVV6kqV7GsTh8EY4khIPLUD2Hrt-B7pkSpCa86_R_BX9Gf0vdBtSeTQc88fQ3jOCX_MLfHFC13yyseaCqfCgfpLIzVoz1kN1bUbKCvCdFIcWzBS/s320/IMG_1525.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Me, Zia, Ghery, and Rob!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCHW9mxderVG0WqAS9_elgB1NILTWPF-B3gYMLlJFABma0yuOYN4OL0l1pCTGMKkgnffqCmjBmh9tKu7uwA_i1eUOcT25VtKZx2TUtPvmZHIfG8jpAD1itTZ8ku_FbGD9aIG6UEbiVYYB/s1600-h/IMG_1534.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401043326947872738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCHW9mxderVG0WqAS9_elgB1NILTWPF-B3gYMLlJFABma0yuOYN4OL0l1pCTGMKkgnffqCmjBmh9tKu7uwA_i1eUOcT25VtKZx2TUtPvmZHIfG8jpAD1itTZ8ku_FbGD9aIG6UEbiVYYB/s320/IMG_1534.JPG" /></a><br />On the ferry to catch the train in Villa San Giovanni to Rome! <br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9m1u59C758X8icLgeQBM-_ZWPzNfsRrit-0T9NlMHKB35TLDR2tUiFs3kzWDR1sChSUYkWtCzyrYyAZF3vqRbTMQDBHs1frehv4cPuCEBxeGHdZwkEK-ezd8-_HUtvQUx9o91kyl7NlL/s1600-h/IMG_1536.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401043323724641746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9m1u59C758X8icLgeQBM-_ZWPzNfsRrit-0T9NlMHKB35TLDR2tUiFs3kzWDR1sChSUYkWtCzyrYyAZF3vqRbTMQDBHs1frehv4cPuCEBxeGHdZwkEK-ezd8-_HUtvQUx9o91kyl7NlL/s320/IMG_1536.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Ciao Italia!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>La Famiglia Lo Grecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01640819396456693817noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450341990983183736.post-2613024970039212592009-11-06T09:49:00.007-07:002009-11-06T10:23:57.824-07:00Lipari vacanza- cont. 2009<div align="center">La Mimosa is a chocolate and pastry shop on the upper street in Cannetto. We stumbled upon it one afternoon when we were jonesin' for some dolci. In the window was a freezer case filled with rusted tools, door hinges, light bulbs and beautiful Bialetti style espresso makers. When we entered the store, we discovered all these items were amazingly carved from CHOCOLATE! It was so impressive we asked to take pictures. The owners and chocalatiers of the shop were a warm and welcoming couple named Salvatore and Marilena Lo Schiavo. They, of course, remembered Rob's grandparents who used to own a shop on the lower street in Cannetto before leaving for Messina after WWII. It is pretty amazing how many people are interconnected on the island. A very cool testament to the close knit Aeolian people. Instantly we are embraced and treated as family. LOVE IT!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7gfwKALDMS3Cr3A6QZ5_IznTCFhKhISmI836UchJECd-hwr_qFhzR6_rCXaXkAw8-9Hh9ZE3M-HPpjH5Zd2blBgSx1VTwrpnNszmp4j0EU8URrD0kSC4Bg4KST5NjdAAcZWO3AnsYGOM/s1600-h/IMG_1407.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401039278731509650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7gfwKALDMS3Cr3A6QZ5_IznTCFhKhISmI836UchJECd-hwr_qFhzR6_rCXaXkAw8-9Hh9ZE3M-HPpjH5Zd2blBgSx1VTwrpnNszmp4j0EU8URrD0kSC4Bg4KST5NjdAAcZWO3AnsYGOM/s320/IMG_1407.JPG" /></a><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMO584iIb0GPp8r309EKUkBD7ZG9sU6FZyf-DGdsaSRnm66L8AyLseQ2z5W77quXYlkDSqp2_etAi0nWgbpLQbcyksK5ZmGgupiw7gAM0LtGPNTtlYxo0ump7FOP0vuPLW4-5o24iP7GIY/s1600-h/IMG_1408.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401039272742956674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMO584iIb0GPp8r309EKUkBD7ZG9sU6FZyf-DGdsaSRnm66L8AyLseQ2z5W77quXYlkDSqp2_etAi0nWgbpLQbcyksK5ZmGgupiw7gAM0LtGPNTtlYxo0ump7FOP0vuPLW4-5o24iP7GIY/s320/IMG_1408.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yksWFk15a1k13mn5XkwxgglX60RyRkZsosIunYWFGcIexplPwqAgdxQnXCLB6Kz5AoUwizZmCerrasvHmoHvjSwcqGfuXVblZWYo0YRD168OnUM2C9CwlMDRgLNwCXkGvlEkOy_kUXGH/s1600-h/IMG_1409.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401039270928312706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yksWFk15a1k13mn5XkwxgglX60RyRkZsosIunYWFGcIexplPwqAgdxQnXCLB6Kz5AoUwizZmCerrasvHmoHvjSwcqGfuXVblZWYo0YRD168OnUM2C9CwlMDRgLNwCXkGvlEkOy_kUXGH/s320/IMG_1409.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8-kscT7j5VuVHW-x6n_sfRqLASCpSc73s1MS3YV4WcYVsVIqVWN4HJG1ItytE4N7p8fG6oLA8qR4MUfDmHaVSxnGFZq_W3Vsa_0Lkjo8eKZXFsgcvCeAfZXcwGaqDyGO-b9WQnsExlMq/s1600-h/IMG_1410.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401039261951478050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8-kscT7j5VuVHW-x6n_sfRqLASCpSc73s1MS3YV4WcYVsVIqVWN4HJG1ItytE4N7p8fG6oLA8qR4MUfDmHaVSxnGFZq_W3Vsa_0Lkjo8eKZXFsgcvCeAfZXcwGaqDyGO-b9WQnsExlMq/s320/IMG_1410.JPG" /></a><br />Even the threads of the light bulbs, nuts and bolts, and the expresso makers functioned!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPHUk8fkGqkERX88NP4ycau7uJl8gbvBdgLiLV0PCbX5rs5RM3Yfp9qlgILuQxANkWTZ_TVWjLA6tKwhwpwsd7WrAjg8fJOLrvRgtxM1Mk62zdk22SfTGj8e7pAdmsrw1ciAisiqnKJr6/s1600-h/IMG_1411.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401039258365228050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPHUk8fkGqkERX88NP4ycau7uJl8gbvBdgLiLV0PCbX5rs5RM3Yfp9qlgILuQxANkWTZ_TVWjLA6tKwhwpwsd7WrAjg8fJOLrvRgtxM1Mk62zdk22SfTGj8e7pAdmsrw1ciAisiqnKJr6/s320/IMG_1411.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRYvub6-asjJVPz1RI6b76i_rF1MV2Mfx4aT0WiHvGX1gF95khqlfd95Hu8HbG3R1ufccepui4b-dPvIL4Bzm08bHlD7uqCoMz04OPsz2EBcnNIAUr7e-BeRRD0DyyHeAbm-1CJ6Eqiad/s1600-h/IMG_1412.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401038451356312226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRYvub6-asjJVPz1RI6b76i_rF1MV2Mfx4aT0WiHvGX1gF95khqlfd95Hu8HbG3R1ufccepui4b-dPvIL4Bzm08bHlD7uqCoMz04OPsz2EBcnNIAUr7e-BeRRD0DyyHeAbm-1CJ6Eqiad/s320/IMG_1412.JPG" /></a><br />A special sicilian cake called "Cassata"<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmXOVlZJuEJWDoIbf2CCQGbvebszW1kRmPYgNrzGe1_N6ghc9D6cs9wlKTu66uDk0aX1_QC0Qvai_DREkr5kYsLNd6BakdY2r5HRlfNkNz3xFRU0YxK6nGR4ddeKTW9te4cuJwh225MV7/s1600-h/IMG_1462.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401038443230016114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmXOVlZJuEJWDoIbf2CCQGbvebszW1kRmPYgNrzGe1_N6ghc9D6cs9wlKTu66uDk0aX1_QC0Qvai_DREkr5kYsLNd6BakdY2r5HRlfNkNz3xFRU0YxK6nGR4ddeKTW9te4cuJwh225MV7/s320/IMG_1462.JPG" /></a><br />Out on the boat for sguid fishing! Done at night, our friend Elio took us out on his boat just a few hundred yards from the shore where we dropped fishing line tied to the hook with a lure with a light inside to draw the squid. Everytime one was pulled in, it would squirt sea water all over me (yes, I screamed everytime). <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdDrcLogZ39mMm9yc4UJsR4karPCYBZyYNg2yfIYTjEulKBSCqek9re3QRdlnhvwq2WniBGR9v2b9pfgdX1J7_zMhkheQzezmiae_mhGvk3Nwj4bTX676LS3aj3AQZKiNmP7Jav1Wd-gY/s1600-h/IMG_1463.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401038443117502002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdDrcLogZ39mMm9yc4UJsR4karPCYBZyYNg2yfIYTjEulKBSCqek9re3QRdlnhvwq2WniBGR9v2b9pfgdX1J7_zMhkheQzezmiae_mhGvk3Nwj4bTX676LS3aj3AQZKiNmP7Jav1Wd-gY/s320/IMG_1463.JPG" /></a><br />Elio, very serious about his fishing!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFor6imEtMEjfqMsNYS2KiGG-SUBKwYpq0LW4mcIwe0ODJbT_TwHHnNF3B7I1GB4KUl3D_nJNZFZ_y4jaVfN3kTP1uCwOlPdwyo7M1VmIS_I6a1B-X71GO86wvuRgf63uk8jwT-OFoTPNG/s1600-h/IMG_1465.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401038440990204034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFor6imEtMEjfqMsNYS2KiGG-SUBKwYpq0LW4mcIwe0ODJbT_TwHHnNF3B7I1GB4KUl3D_nJNZFZ_y4jaVfN3kTP1uCwOlPdwyo7M1VmIS_I6a1B-X71GO86wvuRgf63uk8jwT-OFoTPNG/s320/IMG_1465.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHejJaVozfSLCG4UkSK_wW8mwrUfJ2NBHT925t1tKTbXq0OPIweKFG9UDzegdqaQATx4FeffjVX51_udrZDIYFHnKdUnUtepiFhXPNWZxXtMu8X94GgzDxF3DpxoH8SP03H5583Bk4nBm/s1600-h/IMG_1473.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401038437313473170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHejJaVozfSLCG4UkSK_wW8mwrUfJ2NBHT925t1tKTbXq0OPIweKFG9UDzegdqaQATx4FeffjVX51_udrZDIYFHnKdUnUtepiFhXPNWZxXtMu8X94GgzDxF3DpxoH8SP03H5583Bk4nBm/s320/IMG_1473.JPG" /></a> Squid in a bucket<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcV8Zy8cltkhnSEL2UORaIgTQ_jQ2axlMt93U7HkK-rnI1uHpRxqvfAXHl1j8evFzjK_LFuOCaSzeVPtBJ_T-qOrok24DXHya8gqjR0dVqvRVA_GfSeHaqU20QRBahjdVDy9eEHKagj8kl/s1600-h/IMG_1474.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401038012031969746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcV8Zy8cltkhnSEL2UORaIgTQ_jQ2axlMt93U7HkK-rnI1uHpRxqvfAXHl1j8evFzjK_LFuOCaSzeVPtBJ_T-qOrok24DXHya8gqjR0dVqvRVA_GfSeHaqU20QRBahjdVDy9eEHKagj8kl/s320/IMG_1474.JPG" /></a><br /><br />A little one, you can see what the hook is like.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfANaMZnZS3AUnyCHWSmPDo157pV5_3Ss2YQJzmd4Gir5JN39qk2OttIHM0McgnvYzs8QVfKeP7nKBj-z3cYfXenF1286K_cvRZcagWeGAFXiXUFBSXWqnpwwqNaVhSKgPX0jllzvHPCb/s1600-h/IMG_1476.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401038008821512354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfANaMZnZS3AUnyCHWSmPDo157pV5_3Ss2YQJzmd4Gir5JN39qk2OttIHM0McgnvYzs8QVfKeP7nKBj-z3cYfXenF1286K_cvRZcagWeGAFXiXUFBSXWqnpwwqNaVhSKgPX0jllzvHPCb/s320/IMG_1476.JPG" /></a><br />Rob's first catch. After we caught enough squid to feed four, we went back to Elio's home and his wife was all ready to make our dinner. Simply, she just placed the squid into a frying pan with a little oil and threw a lid on. After about 5 minutes, we were munching down the freshest squid you ever ate....delicious and not at all "fishy" tasting! <br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ElkmKF-q96bSuqRFJJUoBFrLifuMSr2zAqKXOTzdluoE2qCxOWOKlvRauwOVMgUiLbisK-J6mPx9H4-CCOSu9Gsb2DwtHQjCoHtJ4Tiq7HalmTsXTf9ZeDpvgIc7asGTFkrM-62Zpxxz/s1600-h/IMG_1300.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401038003670413554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ElkmKF-q96bSuqRFJJUoBFrLifuMSr2zAqKXOTzdluoE2qCxOWOKlvRauwOVMgUiLbisK-J6mPx9H4-CCOSu9Gsb2DwtHQjCoHtJ4Tiq7HalmTsXTf9ZeDpvgIc7asGTFkrM-62Zpxxz/s320/IMG_1300.JPG" /></a> Dinner with frineds on Ghery's patio.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcgzsJGy7tdK4Iu7FjZxw3Er7iqqjH9j-4f3K3cjKRD5HBHaMoWp_D2Ch9mf90QwbZk_MbKWYHRSlbT8ydVXqgqdrGYJNohaIBcu3o1H2RekNgtU5yUHxBa2MG7voosuNzo9l7opkmVLL/s1600-h/IMG_1294.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401037998247238994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcgzsJGy7tdK4Iu7FjZxw3Er7iqqjH9j-4f3K3cjKRD5HBHaMoWp_D2Ch9mf90QwbZk_MbKWYHRSlbT8ydVXqgqdrGYJNohaIBcu3o1H2RekNgtU5yUHxBa2MG7voosuNzo9l7opkmVLL/s320/IMG_1294.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Ghery's bouganvilla! Rob and Peter have spent many trips working on pruning and tying up this monstrous plant and the pay-off is a beautiful covered patio where we enjoy good food, gorgeous views and friends and family! <br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CeM4GIlOa5gYt3lgJVMaoRcSuK78gpSefDXQfz4fD_YNlprQb4WFWG-8Ur6iEOwpwSl3AEdFQuYb8rMe5jBKtPaGXSiLTho75sRnYW1T7SI-cX1HVFjOr3cB_heggrokrVFsxt4AF5S3/s1600-h/IMG_1297.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401037985470450226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CeM4GIlOa5gYt3lgJVMaoRcSuK78gpSefDXQfz4fD_YNlprQb4WFWG-8Ur6iEOwpwSl3AEdFQuYb8rMe5jBKtPaGXSiLTho75sRnYW1T7SI-cX1HVFjOr3cB_heggrokrVFsxt4AF5S3/s320/IMG_1297.JPG" /></a> Rosaria! Put down that knife!<br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>La Famiglia Lo Grecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01640819396456693817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450341990983183736.post-69774938455736002432009-10-26T11:33:00.009-07:002009-10-29T13:04:35.668-07:00Lipari vacanza cont.<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidWUOWlxGKH-D-ZPQz7nnyGXqzqvwGyVlAQM6E-TD_C8D5BDVr6NaFshxdSVl3tzFze0zazFIFcgs33JztU2fUG9r-VwRIWR2WRV5kAu0fl89AY6DLYhzLoc5RRd8hO6DewcZfOrRoz5wf/s1600-h/IMG_1327.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396981405335217970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidWUOWlxGKH-D-ZPQz7nnyGXqzqvwGyVlAQM6E-TD_C8D5BDVr6NaFshxdSVl3tzFze0zazFIFcgs33JztU2fUG9r-VwRIWR2WRV5kAu0fl89AY6DLYhzLoc5RRd8hO6DewcZfOrRoz5wf/s320/IMG_1327.JPG" /></a> These two photos are views from the main port in Lipari (Marina Lunga).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5bLexwh5YWQDTaU4nSUYZKL7iH8g5mEI8z13FPxjI3eXcvB25TesXNeQPlSTqioqtikvHxpzt4NQZS5HsediXJo8qik9zEM5Z8Oa6njsxGROiaK44j43f4Kg19y29Prfki94aMPtrUNh/s1600-h/IMG_1328.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396981396441616610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5bLexwh5YWQDTaU4nSUYZKL7iH8g5mEI8z13FPxjI3eXcvB25TesXNeQPlSTqioqtikvHxpzt4NQZS5HsediXJo8qik9zEM5Z8Oa6njsxGROiaK44j43f4Kg19y29Prfki94aMPtrUNh/s320/IMG_1328.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczYyoQr4VaevQxyzPl4N9CmS_QjeLYMLF8YzmW0qGJ5z6XEFwn2IGh-5pqTGLa0SAzilWzZ6Epj6bXQra2ViWa1w4494pzwNIZtYuXQFpooVU_851OuOiQasunVH6WvBOrCO_6IQHV8Sv/s1600-h/IMG_1337.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396981029163495602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczYyoQr4VaevQxyzPl4N9CmS_QjeLYMLF8YzmW0qGJ5z6XEFwn2IGh-5pqTGLa0SAzilWzZ6Epj6bXQra2ViWa1w4494pzwNIZtYuXQFpooVU_851OuOiQasunVH6WvBOrCO_6IQHV8Sv/s320/IMG_1337.JPG" /></a><br />Ghery's girlfriend Rosaria and I on the beach in Cannetto.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiufcu_YbfbT5EzRUBafK-3XWj6DCB1QKeugeEnoD2pIzd13RpX4yQYlVqiVHuKTUTSBRWxTiZYsztm2SxFlB4SEZNxLmuzuvQn448MZJv1KWq8krzoglvqB5N_gIV5kMIWJsAo7cPWRh/s1600-h/IMG_1341.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396981022258165138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiufcu_YbfbT5EzRUBafK-3XWj6DCB1QKeugeEnoD2pIzd13RpX4yQYlVqiVHuKTUTSBRWxTiZYsztm2SxFlB4SEZNxLmuzuvQn448MZJv1KWq8krzoglvqB5N_gIV5kMIWJsAo7cPWRh/s320/IMG_1341.JPG" /></a><br />(yeah, she kept teasing me for being soooooo white)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9nVIK-tMEmcQ2DdgLwMqjaKRy6EV_FKTnZU3Qnu8RnumrzBB50-zawHA7de1iI1XgvA0BqrF-YVzgMfMmwdZf2rs0IQ8MyGvQvM6n5axGLJgL7_GZUhsO91DkHcYH0OXOp3w-YsQ7l4L/s1600-h/IMG_1343.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396981014915388034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9nVIK-tMEmcQ2DdgLwMqjaKRy6EV_FKTnZU3Qnu8RnumrzBB50-zawHA7de1iI1XgvA0BqrF-YVzgMfMmwdZf2rs0IQ8MyGvQvM6n5axGLJgL7_GZUhsO91DkHcYH0OXOp3w-YsQ7l4L/s320/IMG_1343.JPG" /></a>Rosario testing the pasta.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqbtslQFUIfcEu2StKrCywyotexslHiPHbp2FflN-c2tUCk9Ae0O2z_1q-blhoNvE9DHoo5CeOWcVnSazbn-3sXJY2uWZzbE9GGFak9ZL7VVC6yO-ATA1lQ1dt8LVosr86ZWNUCa1AUar/s1600-h/IMG_1351.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396981012131273826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqbtslQFUIfcEu2StKrCywyotexslHiPHbp2FflN-c2tUCk9Ae0O2z_1q-blhoNvE9DHoo5CeOWcVnSazbn-3sXJY2uWZzbE9GGFak9ZL7VVC6yO-ATA1lQ1dt8LVosr86ZWNUCa1AUar/s320/IMG_1351.JPG" /></a>A festival in the town of Quattropani (literally: 4 breads)<br />(not some other name that some other people like to refer to..Brian)</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvUZH6hsnvi39FZkEW5vCbYbcFiFZJjls9V04RF8CV0TZ7wNzdKcjNwiPmgO2u6BiRHnuws5oLL-ARMVwTET4eoRPsgdLZJctFFAD_kYW1gicmY4Nn_B4Aa7XZhjjY5AoheTJOblKU0Q3x/s1600-h/IMG_1359.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396981003201815570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvUZH6hsnvi39FZkEW5vCbYbcFiFZJjls9V04RF8CV0TZ7wNzdKcjNwiPmgO2u6BiRHnuws5oLL-ARMVwTET4eoRPsgdLZJctFFAD_kYW1gicmY4Nn_B4Aa7XZhjjY5AoheTJOblKU0Q3x/s320/IMG_1359.JPG" /></a><br />This artisan is making Torrone. A treat sort of like peanut brittle only with almonds and honey..so good, especially fresh!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurB6eP2VNywGZ2NkOWbUwEKhfEWAvqLL1EqIi4yXbXcjVpHyV-t8F492qu1_JlN_VQHoHV46nzQLUPWZLQMsRe9loxuZv5C55qqFeL3EA-WZCEOI8OIlgqD_pEMUCDms93fBgr808wVT6/s1600-h/IMG_1365.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396980409200944210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurB6eP2VNywGZ2NkOWbUwEKhfEWAvqLL1EqIi4yXbXcjVpHyV-t8F492qu1_JlN_VQHoHV46nzQLUPWZLQMsRe9loxuZv5C55qqFeL3EA-WZCEOI8OIlgqD_pEMUCDms93fBgr808wVT6/s320/IMG_1365.JPG" /></a> Ghery and Rosario on the Terrazza of the Lo Greco villa<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWW-uL_7yMpVOZaqMFTHEtpMhTJ8GeoZjileVtqTJzKfVJIY3zJlN-sYC7mimZAfSC-REbMODG416KSR4wmq3CTm280zNhYf2xCUL9rGvGAPpv-0aGZR9HpcGFwjK70l3A14DJb_ggOKQc/s1600-h/IMG_1367.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396980399558387794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWW-uL_7yMpVOZaqMFTHEtpMhTJ8GeoZjileVtqTJzKfVJIY3zJlN-sYC7mimZAfSC-REbMODG416KSR4wmq3CTm280zNhYf2xCUL9rGvGAPpv-0aGZR9HpcGFwjK70l3A14DJb_ggOKQc/s320/IMG_1367.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Rob and I on the terrace of the Lo Greco Villa<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvukh1xqUZB7D75gBCNf3MK9Gw5rcrPM4Ct9iLFsbDdRFMUX9aKIRWgByicnP0U9eaSyCCeVGl7oqXxxdAyEn_YX8fSk9rOGLsxFibWq7-4yIMihtaqDVw-4M0dnI0wYz2dgKUWX3Ir_PY/s1600-h/IMG_1376.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396980392592475890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvukh1xqUZB7D75gBCNf3MK9Gw5rcrPM4Ct9iLFsbDdRFMUX9aKIRWgByicnP0U9eaSyCCeVGl7oqXxxdAyEn_YX8fSk9rOGLsxFibWq7-4yIMihtaqDVw-4M0dnI0wYz2dgKUWX3Ir_PY/s320/IMG_1376.JPG" /></a></div><div>These are my feet as I relax on the beach at Valle Muria...a beautiful, hidden beach that you can only get to by a fairly steep hike or boat...we love it! </div><div>(I like feet shots)<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNOl_wt0ZCMbFg1S1vaqzFCQ9ze3xnOkNWgr47aZNeawdIUpRqk18dzR03S2Fd22APFsCfS_2OG40CA4drT8FACmiM54ry-gi0qRy7o3oN7J134ub3pCBKkVIMh6dUSofmhYjlmLDOP5U/s1600-h/IMG_1383.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396980383695711154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNOl_wt0ZCMbFg1S1vaqzFCQ9ze3xnOkNWgr47aZNeawdIUpRqk18dzR03S2Fd22APFsCfS_2OG40CA4drT8FACmiM54ry-gi0qRy7o3oN7J134ub3pCBKkVIMh6dUSofmhYjlmLDOP5U/s320/IMG_1383.JPG" /></a><br />Valle Muria from the top of the final descent.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAS4tfF6jSiGNnTsE7o_K9Uo42tn0nODvJ9D0xLCZS41AfLY_9g7cTUXrXzvryNu1SRQi7PXWUnGkSeDGBaiwD75Zjet_WEyifwRnTdBt6DUSkRwMTAZfZmTTHrDwpxoWnQFWMyI-zcw7Z/s1600-h/IMG_1386.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396980369975621522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAS4tfF6jSiGNnTsE7o_K9Uo42tn0nODvJ9D0xLCZS41AfLY_9g7cTUXrXzvryNu1SRQi7PXWUnGkSeDGBaiwD75Zjet_WEyifwRnTdBt6DUSkRwMTAZfZmTTHrDwpxoWnQFWMyI-zcw7Z/s320/IMG_1386.JPG" /></a><br />Hiking out!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRiwV0LUYxzXvX02euq-v5xbKUzpMsu78GZ7axeE2fcOlwaQrcg-je9tvcFOQcSX0_49MPzCHU9hj_OlIVJeY7S7n2kYWcGU-T7EpRUSXbVM-pOtQDCi6f2CLgAe8TJjiNM4ABf8_TYNg/s1600-h/IMG_1403.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396979855386269058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRiwV0LUYxzXvX02euq-v5xbKUzpMsu78GZ7axeE2fcOlwaQrcg-je9tvcFOQcSX0_49MPzCHU9hj_OlIVJeY7S7n2kYWcGU-T7EpRUSXbVM-pOtQDCi6f2CLgAe8TJjiNM4ABf8_TYNg/s320/IMG_1403.JPG" /></a> A view of the walled fortress and the Castle.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufhoaCRm0-2W-aKqv0LkvhMJaAERvcUEjRnnKw00sn1F_yXMckatCFQamvHGA_5jnAZBNZwNtHVLd-U04rRraM2_facMluaPBCGxlxIuqz2tgU5EqOeTthogwhob0WHdoguq_DkUlOt7P/s1600-h/IMG_1415.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396979852658573186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufhoaCRm0-2W-aKqv0LkvhMJaAERvcUEjRnnKw00sn1F_yXMckatCFQamvHGA_5jnAZBNZwNtHVLd-U04rRraM2_facMluaPBCGxlxIuqz2tgU5EqOeTthogwhob0WHdoguq_DkUlOt7P/s320/IMG_1415.JPG" /></a> Panorama of Cannetto<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi008fBHjsuUIuilqX67_Ah9El-f5N-Z6OSEBfbrHk2oev3kfF_AZ0HugoV7tHHaMskrIXXwmNgDSnywW0lFipZ262PoG5jKBS85U44FXOxUPVANEDSYMplkd8xgA2g8ogZx7JswGMuDD5b/s1600-h/IMG_1457.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396979841254739378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi008fBHjsuUIuilqX67_Ah9El-f5N-Z6OSEBfbrHk2oev3kfF_AZ0HugoV7tHHaMskrIXXwmNgDSnywW0lFipZ262PoG5jKBS85U44FXOxUPVANEDSYMplkd8xgA2g8ogZx7JswGMuDD5b/s320/IMG_1457.JPG" /></a><br />Some of the streets in the capitol of Lipari<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TWzY7O7k4FCcfkOmW3jcT3SpYwR13hSawoORKY2tvGn9YJuAcoT3QFNK8P95IUHw6RwSTNuCWqww6Stc4QGwAXSsEF9ObD1RUUee9noZ9HR4o2wmWoa43Bj7o0hAqgyBzBkbMZnIpTPr/s1600-h/IMG_1458.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396979837498644722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TWzY7O7k4FCcfkOmW3jcT3SpYwR13hSawoORKY2tvGn9YJuAcoT3QFNK8P95IUHw6RwSTNuCWqww6Stc4QGwAXSsEF9ObD1RUUee9noZ9HR4o2wmWoa43Bj7o0hAqgyBzBkbMZnIpTPr/s320/IMG_1458.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGX8R8FW_5ROKYgwa0963yIeVgv8X9kWm_e4KNvBOOhcqyi3vNNaOY3iw6GdDR7y3oEyiVsrMKeMtOFlJoy7QIDBuo2Ezn5ypjyYSw9_dwUCie4Bs9_a4Hx6JlGEQ5CVgTrf_li5N4UJD/s1600-h/IMG_1461.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396979835296542418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGX8R8FW_5ROKYgwa0963yIeVgv8X9kWm_e4KNvBOOhcqyi3vNNaOY3iw6GdDR7y3oEyiVsrMKeMtOFlJoy7QIDBuo2Ezn5ypjyYSw9_dwUCie4Bs9_a4Hx6JlGEQ5CVgTrf_li5N4UJD/s320/IMG_1461.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>La Famiglia Lo Grecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01640819396456693817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450341990983183736.post-42045383904891733102009-10-26T11:23:00.002-07:002009-10-26T11:33:31.012-07:00Lipari-Sicilia-Italia 2009- continua tre<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKG7i8DKcHDRsIbsRUznT8WBDmvorObvzwzRS8mLNTWoGtLAUbxagoVTfoiWard8_fN6Dfh2iLIrKVCPLACRlPxWxtIB9ngLyyGGdT80EIM0ox7YkXO_oF3N12V0bNdlpXHlqRQJ_IqSI/s1600-h/IMG_1277.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396977000639388370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKG7i8DKcHDRsIbsRUznT8WBDmvorObvzwzRS8mLNTWoGtLAUbxagoVTfoiWard8_fN6Dfh2iLIrKVCPLACRlPxWxtIB9ngLyyGGdT80EIM0ox7YkXO_oF3N12V0bNdlpXHlqRQJ_IqSI/s320/IMG_1277.JPG" /></a>(l-r) Rob's cousin Gregorio, brother Giuseppe, and Roberto on the beach in Cannetto which is blanketed by pumice stones.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPmVHJZ3NrHAbXRJffJqaogiAmtMTdo5R-UwjyR-ulffa8alg7ZvLW-tjZiIQhMqjHR0wIhtgi-3WVEdEZcggnl8sIQ9JcMkvfkwxT07f7c8xsxbChDHMvxDz10JU9YFEMIukkCgPixd4/s1600-h/IMG_1280.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396976989825114866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPmVHJZ3NrHAbXRJffJqaogiAmtMTdo5R-UwjyR-ulffa8alg7ZvLW-tjZiIQhMqjHR0wIhtgi-3WVEdEZcggnl8sIQ9JcMkvfkwxT07f7c8xsxbChDHMvxDz10JU9YFEMIukkCgPixd4/s320/IMG_1280.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9J6O4YX0bX8EJVI5nd9KOC1Cn61sbhsTDD2LYqeYE1PUHDj5SBPKvAUof02XyEgYkK82fbmH-CnNchX8Yu_uqQ2WkbjCFxidxu76T_tT42QD_0bVTVUKjflhk2RVHL4a1I974mjZTXoW2/s1600-h/IMG_1282.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396976977139107570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9J6O4YX0bX8EJVI5nd9KOC1Cn61sbhsTDD2LYqeYE1PUHDj5SBPKvAUof02XyEgYkK82fbmH-CnNchX8Yu_uqQ2WkbjCFxidxu76T_tT42QD_0bVTVUKjflhk2RVHL4a1I974mjZTXoW2/s320/IMG_1282.JPG" /></a> A street view of the balcony of the home of Rob's paternal grandparents. <br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLHvaqDlVRziZQFoINdQRFhcpqb0PF46YxSvIOOEIqq-p-ZiWNLT6VlMpBZMWwgIQIFZFpyQQsvUeL1WMYbVmZDcAmea5CbrHx-AVt2bCcVakfvDvnB-4W4HNNkRrUuUGNkpaOsvV4R0_/s1600-h/IMG_1283.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396976967997920546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLHvaqDlVRziZQFoINdQRFhcpqb0PF46YxSvIOOEIqq-p-ZiWNLT6VlMpBZMWwgIQIFZFpyQQsvUeL1WMYbVmZDcAmea5CbrHx-AVt2bCcVakfvDvnB-4W4HNNkRrUuUGNkpaOsvV4R0_/s320/IMG_1283.JPG" /></a><br />Rob has an old photo of his grandparents in front of this very window. <br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>La Famiglia Lo Grecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01640819396456693817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450341990983183736.post-62519032683403691932009-10-08T16:19:00.008-07:002009-10-08T20:10:27.168-07:00Lipari-Sicilia-Italia 2009- continua due<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDca58_vufxkD27u6SNpIk2bsTSIFHLTu1tRW0u9O-64QRfgnj4YR2oxpUs7xIFHcjmPgKmo3etzRBhp_8Zh3EMzH5j_dbrU9Xj2KgR306I2HOvIdQWe2yGZqewjT5GQ6xdowZS0eAzmo/s1600-h/IMG_1271.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390374242662810066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDca58_vufxkD27u6SNpIk2bsTSIFHLTu1tRW0u9O-64QRfgnj4YR2oxpUs7xIFHcjmPgKmo3etzRBhp_8Zh3EMzH5j_dbrU9Xj2KgR306I2HOvIdQWe2yGZqewjT5GQ6xdowZS0eAzmo/s320/IMG_1271.JPG" /></a> These are the streets in the town on the island where Rob's family lives. Can you say "tight"? If you haven't heard the saga from our trip with my mom and the boys, ask me about it......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8zQ-wVATnvsrNY-9hwL_PvcKKJMcTaZFUiM-wTGASg52UPvl8VazUZTdAyugpyrfsrkFN0dQc2gSzAhp9DfYfo-jBpRwhW5GLIpKQsTktHOxiXis7fKBxUzzGMpaOymOAPM1MNnthlEQ/s1600-h/IMG_1272.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390374233358416834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8zQ-wVATnvsrNY-9hwL_PvcKKJMcTaZFUiM-wTGASg52UPvl8VazUZTdAyugpyrfsrkFN0dQc2gSzAhp9DfYfo-jBpRwhW5GLIpKQsTktHOxiXis7fKBxUzzGMpaOymOAPM1MNnthlEQ/s320/IMG_1272.JPG" /></a>Another view<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX29POAt4jtediCENy-XbZ73qX7M_T0SiyDujOHTsgk8eOUiqlLMkcuCYXmhbWiLuo4vdS89Owoo1-u03HKtjKwzh5DOfoIb2t_EZ8-a3TOyFOE-YKi7SEFJSOD4btYpZLvDXlGcFcREvQ/s1600-h/IMG_1303.JPG"><span></span></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgk_R7PLqS0Lf2fFKK965Y1Zu7-AnaInEJ2D-omMYo5PGUVEJh-PixysEbcmmQ6Xgl3C8-DPl4gOAjUBNY6AFSX6f31yWU3XJc4WhQFVj1WhHvXdhsqSjp6w41ZtVcKz-ODsfoPA97nSe/s1600-h/IMG_1306.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390374203152034322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgk_R7PLqS0Lf2fFKK965Y1Zu7-AnaInEJ2D-omMYo5PGUVEJh-PixysEbcmmQ6Xgl3C8-DPl4gOAjUBNY6AFSX6f31yWU3XJc4WhQFVj1WhHvXdhsqSjp6w41ZtVcKz-ODsfoPA97nSe/s320/IMG_1306.JPG" /></a> Incendio! We awoke one night around 2 am smelling smoke and hearing what sounded like raindrops....it was the crackling of this forest fire that was only a football field's distance from the house! Scary. I took pictures while Rob went up the hill to see what, if anything he could do to help fight it! Pretty much, they just watch unless a home is in danger. Then get the buckets! Thankfully, no one was hurt and no homes were damaged.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi351OUhQhyphenhyphennD4SPZoD8FJPXpI1gGmHQXWaHFe3iKw2CYovT69-sSuIWs-oek8BDATUCGSEJhXPY_x-jj1iHW-q5O4ajOMCSQT3NtaLCKEq1q4NkQ3wvH6th-FQiChWavUJImiT3MoD1kp3/s1600-h/IMG_1309.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390373696480355890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi351OUhQhyphenhyphennD4SPZoD8FJPXpI1gGmHQXWaHFe3iKw2CYovT69-sSuIWs-oek8BDATUCGSEJhXPY_x-jj1iHW-q5O4ajOMCSQT3NtaLCKEq1q4NkQ3wvH6th-FQiChWavUJImiT3MoD1kp3/s320/IMG_1309.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUeCU00eleNRfOLnmJr_ifMNvDt0zCdFpAK2newjArwJVINXoEZqZO5s9i4ru5ev0XE6d96KL_6WafcClpjP9mJTbLjhrSZrgLEg5uVhunkz1tKkCC3GL4lTtBPZ6Rid4FSvDAoAYUgBLU/s1600-h/IMG_1317.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390373682605138690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUeCU00eleNRfOLnmJr_ifMNvDt0zCdFpAK2newjArwJVINXoEZqZO5s9i4ru5ev0XE6d96KL_6WafcClpjP9mJTbLjhrSZrgLEg5uVhunkz1tKkCC3GL4lTtBPZ6Rid4FSvDAoAYUgBLU/s320/IMG_1317.JPG" /></a><br />The next morning we awoke to the sound of divebombing planes from the Civil Defense dept. (Protezione Civile). They would fill up with water from the ocean and dump the fire retardant as they swooped low to the ground, pretty impressive!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsG6nyZuW1k5oZtR2N4unbe6fBTB41_b2pVZjC_v-oOTky1jFpsFPUb8uUdLjIDM-dygCpYAlkpVOLk_vYtibOTel9Bs0I8EQ8g6A6zUWgCIfOVAs-34TWX9J69Q0-ineuBMU4VI6oA2I/s1600-h/IMG_1322.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390373674949361634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsG6nyZuW1k5oZtR2N4unbe6fBTB41_b2pVZjC_v-oOTky1jFpsFPUb8uUdLjIDM-dygCpYAlkpVOLk_vYtibOTel9Bs0I8EQ8g6A6zUWgCIfOVAs-34TWX9J69Q0-ineuBMU4VI6oA2I/s320/IMG_1322.JPG" /></a><br />You can see the rings on the surface of the water where the plane skipped along to pick it up!<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 433px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390373665842272946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBYmy6KfiTxU3AOad54sIAFg9mgtQI6PEghtdcsijVHCk4jkpcauuUQX7ID67h85xTx9gb9e5hVISp_DFzYFEoxLuSCiiLnc3IRQSB3Y2oEy8kGXOB0JAlPJdfic9pBifpoO18Re7Umfbr/s320/IMG_1325.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgtRDLVxFDkhzHvU80Xono_zGDzYRrJHenw7Fu3WKN1la4ZZejoJWtSFN4uwITivsqeRo-EiPSP6gxQlIk54-kCuqBjjyTLX3aFUG-PEsRKJzSK6NL6_20Ss76dvcmxQDFl41EkqV9XCN/s1600-h/IMG_1332.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390373658468901122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgtRDLVxFDkhzHvU80Xono_zGDzYRrJHenw7Fu3WKN1la4ZZejoJWtSFN4uwITivsqeRo-EiPSP6gxQlIk54-kCuqBjjyTLX3aFUG-PEsRKJzSK6NL6_20Ss76dvcmxQDFl41EkqV9XCN/s320/IMG_1332.JPG" /></a><br />The same vantage point as the fire! You can see the charred brush.<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>La Famiglia Lo Grecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01640819396456693817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450341990983183736.post-58895993640504029652009-10-07T20:50:00.005-07:002009-10-08T22:10:10.844-07:00Lipari-Sicilia-Italia 2009-continua<div align="center">Another installment of the Lo Greco giornata dell'isola. We decided to rent mountain bikes for a day trip around the Island (about 24miles). The climb is fairly steep in parts but, the views are totally worth it. The streets are narrow and the people here are not used to many cyclists so we had to keep our eyes open and prepare for a bail out at moments notcie (luckily, we didn't have to). </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3mEeQ-p9yKGg1ohrNFjuqAHgazb4JxSnl34SkzD9ZxZfqIBPd3NQD8PRKhpBx_R2R4DPAope9eNsia0HsvbA4XLbri78WQgIuAvnJ0NtZv3mxpTK24sE1OrPkEQu1AIJEMIXuvWQY3Ni/s1600-h/IMG_1244.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390072804081953202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3mEeQ-p9yKGg1ohrNFjuqAHgazb4JxSnl34SkzD9ZxZfqIBPd3NQD8PRKhpBx_R2R4DPAope9eNsia0HsvbA4XLbri78WQgIuAvnJ0NtZv3mxpTK24sE1OrPkEQu1AIJEMIXuvWQY3Ni/s320/IMG_1244.JPG" /></a> The narrow streets and traffic as we leave the capitol city of Lipari.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdyjvu6clz7oee1iAg7xt-c7PcOGReOoZMy7Rq6O2k5ZPfFEpaih7Sqzc4jqtZ0h4ZGnEVQ0MUzOWczyFutbj5nGrasOhLy0OTIjyZm9ZPSqRtDQUOferhJOf38WsDe6o76t8uSpWlifW/s1600-h/IMG_1249.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390072789883355746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdyjvu6clz7oee1iAg7xt-c7PcOGReOoZMy7Rq6O2k5ZPfFEpaih7Sqzc4jqtZ0h4ZGnEVQ0MUzOWczyFutbj5nGrasOhLy0OTIjyZm9ZPSqRtDQUOferhJOf38WsDe6o76t8uSpWlifW/s320/IMG_1249.JPG" /></a>Behind us is the Castello. Now an archaeological musuem; it was once the castle fortress of the island. It was built by the normans and the walls were reconstructed during greek rule. Within the walls are many sarcophagi and a greek theatre. Beautiful views from up there.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0b6FhEr_-JAMsX4ow-MtRXO6oc-Zm2Ka30UEsUfVjdp9KYPGpr1D8yJCBus-18hMoKLFbwnAKHdHlgqPxHIWINXMpq6565IWoOCa3z899Fjo7x7fH9_o7EcZ2Q0lPBLclH5kvbIUTVy7/s1600-h/IMG_1255.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390072565482607730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0b6FhEr_-JAMsX4ow-MtRXO6oc-Zm2Ka30UEsUfVjdp9KYPGpr1D8yJCBus-18hMoKLFbwnAKHdHlgqPxHIWINXMpq6565IWoOCa3z899Fjo7x7fH9_o7EcZ2Q0lPBLclH5kvbIUTVy7/s320/IMG_1255.JPG" /></a><br />Behind me are the famous "faraglioni". The three rocks purportedly thrown by cyclops after Ulysses blinded him. (Trivia question: according to that epic poem, who blinded Cyclops?)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjBs6TTy-Mq_sdBOFMUP_2DhfmJ6TVu-00Ltd7968IIThn9LtaUkxGctfRbAl-v7vBIzjgd2LCh3HZhU1awtaLxMgSrBHL0NZTLIT_-CfmHMLG0x1aOZh1ItgfFDt-_CYZEG0s4SLnB7VW/s1600-h/IMG_1258.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390072551188537426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjBs6TTy-Mq_sdBOFMUP_2DhfmJ6TVu-00Ltd7968IIThn9LtaUkxGctfRbAl-v7vBIzjgd2LCh3HZhU1awtaLxMgSrBHL0NZTLIT_-CfmHMLG0x1aOZh1ItgfFDt-_CYZEG0s4SLnB7VW/s320/IMG_1258.JPG" /></a> A sister island of Lipari behind us: Salina. Famous for capers, malvasia (a dessert wine) and the movie Il Postino.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJKirCK3jN0Cb3LNHudnyQ4lwxL-FhG00-bMScLP1TztWUaEgMA6spDhrgLtZnpKI5_1caotJIiwpF4y1iFteUvGLE-IBbfr48qBkjGKQV2lg_ICo64eq5_B-G0fpr69z973v4W6Ve24s/s1600-h/IMG_1264.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390072544307798146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJKirCK3jN0Cb3LNHudnyQ4lwxL-FhG00-bMScLP1TztWUaEgMA6spDhrgLtZnpKI5_1caotJIiwpF4y1iFteUvGLE-IBbfr48qBkjGKQV2lg_ICo64eq5_B-G0fpr69z973v4W6Ve24s/s320/IMG_1264.JPG" /></a>A refreshing downhill with vistas of Panarea and Stromboli in the background.<br />Stromboli is an active volcano. We could see the plume from the eruptions everyday--hard to make out on the photo.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHkApLeJJS1revYHSIjeyMgUbssuKC_R3vTlsFp7AKqyr0hiAeF-1kdLpsQIsQkUycJJFImVJRL_smIfr5VvcZWzjtkKlIeO3Mb0A6mVSwENz9ofxuccjL74mEo-kPbgtuIzshT9MH3-4x/s1600-h/IMG_1265.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390072534666878194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHkApLeJJS1revYHSIjeyMgUbssuKC_R3vTlsFp7AKqyr0hiAeF-1kdLpsQIsQkUycJJFImVJRL_smIfr5VvcZWzjtkKlIeO3Mb0A6mVSwENz9ofxuccjL74mEo-kPbgtuIzshT9MH3-4x/s320/IMG_1265.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Lunch on the spiagga (beach) of Acquacalda. Pizza of course! The cement forms are water breaks shaped like jacks! After lunch, we took a nice little dip before heading back to return the bikes.</div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUopx8UpOv0E2g9c99FJ3o8WLy6sYsDbgt1ij2d5mKjewxFDawstZxs220LWkdPIXo8MTPzzU8lqSKuuXdaiP9O2lkB4Kgnqyk-1QkNOSLn_VVU-Yo8YMStsAsI3YJ-0wcBZNTgoI-8R-t/s1600-h/IMG_1270.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390072523072100514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUopx8UpOv0E2g9c99FJ3o8WLy6sYsDbgt1ij2d5mKjewxFDawstZxs220LWkdPIXo8MTPzzU8lqSKuuXdaiP9O2lkB4Kgnqyk-1QkNOSLn_VVU-Yo8YMStsAsI3YJ-0wcBZNTgoI-8R-t/s320/IMG_1270.JPG" /></a><br />Our reflection in the "hidden street" mirror!</div><div>A very fun ride despite ill-fitting and very heavy, old rusty bikes! Can't beat a day of sunny cycling, lunch and a swim in the warm mediterranean waters ...more to come!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>La Famiglia Lo Grecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01640819396456693817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450341990983183736.post-17631877090989831992009-09-26T14:30:00.009-07:002009-09-26T15:48:33.423-07:00Lipari-Sicilia-Italia 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRN5JxGYOV08h2CvMVwwtNMAHvJSYkHMUtdbUEHo9LZX3lugm-Zr_0My6bnJixl8n5Q31_pC3IoIC5iU13DdXOsMSUAX9Aq-FPWe6w7Ilq6nCRJ00idPDm4b9ia1FCfBlAunI6Gc5fF6C/s1600-h/IMG_1524.JPG"><span></span></a><br />This year we went straight to the motherland (Rob's that is) and settled in quickly with as much care and attention as we have ever received on the island. We only ate out twice and cooked for ourselves only 4 times. Otherwise, we were lovingly, overly fed by various family and friends! It was wonderful and delicious! Can you imagine gelato everyday for 2 weeks?! Not to mention coffee every couple of hours! Love it!<br />This year we took a different route to La Isola Lipari. It always takes some combination of planes, trains, and ferries, and automobiles, and scooters, and sometimes a donkey (just kidding, but it can feel like it). After about 36 hours we finally arrive at our destination in time for un cafe, pranzo e una reposa! This year we took the train from Roma to Napoli and caught the overnight ship to Lipari. It was really nice to wake up and see the islands as we approached!<br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">After the obligatory first espresso on Italian soil, we had a lay-over of about 4 hours in Rome and so we walked around the colosseum and took some pictures.....a guy in yellow, Buca de la verita! The last is the Naples coastline as we depart on the boat!</div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 307px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385904537731419746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MKDEx6Es3Xa5lFO-OL_hwK6EzfN_Y5SlpOwoK-sxOxk9q29g-7lpXiDWNimiOPX73rRaYgjpESoFstRvEgK-uLRqnGg_49iFIATX5CWYLuFjafbWL7Te2-70UWbS6QX3i6bM7thZKgfU/s320/IMG_1190.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385904547908307090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrPcEd-eAFpB3BnVrRC6a69TV_uCD9P9DSumxUZ4fPq3EWKJQsxKK9Kx9FgRpi0vK1tt4DKGacsLDf0ibz-X6ZX0gVzBNOguIvWa3u8TsP71aBsm9PJ9q_BwqQbevndEY6T-i-ZJPYi4e/s320/IMG_1193.JPG" /></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385904555181738498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxU9EO1HiGY2pQNF6Ua8uWwKiLjoZX9pipgDANJVriQpe1Yz0xgioWTyXU6NJIoN_Cf2KkX-Yho-9Hcz9GTenthqyVoMyslUSpttBiYzPrAyii2C6W0zxQC5sEzmraEKWlHL3tM74eDzJ/s320/IMG_1195.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385904562905401826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnLJmjUDxR4KEtEwengqI1D5ZLE-Riv227lAKEDzcm5T0ufw36akVnhiY9KICXGxHDFwNcc0bHx3-ywqke53BrU8cEQraEnyZAl_l_cot5sPqcTmmUck50_BQpLe2_vzxXR8PcM6awG3SR/s320/IMG_1206.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385904581476769218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfWzxyOBXrkpQitgFO2T8OOQFRy1HYpHxWZo7xSNqe_3GseWYhtImE2exphk4NqkDCnKavdmTIoJomY8Y9ExpaBs0Jdwdb1Sxx-46NGrWEeg0AwB5Mcs0oiCow4zQcc6NiGMypLw3ItZ7/s320/IMG_1208.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385905395394343826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBvkwuGU2EZ10IZnKfe70dKAxMKYc4KCx9btBhIEz2g7Wz_3zSsmciiBGcjGhlh6aMtkuwgRzaaXqzX9cbGNWhJt6vy0RviH2hbHz5JgD6cchwN8oYAtA_Fu52vQQSIhnH4n61id_RQ9W/s320/IMG_1210.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385905407586917938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHEjPBCg8CVbzvwVVHInX0j8nX2bZugT8KMMXKnq0n28VWrlJtVdSsrfu59Wu7iy15R7-QBt8uMESgDEoB38cp1w-Qf7QE6y5NCgdU-NO4A5TWe5c8XoRC8G1mGZAqKFDf5FBK4D1CHbh/s320/IMG_1226.JPG" /><span></span><span></span> <span></span><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>La Famiglia Lo Grecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01640819396456693817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450341990983183736.post-90063572390424987762009-08-07T13:15:00.005-07:002009-08-07T13:25:44.944-07:00Salt River Tubing July 09<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDtgKJ1z7vouKRjQZgrrTCSZJBhEZfFj6qYKsUQB9YaRjv81dr16ytcdanlr1gtTM6PySYkPniHQaQaOY_04_ppzGodQkYchXAthdqXQ17sfvql2L06cJDWzYxZ5LHlvRrsuB5NgLV663H/s1600-h/IMG_4179.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367319461010931650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDtgKJ1z7vouKRjQZgrrTCSZJBhEZfFj6qYKsUQB9YaRjv81dr16ytcdanlr1gtTM6PySYkPniHQaQaOY_04_ppzGodQkYchXAthdqXQ17sfvql2L06cJDWzYxZ5LHlvRrsuB5NgLV663H/s320/IMG_4179.JPG" /></a> Need to cool off? Tuning on the Salt River is a great way to go....the water was cold and refreshing! and, beacuse the rains have been light, they opened the dam so the water was really flowing!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXXDQUluxoIYWYKdFn1gSWDtxieNbR_SgEMAwbZEqf1aQjGaJ-X0-e70YDnyw8GFcZ-AfzKU6kqnhip-y_ZIrQtPJYEfsBdKkfhjDpoXGjPTx0axYpeSzkLlguFTdHxd-BI0b1T6H_doj/s1600-h/IMG_4186.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367319453413920226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXXDQUluxoIYWYKdFn1gSWDtxieNbR_SgEMAwbZEqf1aQjGaJ-X0-e70YDnyw8GFcZ-AfzKU6kqnhip-y_ZIrQtPJYEfsBdKkfhjDpoXGjPTx0axYpeSzkLlguFTdHxd-BI0b1T6H_doj/s320/IMG_4186.JPG" /></a>Don't worry! I lathered the sunscreen!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0-MzBF6q7UMU9ZkUI9CWvcTokLU5aZy9qqAirhF_KGD0mh2QGhyphenhyphenPX4k_LZokdHZNNl6G2d5zeAqNFFz6ustUL08Sow5ndjolDePgVnxCVD8hpH7k8Q2Xh75kIU3ZwhJHB3WPYqN_46HM/s1600-h/IMG_4189.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367319333293728242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0-MzBF6q7UMU9ZkUI9CWvcTokLU5aZy9qqAirhF_KGD0mh2QGhyphenhyphenPX4k_LZokdHZNNl6G2d5zeAqNFFz6ustUL08Sow5ndjolDePgVnxCVD8hpH7k8Q2Xh75kIU3ZwhJHB3WPYqN_46HM/s320/IMG_4189.JPG" /></a><br />Dante<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZGOM_dH_atwoHjuWBzvrA3VkGj4pKQf7jhgBes5RoFWFb4oEISKWH6a98sIyxyBF_UN1tFLwYF-FAFu-c60aODJLi8jgWkgCPn7CoaEg2o-Nxzkgml__pi52WA9gZjAmMchUe16ZmUl3/s1600-h/IMG_4190.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367319329916568066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZGOM_dH_atwoHjuWBzvrA3VkGj4pKQf7jhgBes5RoFWFb4oEISKWH6a98sIyxyBF_UN1tFLwYF-FAFu-c60aODJLi8jgWkgCPn7CoaEg2o-Nxzkgml__pi52WA9gZjAmMchUe16ZmUl3/s320/IMG_4190.JPG" /></a><br />Mmmm, mmmm, pb & j!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6njzhPwrsOyUOSISyuDsq1Xkslsil0IrxHUPG04g7coVvU8rvBIcfCPCIyHql8JZfhAfEzOKkY0wyERgKxNOHqjn7qrUUwQ4m4vsHDPZT2VZN5uR3tJbh01amyQZ7g1Q1-qCBdE0xEfe0/s1600-h/IMG_4191.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367319326883057506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6njzhPwrsOyUOSISyuDsq1Xkslsil0IrxHUPG04g7coVvU8rvBIcfCPCIyHql8JZfhAfEzOKkY0wyERgKxNOHqjn7qrUUwQ4m4vsHDPZT2VZN5uR3tJbh01amyQZ7g1Q1-qCBdE0xEfe0/s320/IMG_4191.JPG" /></a><br />We moored our tubes and played "Marco -Polo" in the eddy! It was a blast! Unfortunately I was it and never got anyone because, those boys would lead me out into the rapids (I couldn't tell because I couldn't see thank you very much) and I would get pulled down stream while they stayed up stream--not fair!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zpjBWoeGmbLXa8R3yFnPzKlBvw7VUEpOpEJtDLC4FpZPlnpFqExmSaiJxa7e6Eb1alkW4dojFmMJPK4ueBjXYlEeyiUOLTBZjnwg4WU3IObN_PmKS38825wBOpVT-CySM6AV6XlcQoFh/s1600-h/IMG_4200.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367319321097468242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zpjBWoeGmbLXa8R3yFnPzKlBvw7VUEpOpEJtDLC4FpZPlnpFqExmSaiJxa7e6Eb1alkW4dojFmMJPK4ueBjXYlEeyiUOLTBZjnwg4WU3IObN_PmKS38825wBOpVT-CySM6AV6XlcQoFh/s320/IMG_4200.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Thomas was attempting to balance on his tube! <br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpJZ7T7pykLX97gq11vS-izvAe8WOaaihuF1cUb8WuKjiplJPW5fa82fBbCACpR8gQNYEPa2RFhgS0pDFY2tFeeIfIpzZwMAob3iLRADjDD0JwF-ygpGjdzZKODaOQQtL4ii3zhjk2-B5/s1600-h/IMG_4201.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367319316578097250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpJZ7T7pykLX97gq11vS-izvAe8WOaaihuF1cUb8WuKjiplJPW5fa82fBbCACpR8gQNYEPa2RFhgS0pDFY2tFeeIfIpzZwMAob3iLRADjDD0JwF-ygpGjdzZKODaOQQtL4ii3zhjk2-B5/s320/IMG_4201.JPG" /></a> Oh yeah!</div><div>We had so much fun! Can't wait to go again!<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>La Famiglia Lo Grecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01640819396456693817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450341990983183736.post-37671011009429635912009-07-05T21:51:00.001-07:002009-07-05T22:01:14.580-07:00More Sedona!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyTOWx1osZ90DZ_VmCnZkcR8tSzw_j8HHh-zjd6Fy1yU8d8wer_z-gi5XRsVb0ACkYjXzs_3H2-t7S25ZE_Nlti_SopMdrUIm6YYU612c_PTaZ8m53X275UOIr-5KjXLJoxK9U2Sn4iZn/s1600-h/IMG_1042.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355206674603553874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyTOWx1osZ90DZ_VmCnZkcR8tSzw_j8HHh-zjd6Fy1yU8d8wer_z-gi5XRsVb0ACkYjXzs_3H2-t7S25ZE_Nlti_SopMdrUIm6YYU612c_PTaZ8m53X275UOIr-5KjXLJoxK9U2Sn4iZn/s320/IMG_1042.JPG" /></a> After a hard ride, there is nothing like finding your own little place to cool off! We went back to the house and rousted the kids to hike below Midgley Bridge to a fairly secluded little beach; complete with a huge rock to climb on and jump off!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqO5ehZ7kSELBZ2651DqGCasPGofhKqWRXaqhg6OI9j06zyjiL0kFEH6vUgZpUQWCGkIUbskSiho9euzCJ0kDaJKBOVORLhwr_GUT82IJB1L67mbLpyyHyV1fWUcxb7svWHuodSbTVnBBD/s1600-h/IMG_1044.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355206662071848034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqO5ehZ7kSELBZ2651DqGCasPGofhKqWRXaqhg6OI9j06zyjiL0kFEH6vUgZpUQWCGkIUbskSiho9euzCJ0kDaJKBOVORLhwr_GUT82IJB1L67mbLpyyHyV1fWUcxb7svWHuodSbTVnBBD/s320/IMG_1044.JPG" /></a> Rob was the first one in.....is it cold honey?!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh480BHj1k7IZi2-jbUqBoqjBCuAQCAALkXLD4yudA73LXsTvzIcvo_0DWWSwitJ0ifFkyGN15rb8C_Jy1t5RsaebeElsHROvx7YgQ5eQaukHOrI4bnTLYgR1RlWul5qjwntHwC-W9FOptO/s1600-h/IMG_1047.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355206374447527474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh480BHj1k7IZi2-jbUqBoqjBCuAQCAALkXLD4yudA73LXsTvzIcvo_0DWWSwitJ0ifFkyGN15rb8C_Jy1t5RsaebeElsHROvx7YgQ5eQaukHOrI4bnTLYgR1RlWul5qjwntHwC-W9FOptO/s320/IMG_1047.JPG" /></a><br />Hannah trying to not get bit by the Crawfish!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KQ33n6kBRFqtma0BBWFGii2InfH2bfYXRdU5xuQrSF6ekZ9ndO4TsviHfT-oQB3vZT5vOCedbl10_ayHhJDvI0rBHIOdkbafcyaXA3DjhN3y7YnmsayTymJwxRCRkHlUMvRBunqTCm9U/s1600-h/IMG_1049.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355206373188099218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KQ33n6kBRFqtma0BBWFGii2InfH2bfYXRdU5xuQrSF6ekZ9ndO4TsviHfT-oQB3vZT5vOCedbl10_ayHhJDvI0rBHIOdkbafcyaXA3DjhN3y7YnmsayTymJwxRCRkHlUMvRBunqTCm9U/s320/IMG_1049.JPG" /></a><br />Austin in perfect form!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGF5Koeev5cfBcQ-xeE4fC97R4RGevbGzOVtenzwWbF0iskeWYtIe0z6cacQcVmx4-cfF9xBHez-DMjLZLG1ouJ0XOJ5vyuqQ6VC_4DBRYt32sPS0Zhb9gUCk36PYtguP1adFMMLDoyR-V/s1600-h/IMG_1052.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355206357807520114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGF5Koeev5cfBcQ-xeE4fC97R4RGevbGzOVtenzwWbF0iskeWYtIe0z6cacQcVmx4-cfF9xBHez-DMjLZLG1ouJ0XOJ5vyuqQ6VC_4DBRYt32sPS0Zhb9gUCk36PYtguP1adFMMLDoyR-V/s320/IMG_1052.JPG" /></a><br />The rock!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkpM6SwpMZqFt1mY60LW2EJhAyBhkbIXADt-lOqb0POPX5ge1OV_rfI1mkAGIE9ZKNJVpmoswXyuxMySpNNaFr-0_cVx8mQ13c49mqG_lKY8y2bpsvVPhocqUaNhOFnimk7AqV6spIHc-0/s1600-h/IMG_1050.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355206356352560690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkpM6SwpMZqFt1mY60LW2EJhAyBhkbIXADt-lOqb0POPX5ge1OV_rfI1mkAGIE9ZKNJVpmoswXyuxMySpNNaFr-0_cVx8mQ13c49mqG_lKY8y2bpsvVPhocqUaNhOFnimk7AqV6spIHc-0/s320/IMG_1050.JPG" /></a> Ashleigh!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJg5kKMUHqY4J1lg2tTR2pjcjLhARpksMZ_APiMJEUKo8lr02JoWY-8jQjjQbF_FZhhsiF1y91eKT7MJJ0B2JucPU7D92WvtHOxpMwCJ2f6T2ZwzzBt-FvIPEelzsbvU7RYfbXTl7Hc74I/s1600-h/IMG_1053.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355206345428063634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJg5kKMUHqY4J1lg2tTR2pjcjLhARpksMZ_APiMJEUKo8lr02JoWY-8jQjjQbF_FZhhsiF1y91eKT7MJJ0B2JucPU7D92WvtHOxpMwCJ2f6T2ZwzzBt-FvIPEelzsbvU7RYfbXTl7Hc74I/s320/IMG_1053.JPG" /></a> Tada!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>La Famiglia Lo Grecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01640819396456693817noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450341990983183736.post-20099765075257960332009-07-05T19:19:00.000-07:002009-07-05T21:50:33.230-07:00Sedona 09<div align="center">Views from Brian and Amy's home in Sedona! It was so nice to wake up, grab a cup of coffee, go into the office with its wall of windows and sit in the massage chair while soaking in the views. Thanks for a great vacation guys!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 235px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355199949257716370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmWuCojA-O_JKZx3ahm1mBNU-tqO1IitvJb6jCD2lSzaxo_lK7l7HcS7PJNh3-NDwKUIhDnm5te7JXHdXtHfRWWAiUBgf7u53zntEL7wtYKvgTrDtTajhO94jvozq-gTq9rvdE-aGt2BaH/s320/IMG_0986.JPG" />The rock formations have names--The small figure on the plateau is "Lucy" from the Peanuts comics and below her to the right (just above the water tower) is "Snoopy" lying on his back.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1I8vdphYMh5Mkvi5i8QkDnORtvUieTfO6EGZn-GZhvyuscXtl8P_w93XxIrHkGlb-WsuyGIZckYui6SsHDBDPiKGbpacnfsF0jPIrK8deKlkxAJW7ypDfK0RqDWfcqv9i9jv13cGmO9x/s1600-h/IMG_0988.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355199941968209538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1I8vdphYMh5Mkvi5i8QkDnORtvUieTfO6EGZn-GZhvyuscXtl8P_w93XxIrHkGlb-WsuyGIZckYui6SsHDBDPiKGbpacnfsF0jPIrK8deKlkxAJW7ypDfK0RqDWfcqv9i9jv13cGmO9x/s320/IMG_0988.JPG" /></a><br />This is a looking west from the house-I think this rock includes "Coffee Pot".<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0J7ad_VKR80hfq_HL-uKZLeiYLsiz_hWO7HTc0RopCeb3SlIVSGdFPTG3v7Ds6vIx2keed_0yuNf-z1gA3d7LaMvwzQRvTcEylJ1RQjXiUO5YBwH07QOU-1rIrKocSCsYAJv0Ke5S_lgn/s1600-h/IMG_0991.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355199933600952962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0J7ad_VKR80hfq_HL-uKZLeiYLsiz_hWO7HTc0RopCeb3SlIVSGdFPTG3v7Ds6vIx2keed_0yuNf-z1gA3d7LaMvwzQRvTcEylJ1RQjXiUO5YBwH07QOU-1rIrKocSCsYAJv0Ke5S_lgn/s320/IMG_0991.JPG" /></a>The formation in the middle is "Mitten" rock<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsgRPVcXC3jZN7kNwHSnqvqjSldATrGGpteYEFDhpc0kt-9Io2Kfd9zY4Ub93fIX4XUKdcEfw2xL5pdOKPO2YQUtCaEd7xWezZZzt1_QBfJPx8voaaJmuSNYCt_OfPWk8OIIWITNMHvoa/s1600-h/IMG_0993.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355199928474611410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsgRPVcXC3jZN7kNwHSnqvqjSldATrGGpteYEFDhpc0kt-9Io2Kfd9zY4Ub93fIX4XUKdcEfw2xL5pdOKPO2YQUtCaEd7xWezZZzt1_QBfJPx8voaaJmuSNYCt_OfPWk8OIIWITNMHvoa/s320/IMG_0993.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Brian and Amy (with her cup o' joe). Taken above the house in the cul-de-sac. You can't escape the views!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHHHhZyWA21hMypWrhdnzn8TUwq3DJ2vOBlFvOTZ-DOf996sGaVTuzHsnFKsPelSR2_BREVi2sknwunEi8a6RIU_JH0GGK-TegekSWXfVBCt-c3wgPzyW5RmVRjMS427cltrUP-rdprKF/s1600-h/IMG_0995.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355199925192931954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHHHhZyWA21hMypWrhdnzn8TUwq3DJ2vOBlFvOTZ-DOf996sGaVTuzHsnFKsPelSR2_BREVi2sknwunEi8a6RIU_JH0GGK-TegekSWXfVBCt-c3wgPzyW5RmVRjMS427cltrUP-rdprKF/s320/IMG_0995.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I'm still in my pajamas!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0L40f0vWR0QTpnY-ZVD6TMHlj2Zz_DVn8OUrqP7F2W7D0nQbY0JUhxDpG4zBERxOIJUpcqkxAjtNIhOfoLbHsEdwf4CfKOfPEH_KV2cRvvvGthX5i7kLPbAebtKPN1B48Xz88NsO3Rxh/s1600-h/IMG_0996.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355199182937786002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0L40f0vWR0QTpnY-ZVD6TMHlj2Zz_DVn8OUrqP7F2W7D0nQbY0JUhxDpG4zBERxOIJUpcqkxAjtNIhOfoLbHsEdwf4CfKOfPEH_KV2cRvvvGthX5i7kLPbAebtKPN1B48Xz88NsO3Rxh/s320/IMG_0996.JPG" /></a><br /><br />da Boys! At the head of one of the (Shhh) Secret Trails--Jordan Trail<br /><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZPEgm9-BrecwjZteyQLRgy7NbPc4T7D5hIOFXcdwsujR0s6sf8zHQ6PdqWU1AoVSA0Pa8Wbc5EpekSIGW4debYt2nKljhM_2pbjjXWz6XdZxSq3BuTtUFw4T1iF287DMPaZr45txARrn/s1600-h/IMG_1000.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355198806102285122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZPEgm9-BrecwjZteyQLRgy7NbPc4T7D5hIOFXcdwsujR0s6sf8zHQ6PdqWU1AoVSA0Pa8Wbc5EpekSIGW4debYt2nKljhM_2pbjjXWz6XdZxSq3BuTtUFw4T1iF287DMPaZr45txARrn/s320/IMG_1000.JPG" /></a><br />Down is fun!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOL953joq40TKh-Qh2vEOviwyz1tnVRMu1svI3bfxbZNCnym3pf2tM5xo7k1Xj-rN_vcM6fOITgUMj8MlSB6YukCm_lSxo-t0lflr-0waKq0-bua8Dji3KMkJax2SezRohdzdXsr7xr3HX/s1600-h/IMG_1002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355198585396958242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOL953joq40TKh-Qh2vEOviwyz1tnVRMu1svI3bfxbZNCnym3pf2tM5xo7k1Xj-rN_vcM6fOITgUMj8MlSB6YukCm_lSxo-t0lflr-0waKq0-bua8Dji3KMkJax2SezRohdzdXsr7xr3HX/s320/IMG_1002.JPG" /></a><br />Brian rockin' the trail<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0ShobyGyRrjLYPqaQ_T0STrx2UnpI1CfyZ8Cn6JXBQEIZSffn9hdlr2qXfK_qrLz3DNLsNOTfiag5te9ahia1a129kZs0A02lAZ6PrvOkDoZrmt_BRveh1gKoyGE7pmFTBIXu0UANW14/s1600-h/IMG_1003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355198422097109890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0ShobyGyRrjLYPqaQ_T0STrx2UnpI1CfyZ8Cn6JXBQEIZSffn9hdlr2qXfK_qrLz3DNLsNOTfiag5te9ahia1a129kZs0A02lAZ6PrvOkDoZrmt_BRveh1gKoyGE7pmFTBIXu0UANW14/s320/IMG_1003.JPG" /></a><br />Sam, just under "Coffee Pot" rock(its the formation on the far left edge that looks like an old fashioned coffee pot) This is also one of the many "rock cairns" that mark the trails. Whatever happend to bread crumbs?<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7FgsjzPAek_JB9IT-5CAfcISWg-zwWenbEbLfjmf940LbfmrCBMWPqPZejQYsXCNakPDDIDbQGYZ6ZcfiXVuSkvwgyZEaVI4RDgTWvaOF8p8kEE2XB0saiDyqKgU6drLC3eidfplpmC8/s1600-h/IMG_1006.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355198273397431394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7FgsjzPAek_JB9IT-5CAfcISWg-zwWenbEbLfjmf940LbfmrCBMWPqPZejQYsXCNakPDDIDbQGYZ6ZcfiXVuSkvwgyZEaVI4RDgTWvaOF8p8kEE2XB0saiDyqKgU6drLC3eidfplpmC8/s320/IMG_1006.JPG" /></a> The sink hole!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLjMjNcV8W5cyjGOeNs3Kkk9Pk-aHAKVmI0sfiD9dRggI4V2nN8nE7dDxBjnNfV3t2LyOol_joFrazI3Iuljdd_BTA6gu8wwVgVu_Y_Qd4K7c1AXylvDoBc1-mX7icxikpqe-UvUuQlGO/s1600-h/IMG_1007.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355198102789821778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLjMjNcV8W5cyjGOeNs3Kkk9Pk-aHAKVmI0sfiD9dRggI4V2nN8nE7dDxBjnNfV3t2LyOol_joFrazI3Iuljdd_BTA6gu8wwVgVu_Y_Qd4K7c1AXylvDoBc1-mX7icxikpqe-UvUuQlGO/s320/IMG_1007.JPG" /></a> Sam and Brian on the edge!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4EYkot_wja9kBSWcnxHPoDVWxtVvIQWJv-guDY6ZrEJEivCppKphhoBRcsapEL7bGzpNeDPXx7EBfzQdOhR5Ah1ykF5QNm_t-jOf7ciwROAZO3Lu4wgOIuUOuKiMxigAkwgjozygc5d2x/s1600-h/IMG_1011.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355197859722362866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4EYkot_wja9kBSWcnxHPoDVWxtVvIQWJv-guDY6ZrEJEivCppKphhoBRcsapEL7bGzpNeDPXx7EBfzQdOhR5Ah1ykF5QNm_t-jOf7ciwROAZO3Lu4wgOIuUOuKiMxigAkwgjozygc5d2x/s320/IMG_1011.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Another view of "Coffee Pot" rock!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7gk9y3WLL3WVWh53gXlp-cMzdRoz67ltFJ2JkdCO9BP4zumAsevPfotPa9mMDgClAzSDERDPqmJuG15CLEUkKfiiEJNCFJz1Xychz8X0SrSpLjhEg6h9VjKkdEFFpsD8igt-0HfcYXg2/s1600-h/IMG_1012.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355197707891925122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7gk9y3WLL3WVWh53gXlp-cMzdRoz67ltFJ2JkdCO9BP4zumAsevPfotPa9mMDgClAzSDERDPqmJuG15CLEUkKfiiEJNCFJz1Xychz8X0SrSpLjhEg6h9VjKkdEFFpsD8igt-0HfcYXg2/s320/IMG_1012.JPG" /></a>That's actually Sam -he just ducked behind the tree right as I was shooting!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6w-AW-TLAt6yjXUqURyijbm5M2Tt4WXneWDHAQT63DfZbnQfOfu0exHz2xnzsUhcHBDm1p4hn_Lvs1hBQGUGoXegIBy_FH0jZF9GzfuEEDMHQ4NRiNlTs314JIoJXfteWsUJGaehHtxn7/s1600-h/IMG_1016.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355197550702948850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6w-AW-TLAt6yjXUqURyijbm5M2Tt4WXneWDHAQT63DfZbnQfOfu0exHz2xnzsUhcHBDm1p4hn_Lvs1hBQGUGoXegIBy_FH0jZF9GzfuEEDMHQ4NRiNlTs314JIoJXfteWsUJGaehHtxn7/s320/IMG_1016.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Sam going off a big jump that none of the adults would try-what you can't see is the landing-off-camber into a ditch or cactus, your pick! <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />For those who don't know Sedona, the rocks and dirt are red because of the high concentration of Iron in the soil that has been oxidized (Rust!).<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>La Famiglia Lo Grecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01640819396456693817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450341990983183736.post-55845487213878632112009-06-29T11:13:00.000-07:002009-06-29T22:29:43.577-07:00Sedona!<div align="center">Sunday. Rob, Brian and I decided to check out the Huckaby Trail and connect to the Jim Thompson Trail for the return home. It was easy to make a loop right from their house. We rode up Schnebly Hill Rd to the Huckaby trail head which took us down to Oak Creek. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2QoRLgknycmNGMBgKIEVngTgdTH60IRQKHI-R8tAQctbvRr6YWeas97NqdeCZ5uWGFRil5z_XSF7bCJLcKs6aNFyAm26fQIRVjwp8NilOUbnkRYiRo_fCBMEA_jp6Qbk9gS4s8ba_qKj/s1600-h/Kim+and+Rob+pix+095.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352819083633598450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2QoRLgknycmNGMBgKIEVngTgdTH60IRQKHI-R8tAQctbvRr6YWeas97NqdeCZ5uWGFRil5z_XSF7bCJLcKs6aNFyAm26fQIRVjwp8NilOUbnkRYiRo_fCBMEA_jp6Qbk9gS4s8ba_qKj/s320/Kim+and+Rob+pix+095.JPG" border="0" /></a>Awesome views abound no matter where you are in Sedona! About half way down the Huckaby we came around the ridge and could see across Oak Creek Canyon to Brian and Amy's House! Its the one in the middle just to the right of the "A"-frame.<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjvQU49-32rAzYpOZPJ9h0QOUq_aGXTKSySXVTXr0KbDHPtEqO_2scEDI5g_1V_Pi-q0hJzUcykF3968vR_r2qmomtzmqZwIW9JJpiFkBLboP1QjGLIKvKfJ856D1zRx9qJUV5XnuLSh8/s1600-h/Kim+and+Rob+pix+098.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352818719544867346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjvQU49-32rAzYpOZPJ9h0QOUq_aGXTKSySXVTXr0KbDHPtEqO_2scEDI5g_1V_Pi-q0hJzUcykF3968vR_r2qmomtzmqZwIW9JJpiFkBLboP1QjGLIKvKfJ856D1zRx9qJUV5XnuLSh8/s320/Kim+and+Rob+pix+098.JPG" border="0" /></a> The trail was, at times, right on the edge of the ridge! Pucker Factor: 9!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4zReSJBiLScPsH1My4yKvhShjVl2gSvYDdVjhYNestjumwbhoOPcmlk-4ZcsDMv1JFCeN40y9e0c39pkDjyiw2c7NE0jWTQ7YEVxbqfRO7JRKceZGnfkg8HXynHMvjFHKF7ulqKebje2/s1600-h/Kim+and+Rob+pix+100.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352818419571520290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4zReSJBiLScPsH1My4yKvhShjVl2gSvYDdVjhYNestjumwbhoOPcmlk-4ZcsDMv1JFCeN40y9e0c39pkDjyiw2c7NE0jWTQ7YEVxbqfRO7JRKceZGnfkg8HXynHMvjFHKF7ulqKebje2/s320/Kim+and+Rob+pix+100.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As we dropped down in elevation, the trees thickened, the trail turned to slick rock, the smell of pine filled the air, and we could hear the rushing waters of Oak Creek. A delight for all the senses! This is why we mountain bike!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxMStCzbrhgUrsKpMaK9XDCarAzybxIzCTXTZVqYCyFjPkueaI5WCwFEw0wJKeXGPIbnwuLo1Zc2RE6kl267vGXbbqUEAiGdcxcjBBCTg5n1wcgdImBhzjJtitDBalgnlEjeRxzbcEo65/s1600-h/Kim+and+Rob+pix+108.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352818051548422482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxMStCzbrhgUrsKpMaK9XDCarAzybxIzCTXTZVqYCyFjPkueaI5WCwFEw0wJKeXGPIbnwuLo1Zc2RE6kl267vGXbbqUEAiGdcxcjBBCTg5n1wcgdImBhzjJtitDBalgnlEjeRxzbcEo65/s320/Kim+and+Rob+pix+108.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Getting some refreshment, ....and a smooch!<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOdDynM4Nn4O7wwP06FSTdroik5AMONzL7suwfwBkfWYqFMEiVtcBuyn9gXroKCpsOly59gGNHbHG8F6OxI5NE7dccwlQhnytqkEhoT2hBxYmXA8HUJIBJEhDim0LF2Qlj6RnKTaS_XsB0/s1600-h/Kim+and+Rob+pix+111.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352817089901164402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOdDynM4Nn4O7wwP06FSTdroik5AMONzL7suwfwBkfWYqFMEiVtcBuyn9gXroKCpsOly59gGNHbHG8F6OxI5NE7dccwlQhnytqkEhoT2hBxYmXA8HUJIBJEhDim0LF2Qlj6RnKTaS_XsB0/s320/Kim+and+Rob+pix+111.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />One of the creek crossings<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazkfRDGxpHvdwbbHaN_9kdEqUQLdGUte118f_LVMf07Ntyom9D7oeHQRz9LwecI1oFl-ChltrCJvHCkifGccB0r1a004d2BTpC1MfEChGL0ypjT_IXy70nxddhNpXUn-D2p1XEwC8hXtA/s1600-h/Kim+and+Rob+pix+117.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352816741621554994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazkfRDGxpHvdwbbHaN_9kdEqUQLdGUte118f_LVMf07Ntyom9D7oeHQRz9LwecI1oFl-ChltrCJvHCkifGccB0r1a004d2BTpC1MfEChGL0ypjT_IXy70nxddhNpXUn-D2p1XEwC8hXtA/s320/Kim+and+Rob+pix+117.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Last crossing before we climb out--ugghh<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /></div></div></div>La Famiglia Lo Grecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01640819396456693817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450341990983183736.post-91014559114463088012009-05-13T20:58:00.000-07:002009-05-17T19:12:54.998-07:00Barista's monologue<div align="center">We had come to the sad realization that our trusty old espresso machine was probably on its last legs. Steam was continuously leaking out of the frothing nozzle and thus required manual acrobatics to maneuver around the machine to make a cup a coffee without second degree burns. You see I have had this machine for twenty-two years and letting go would be hard!<br /><br />I already tried once to fix the steam valve, but the internal washer was rock hard and incompetent. I had begun to look online for new machines but was discouraged at the exorbitant prices. It just so happened that I was relating my distress to my brother in L.A. who said that he had just recently made some repairs on his machine with great results.<br /><br />A dream is born! As soon as I got off the phone with him I began to search the internet for information on my particular make and model of espresso machine. It’s an Olympia Cremina 67, manual pull machine made by an Italian company whose factory is on the Swiss side of the Italian – Swiss border. I began to find info – tons of info on all sorts of machines. And then I hit the mother lode. I found a blog where a guy detailed the rebuilding of the exact same machine that I had. One other interesting tidbit. The general wisdom is that the gaskets in the machine should probably be replaced every two to three years. I guess that 22 years was just a little beyond the usual gasket life expectancy.<br /><br />First things first. I had to order a complete gasket set from the company. When I called, I was prepared to conduct the conversation in Italian. However, the person answered first in Italian, then repeated the greeting in French and again in German. I figured what the hay, he might speak English too. Sure enough! I asked a few questions and then made my order. This was in September 2008. The gasket set arrived in about 4 weeks, but I felt that I should wait until I had a solid chunk of time to devote to the project.<br /><br />Blow up diagram of the internal parts of the machine:</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335539777964680882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 221px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJRD2cJpAsoJXZOMI0krpVYJpE4VuaxaieWz1l6DyRNHdPII91orqfGKGqJG4k7lkuah7LQ7sfcHas3iYDfnyRlca2MXjTiHq8p0Vq8fZ6gibfW54ghzMbgfS8l2n_H98PARPZeVTVfzg/s320/Cremina67_Tav25_USA.gif" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">Well, first we were away on a trip. Then Thanksgiving was coming and I didn’t want to be without an espresso machine even if it was half broken. Of course Christmas was next and getting ready for the Christmas music program at our church. In January the band had to get ready to perform at two ExL sessions at church. Finally, February arrives and I start.<br /><br />This machine is so well thought out that disassembling it was fun and gave me a great appreciation for its design and manufacture.<br /><br /></div><div align="center">Here’s the wiring to the switches before disassembly.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335525808603472674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlCq9zZ5VzTUd0EDtvaq3QkB4b7JW9S9gJw_X_fffFgbN-yC2bOCw7uKdN7uyvMih6NnH5aKErylfiQBRiT4XP4n36Wp-wHvoHsTQW65qNKb2E1yLDvQrNmCRKP3VhTLvg2EoUuP9rEjn/s320/Sept+-08+002.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">The wires attached to the boiler</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335526415326758290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7EbCZROgTGazkfg2HzH9IcieWW34gW_UObS6EYARmhO2aQmP2ero_xroGcRoGcUaxNhJ3VXByAUOFHyoLg_viCA2KK7PgyV9WJodXcVCNe9u247XyvMnqpz8iuCDvkI4vyWfp1NuFTRh/s320/Sept+-08+007.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">The pressure regulator</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335526631293773794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSihpw0SqXW-GOEIEoxJov0-WlAjBPP1VMpKhPsxYFkpniQc9UxsWlOJUHgXnpb9bC4ezC1cByGUWaUWtKtGxX1gv6Hdh6Q7w5MCj3Q1XWllErU56nuhX_t16X9lXH9jknN6m-Ho3JrBxJ/s320/Sept+-08+010.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">The grouphead after removing the dispersion screen, that’s the piston in the middle<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335527548340754914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTv5Sd1naUxA_bWcv0w5yIWoqtTUFC7eLJblZlgpeuh9rIN9tlirULRk1p7VLcsuKW9ake8w7HjXdv7MZa_oJ7CdPuTaVdZ7uemnj_IxG-pO7jNFvLBfJ96l_P-jfsvdvKg-nhn-bEkU_2/s320/Sept+-08+011.jpg" border="0" /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><br />View of the boiler after the site tube was removed<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335528614624615538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhw_mQdJeNjBo-eqAiQVVvSKfMc8nfPESNheos7q0sz6HxXGY6NdtROjL4oc5OFFurbENkDgtA2VsiJJ1O3x2Gn1qOcmXuRaf8KPWFYng_v3mZlsFeijKxs_gHZkP5LmxvTbFnSZmjoKuh/s320/Sept+-08+019.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center">The inside of the boiler had some mineral scaling, but not that bad all things and 22 years considered.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br />This is the bottom of the boiler<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335529249168741778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQwT4a4iVE0GP9-mmRLm4Xo8F2t6shsxUoGnJbyeNAPv8X9SwiQ6UDnjuHR1FE7RKttAbq6k1MRHagRJmqJkU2diK6wfru-sd4OI_gasZktrzDFiWyVbrsbTK-UpFP6Z_3ZNzrrKpzcKT/s320/Sept+-08+023.jpg" border="0" /><br /></div><br /><div align="center">View looking up to the top of the boiler<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335529610760001554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNyz3yRY7QGQbWzU78EZhgY5q0M7TvKtBO5sF3-atBWmM_Jfvm3eHNHHAxiImABXuhH2lDXfQsCl5gHlyJUbkcYDqT6QpR1dn9BVt4L7pQ1EqZToVIQh_Ibo0oDqopo49nCdONFBh7orB/s320/Sept+-08+025.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center">Ok so after some trial and error, here’s the tool that did the trick to clean out the boiler:</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335530005741086002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDe8pb3Z8CUDzY16drZEjMmL9aoWVJKIZFTyS8S9j7MYiGuHxDLMIfmTU6nMZaWkGGBAaWpjnKM8cvZhlrqtw8boNUaAHJnABgNGttIXpQHoCOZJVrbEP_fAc3MZ05e_Ru2RYEBaDG3Ps4/s320/restoration+finale+007.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">And here’s how it looks after cleaning:<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335530328119290018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXWQfrE_IBn3hBUuG603m3Ca5ikHEcSCQGX34OUNawoiqof0bYXxwMPCdKfeL9l-7kaAArfUAjQhaWggUXEsZ7qZMI2-w4d4eg_VVlK2Xg1DjqQvLcZzqFYYY1Gq4H6pUoDQ2V0y5l93a/s320/restoration+finale+002.jpg" border="0" /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">The next task was the heating element. This needed some serious work:</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335530821423808002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lagbkgERSOAr4cO07kGuDB9H53lWVxQtxEGybZa-Xnv6YHnYubw_VWsF1jV_2MgCf6zJReSqRTi-qAudTu-0hRoiRxJxTxAaOsC0p0Apv-viU59M_HYvTsGTEPge5BGuB6Qzefrtqeu9/s320/Sept+-08+027.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><br />I started with the wire brush on the drill, but had to finish using dental picks to get into the small places and clean out the scaling. It gave me a new appreciation for the job my dental hygienist does.<br /></p><br /><p align="center"><br />This is a pic of my picks:<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335532512266992418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWJDwhLVD9Jm6qWhYEnMT1BBybHHV7BsoUFMyw0-LW-VfPScgztUI_I_rQ788-AT8ApwyP1kGY8HxlMpdtrU3bv91mxYijMEWpTDReADfWhWyxrxoYVpCTOw2hQJeN2J06Jr-sCv-yHKs/s320/restoration+finale+039.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /><br />And here is the finished product:<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335533040712904962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJjzKxW3Mzh12NfANsyN7xboNms4IoKbxEzzGSUDloGdpMvnKewVmoVlcm4Dg2vQBhy-2YXCcoeOnHPR3ENVXPKYIdG7W48Q8hABpbhKB7hUPxLdnIGJiOqScocsA6Ii-FMlnhJ5I1Vyh5/s320/Sept+-08+050.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><br />Ok, now to clean the grouphead and the piston and replace the gaskets.<br />Here’s another shot of the grouphead after the larger gasket and piston have been removed:</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335533382623055282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxip1OOEUe1tTa7LCDU2pmBozLNzmEvWzChwt6Uvk-QgB0d3pmpDz2h7eWHgmN48MJ3WgPY6ekg83jGvuTqR5MSOt9826uRnn_2KNqcigwZ9G1Meihw8gljNjLpSRMx7C6dOtVQUpqVxg/s320/Sept+-08+047.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">That little ring in the center with 4 holes is a retaining washer and it held in place by a circlip. The rubber washer is behind it.<br />I had to remove the hardened washer with a dental pick being carefull not to damage the side walls of the cylinder, otherwise the piston would not seal along the sidewalls.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center">Here’s how it looked after cleaning and replacement of parts:<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335533754746772386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9mhNgodGRMGYRbRPaorNlPb10wU88t6BrMkBQQ4_Hpa0U7KGDVRaMA80DlXkWTqE_gi9N9iqL_ECp-Lrn8UGF1vswU6yWTCyapZjv68lK_o3CuMyUc7Ez0iYdXNFTF0WuzX4nF6-8wF9/s320/restoration+finale+017.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><br />Cleaning and replacement of the gaskets on the piston head – the dental pick was again the tool of choice:<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335534245121741218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvpsLiO34TQDjveVYB1-v3Ko1-is5oUrA8SH9ryqBLD7ClBg-KSU3X0BuR2IUpeR3uKonv7M5ENadPZJx1er8QnhGTj_CaMFrQRohKbid8sJURSqBxnKQGCejjDAkIPrV5La7iy5qI1yn/s320/restoration+finale+015.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br />It was time to start reassembly. I reviewed the parts and realized that I was missing two crucial gaskets used to seal the glass site tube to the brass housing.<br />I called Olympia Express in Switzerland at 1:00 AM our time which is 10 AM their time. The woman who answered was very accommodating and apologized for the omission and said she would send out the missing gaskets. I didn’t push her for a time estimate because I know that they are not as intense as we Americans are about being timely. The gaskets arrived in about 3 weeks, and they also sent a second full gasket replacement set. Now I’m all set for the next time I do a rebuild – that should be, uh let’s see, in 2031 if this one lasts just as long!<br /><br />With things on hold for the gaskets, I got busy with other things and the parts just sat in the garage. Other projects kept taking priority. We had become used to making our coffee in the morning with the 4 cup Moka Express coffee pot on the stove:<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335536049820904338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 167px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hiSChMlfKBl366DlY4rvSvyMHvZLZ1qHnZUGmaSiIBVWosNq1ObwHqPHkNyVhP1rvJggTe38SviZ58kXbFWv_Pry5AYgFyO3XSDJlOkuCzThWhVMIMMfWvKCABg8FIxaogBy2qEO-tsi/s320/25.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br />A couple of months passed and then I found some time to get back to it. Everything went together pretty smoothly:<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335536441249239746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWIInhL_9Tb9pYwNPCMcnefRNTNmEjy8lfc_i_BEo6SbzdmMoCFHQztCY1-tWyrET3WHbzLQzUGl3roPLor_Xy5Eiy8YAdOMlHjEpZIiPE9-WQg3KzL2FjU2VPPOlUnpGO_BEh4chxRRu/s320/restoration+finale+023.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335536701378613810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamI8sHuf8WcSK_NJxXIOlkVL0Ot1BmsrAv8xFLgb8F_2vzk05r6ipzsNf7ZSSgu22iYQuzYISQ3Xx7jiZt8kmaRoKNd3Sg0HN25lCC_FhH9WLYElqoykNi8uVVe47Q36Ff5r-Z4bPEtRk/s320/restoration+finale+021.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />In this shot you can see the new rubber gasket protruding from the bottom of the boiler where the heating element is bolted:<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335537045766901410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQZ7Nud90nE4aoOr9TFMZ5a-XlV1MlrD_WW9tkGKZ_JnDMGUG3WED7p1trX_gRbLSP4SrYZ9eHev-H9X2md_33Ux77NOs_Js4gc7uL_YKjJjUrkuroAo3T4WgzJEFSKNIgWcKye0oCgbF/s320/restoration+finale+025.jpg" border="0" /><br />To test and adjust the boiler pressure shut-off switch I purchased a pressure gauge at my local Ace Hardware and connected it to the port for the steam froth valve:<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335537978905304418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZITyu_wOhwA6q4rN83TA4IgdvTDpDRvsNWyiIrgKO5DACFM83IJjS5Y-C1vEWRMHtISR66xpToo7MXYEbi0dwvjqyBmvyWWcUSiMTpcZsh-3IomXVUEYWiniWHoR6AxZqQarCTev4f44/s320/restoration+finale+026.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Here’s a close up of the gauge:<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335538334962504882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PWbAalnrbZOxnH3DoEqSqaELD0eWVoHyV33Tq4MmMMNwxcO7Sy3DPKmnxzHrrfHtD-U275prz6VdEGtO572mJLaVrRBTYmUZ8eBWCSh3D1X6ILBXWSbCe4VtOdGor3HNX_apZIi86lGt/s320/restoration+finale+029.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">The recommended pressure is 0.8 to 1.0 bar, that means that the heating element turns on when the pressure drops below 0.8 bar and shuts off when it hits 1.0 bar. As you can see, this gauge is not exactly zeroed, so I had to fudge it a little. For those of you who don’t remember your physics, 1.0 BAR = 14.50 PSI = 1.01972 kg/cm2 = 0.9869 ATM = 750.062 Torr= 750.062 mmHg. OK, OK, I had to look it up too. It was a little too far back on the hard disk and there seemed to be some corrupted files that had to be error corrected – that means dusting it off.<br /><br />Here’s the pressure switch:<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335538616013798002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCDaFjQD3JkVxjyFm5zUpRKJ11jTcfjzyAfNC4RsA7JaiW5RF7FnCYeFBrXiSXMkuIfsZ1_gLl0A0djUMqPEPbChvPALGNwxccm_bighGNdspfnLXXPOgt5_CmdBbRA9tK2dJrKWY_lPr/s320/restoration+finale+032.jpg" border="0" /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center">The pressure is adjusted by turning the ridged dial, which I marked so that I could see how far I moved it. </div><div align="center"><br />So I finished putting it back together, cleaned all the surfaces so that they’re nice and shiny, and then I ceremoniously put the Cremina back in its place of honor. It was like goin’ home:</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335539048319801986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGM8jDwIfKapzQMReBpcZpsY5lDNoxWscaMYwsybqlz-wr9Q6qcefQxKTjZFH5YYKuVtpNArulhwnrfm-45vC8KHKMSzCY_8b1imcFXmzTLFVzP4bmH-XWkGx-oKrolhOBhtHni18Sn8O/s320/restoration+finale+047.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Now that all the gaskets and washers seal properly we have to relearn how to make the espresso so that it has that perfect crema on top – hazelnut colored with darker swirls.<br />Ahhhhhhhh. Time to relax and have a few doppios with a biscotto. </div>La Famiglia Lo Grecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01640819396456693817noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450341990983183736.post-56059948213547169472009-05-08T17:22:00.000-07:002009-05-09T13:50:58.982-07:00More Landscape Photos!<div align="center"> </div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333613710015024354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibd09g78kDSjwyuBPp3rkTiE8C71f00atXALVRsfK9nH_NIMDrt3aPko20UuggS3J0qlXG1NKfJDerlSMYTpooAR2TtScB0HSQgsdrtXNAcLM3QSuJtnQRJPBRIk2mGFc-6y_FtLw-IRLN/s320/IMG_0936.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">The Prickly Pear are fully loaded for fruits this year. These particular species are called "Indian Fig" or, in italian, "Fichi di India". In fact, in Sicily (whose climate is quite similar to Tucson), they farm prickly pear fruit for various culinary uses...I am starting to plan ahead and pulling recipes for granita di fichi di india </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UI9Yya7S0YgQJ7TiSgeVyo6uk76zpCLhr4i_EF0WfwxivdeYRY-3c-EaFDNfiBOR-4yZ5mn12QlZYz1gx5b4CnBmvn-QKfIQYeMcjkeP7Dwe6xm1gp60f1wdQVSuEdm3HrOv85hq_3z1/s1600-h/IMG_0926.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333614862249859474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 232px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UI9Yya7S0YgQJ7TiSgeVyo6uk76zpCLhr4i_EF0WfwxivdeYRY-3c-EaFDNfiBOR-4yZ5mn12QlZYz1gx5b4CnBmvn-QKfIQYeMcjkeP7Dwe6xm1gp60f1wdQVSuEdm3HrOv85hq_3z1/s320/IMG_0926.JPG" border="0" /></a> "Teddy Bear" sunflower<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEp9z93VXOX2Xg1UJegqWmx6__lMIqyt0hoR4HNnz7-2gwerYZJw_6pcV7-L9RhfKkREWsCDeH-bKkRbwiNhoAaBF-CXDHivdX3BWDHym4SSh_Wagly3KxKMWPbkF_kPbSl-rrAQgjjzvQ/s1600-h/IMG_0925.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333614845719925778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEp9z93VXOX2Xg1UJegqWmx6__lMIqyt0hoR4HNnz7-2gwerYZJw_6pcV7-L9RhfKkREWsCDeH-bKkRbwiNhoAaBF-CXDHivdX3BWDHym4SSh_Wagly3KxKMWPbkF_kPbSl-rrAQgjjzvQ/s320/IMG_0925.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333613721941674226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7L2B2w-JxEUizmokF17EjqFY8PCK1iZpwsZzgEfEZMbK6QYY3mnyIYReUCv45MZ-oxAIfEA0KsRnKLYg-TFk9UJvUinGTkNGSNfqQBS9ktHt4helJyjPapTFb3gwJ6tPpqab7emM4ccJN/s320/IMG_0935.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyJx3jNCc0UtOpjErSXOXm9bnT3KYLHAnvfnyIJj06eHIHgyS8TI09cd_03BtGpCaIdveeiTlz9Y3-Hs9w66ZsR-DlclGDuiiLSGvLwnM-vURNr6VSQYttlX_TIecnd6NHCFM0CoYMBR3/s1600-h/IMG_0930.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333614840202718786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyJx3jNCc0UtOpjErSXOXm9bnT3KYLHAnvfnyIJj06eHIHgyS8TI09cd_03BtGpCaIdveeiTlz9Y3-Hs9w66ZsR-DlclGDuiiLSGvLwnM-vURNr6VSQYttlX_TIecnd6NHCFM0CoYMBR3/s320/IMG_0930.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here are our grape bunches just after the flowers have 'shattered'...Rob spent the day trimming excess bunches and thinning the fruit from individual bunches in hopes that the fruit will grow bigger and juicier and more flavorful! Another trick is to 'girdle' the vines. That is a technique wherein you cut away the outer 'bark' of a vine circumferentially just before the fruit. It is supposed to limit the amount of nutrients that return from the fruit to the vine while retaining the nutrients that the come to the bunch from the vine. Sort of like the human venous system! (Rob is trying that technique on just a couple of the vines!)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4C9gBZRdDkeqXIGA-ejFxMHuW2QIahY4IXLUNCIvw1aj_20SprmIMoVaJT4GZp3iznaHTG4xHeEyIj_s6Pv88B1PPUks5Bg8EzsVvS5-muSvd9PBWa6dAgPFi4kWXHC4kru5jw_Z_yqu/s1600-h/IMG_0931.JPG"><span> </span></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PypPlVkWl3LNWdNyOwVdPMqcbDP8ElOrsX2OEmk5fMHdk2JqgfOClrANNU1IuTBySV0ZYiVx0KzEHmFzkfMDl6yztgRW7zH-oJEgi3XTu6jBcCUJl_h5HocS6-w14i9qjt922ag7K1Dz/s1600-h/IMG_0932.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333613734072406514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PypPlVkWl3LNWdNyOwVdPMqcbDP8ElOrsX2OEmk5fMHdk2JqgfOClrANNU1IuTBySV0ZYiVx0KzEHmFzkfMDl6yztgRW7zH-oJEgi3XTu6jBcCUJl_h5HocS6-w14i9qjt922ag7K1Dz/s320/IMG_0932.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OBAYY10FjfYLvzo3LzBBhJjbxfdLjN0xVoetOQNB3VJiRuV-6klijcsLzIuiqmLD6Sz09Vs7sV0Ufv0uuH2kXe4ow2iNuphFY_-odjZtBkz36oj7BAG0PgX81vgLQg3Wv6Kc65j_sgYY/s1600-h/IMG_0934.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333613723418325010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OBAYY10FjfYLvzo3LzBBhJjbxfdLjN0xVoetOQNB3VJiRuV-6klijcsLzIuiqmLD6Sz09Vs7sV0Ufv0uuH2kXe4ow2iNuphFY_-odjZtBkz36oj7BAG0PgX81vgLQg3Wv6Kc65j_sgYY/s320/IMG_0934.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>La Famiglia Lo Grecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01640819396456693817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450341990983183736.post-13397139175644548262009-04-30T21:31:00.000-07:002009-05-02T08:56:58.306-07:00Spring Flowers<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWBj4R8Ty7GyDEB0l7o1BLIWNHFmMur8-uDeceVehXbC8VMaj-0uMQgEJwbEu8aJiBOzlj9mLp6bcWdtE4Vw9hnDBmHgBv1d2ZCx7K3b-L8rXa1nNaoKlkshDgV-EJIcKGjOKdsIWmkLfH/s1600-h/IMG_0924.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330713311674790898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWBj4R8Ty7GyDEB0l7o1BLIWNHFmMur8-uDeceVehXbC8VMaj-0uMQgEJwbEu8aJiBOzlj9mLp6bcWdtE4Vw9hnDBmHgBv1d2ZCx7K3b-L8rXa1nNaoKlkshDgV-EJIcKGjOKdsIWmkLfH/s320/IMG_0924.JPG" border="0" /></a> These are some of the latest additions to our yard; most are from the Tohono Chul Park spring plant sale. I love buying plants there because they often have hard to find species. The above picture is of Penstemmon Ambiguus commonly called Bush Penstemmon. I like that its foliage is so frail looking, fine and very drought tolerant but, when it blooms, it pumps out these dainty pale pink flowers that stay around all summer into fall!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidOqL6ruV2CWH7QmS4P7sNpj6E1YHv-U_iEdfR-6wsLys8WHQ7x1YDtTpzvHhvwRDM07FB0lK1Md3tocK1W3TEGNXzIHarEmlKhoTfk7Mgnraed8WXAGdEGg9SZxJjhQCoVWIPOzV0kgW/s1600-h/IMG_0920.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330713308235315426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidOqL6ruV2CWH7QmS4P7sNpj6E1YHv-U_iEdfR-6wsLys8WHQ7x1YDtTpzvHhvwRDM07FB0lK1Md3tocK1W3TEGNXzIHarEmlKhoTfk7Mgnraed8WXAGdEGg9SZxJjhQCoVWIPOzV0kgW/s320/IMG_0920.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is a Hibiscus Cardiophylla-cute little guy!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3vsIBBiaqM-dnWYtlddHBtRnXatjlXfzjnwgTqKWhAAHC5HYBj3CyH4c-HbiO6dWlyv78NSOo_beCTQpYzdbm9tX7NNcLRyMRH4otenl6AKycR4LGVk6frUY9QilWhxW9ibxHgUNwBKR/s1600-h/IMG_0922.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330712764504571586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3vsIBBiaqM-dnWYtlddHBtRnXatjlXfzjnwgTqKWhAAHC5HYBj3CyH4c-HbiO6dWlyv78NSOo_beCTQpYzdbm9tX7NNcLRyMRH4otenl6AKycR4LGVk6frUY9QilWhxW9ibxHgUNwBKR/s320/IMG_0922.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>One little figgy,..<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbT2P38q0BfHgdUr1R3NLSoIOU2Q74-AGb2MInfqjTS53NHK7wzX7_luH3XTvYWEvzwYy1Kgg05aCwdUq0wLbwWtnlxufKl3x-t9QF0Vp4Q1dSf1jAxVDJIXfgHfPD7LR3EnrP5iejq3H/s1600-h/IMG_0911.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330712760037835026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbT2P38q0BfHgdUr1R3NLSoIOU2Q74-AGb2MInfqjTS53NHK7wzX7_luH3XTvYWEvzwYy1Kgg05aCwdUq0wLbwWtnlxufKl3x-t9QF0Vp4Q1dSf1jAxVDJIXfgHfPD7LR3EnrP5iejq3H/s320/IMG_0911.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is the first flower from this really cool Pedilanthus or "Lady Slipper"-they call it that because the flower kinda looks like a slipper?<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3r8WE1LXcQCNGLnRvoxx1iprXZnD8yPQ9CduA_ZKlkRbC9BLaGamKv2UMDReOEKQ3EBkKBOpgA4TgombVpw5UQ2_rxBELJjpAXIAPJO2bBdJRZxZjQviSRuTuS3B9Y_tWvKauFrbXxjde/s1600-h/IMG_0893.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330712223313267682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3r8WE1LXcQCNGLnRvoxx1iprXZnD8yPQ9CduA_ZKlkRbC9BLaGamKv2UMDReOEKQ3EBkKBOpgA4TgombVpw5UQ2_rxBELJjpAXIAPJO2bBdJRZxZjQviSRuTuS3B9Y_tWvKauFrbXxjde/s320/IMG_0893.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Blood Flower<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRCmrv2rGMtOuY4qZa7iKc31DnMkhRe3Tz5laDjueja-YUT0ovDEJZpC_GVoOzFfudmk7j6vTzUDUCFx97lMnalHczZPpUF9aFMY_SQHBtqE_SE4ka7YZUx-ui3aNS8oRSP7jA7XXoJXq4/s1600-h/IMG_0894.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330711666411071698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRCmrv2rGMtOuY4qZa7iKc31DnMkhRe3Tz5laDjueja-YUT0ovDEJZpC_GVoOzFfudmk7j6vTzUDUCFx97lMnalHczZPpUF9aFMY_SQHBtqE_SE4ka7YZUx-ui3aNS8oRSP7jA7XXoJXq4/s320/IMG_0894.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />"Bat-Faced" Cuphea<br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhkuxLvW5PwEPNVoeCJ5M6Z2-LUJenXbuWUNIrVOmbU1dhbrZ7PapvOxAqYd9Gpj958EiRZ_RMeYSkieTAs9ttaDpO2RIcsF-KXrTnKnUjEazc6nYykW-v9uLl4oQFzVzNsJsSs4vj9bq/s1600-h/IMG_0892.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330711658897718274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhkuxLvW5PwEPNVoeCJ5M6Z2-LUJenXbuWUNIrVOmbU1dhbrZ7PapvOxAqYd9Gpj958EiRZ_RMeYSkieTAs9ttaDpO2RIcsF-KXrTnKnUjEazc6nYykW-v9uLl4oQFzVzNsJsSs4vj9bq/s320/IMG_0892.JPG" border="0" /></a> Salvia <div><div>de Oto<em>n</em>o<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT71eogwsIpk3xujN4Q-dCoKrBjevT_zqQDlgPQ2_ydXHx2qe1dPOacCv8gCDhwZS0bHX8uMinzx9PR5tkV4ile6lgVpRMq_JaQ_AULe3duTurhAUIBDd7tJ1z_3z1eC_ZVagXefFmp6Jl/s1600-h/IMG_0767.JPG"><span style="font-size:+0;"></span></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE02_-mTav8cWfjHkrb6WECicCdRhyphenhyphenxtdim4aGdtdeVVcv73vbi3MAuDh1dDZMYTlyuyhAY7MjnZkhTHltionq6LHNPtNCFSoFgvllIUrkuHUZ4ecaMZZMNIr7lZfj_KVYNer2xFmLrhwK/s1600-h/IMG_0743.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330710715106413362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE02_-mTav8cWfjHkrb6WECicCdRhyphenhyphenxtdim4aGdtdeVVcv73vbi3MAuDh1dDZMYTlyuyhAY7MjnZkhTHltionq6LHNPtNCFSoFgvllIUrkuHUZ4ecaMZZMNIr7lZfj_KVYNer2xFmLrhwK/s320/IMG_0743.JPG" border="0" /></a>Kaffir Lily<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_yiKAI5IhnqX6QZLwf0vG7ksBqYsGZrN6REDMSTGzoHl6afqdIQtEn9eGwokjrR406IrXa5D_GqYvELoTFZc3Muirm-q4NSXLrO8vcyUQ1LTdE46orF2xkWkBkqGY7PZiCheUhzUWdgS/s1600-h/IMG_0739.JPG"><span style="font-size:+0;"></span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>La Famiglia Lo Grecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01640819396456693817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450341990983183736.post-45038396605528009872009-04-30T21:10:00.000-07:002009-04-30T22:14:31.486-07:00Lo Greco Lemon Creations 2009<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29z6qP16v4UidxupiCYPYBszVdMM6NQmErRYhsLw-4hhMSLiyJPhKuXFItfomRSYUm5wnFcsk3E5EHAsXQXVnrT5aLXAz-_8vOpddXBNs4P3KJLzZYFlkpNK6g1cgMlMnbmBfV2mJkh_V/s1600-h/IMG_0918+(1).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330703599691072898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29z6qP16v4UidxupiCYPYBszVdMM6NQmErRYhsLw-4hhMSLiyJPhKuXFItfomRSYUm5wnFcsk3E5EHAsXQXVnrT5aLXAz-_8vOpddXBNs4P3KJLzZYFlkpNK6g1cgMlMnbmBfV2mJkh_V/s320/IMG_0918+(1).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJk3JoXTI4I0K3f8A1wpNmnO93fEqAi6XHa8fEhtdOSxqId7sFoBSkaXG6pA-eRj8hAZSVT7o3mOWNkQHzTTH6hYJMIUAwDW9MS09TJulVWKIheYx8OJnlOT4dwQX6oM6tVueCW3Gbr0I/s1600-h/IMG_0914+(1).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330703595285957410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJk3JoXTI4I0K3f8A1wpNmnO93fEqAi6XHa8fEhtdOSxqId7sFoBSkaXG6pA-eRj8hAZSVT7o3mOWNkQHzTTH6hYJMIUAwDW9MS09TJulVWKIheYx8OJnlOT4dwQX6oM6tVueCW3Gbr0I/s320/IMG_0914+(1).JPG" border="0" /></a><br />After a sweet haul of lemons from our tree, I was in a quandry for what to do with all of them. I think we started with 30 lemons or more....I spent 2-2 hour sessions just zesting and squeezing the juice through a sieve. Not pictured are the 6 batches of Lemon Bars...they were really delicious-especially warm. Thomas also made 2 batches of Granita di Limone-sort of like an icee or shave ice but, traditional to Sicily. It takes time to make the granitas, you have to freeze the mixture slowly, stirring every 30-45 minutes over about 6-8 hours...that way, the ice crystals are very fine and melt very quickly without being crunchy like most icees. Delicioso!</div><div align="center">In the photo are a Lemon Tart(the second one I made) and Limoncello which we made for friends. I found a lot of recipes on line and just melded them together... the Limoncello took about 15 lemons!!</div><div align="center">Of course, we also made basic Lemonade and use the lemons for marinades and salad dressings. After all this baking, we only have 4 lemons left :(</div><div align="center">Buon Appetito!</div></div>La Famiglia Lo Grecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01640819396456693817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450341990983183736.post-20650971541211502312009-04-20T10:14:00.000-07:002009-04-20T17:46:06.652-07:00Bug Springs Trail, Mt Lemmon<div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326936774201498546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaatYNEoxuskKlIjOeS1kFWd-EAp9fr1QLm0lC6cRziKblxw-aBWe7EeHRKSWzi6JckiRxOgMmtempE6WFsRnMvf36k0iWebgSJEgIVDCNI5BwdPYSI1SqduYGpbNqaQuBjQ4epsMi9LDn/s320/IMG_0898+(1).JPG" border="0" /> Bug Springs Trail Head at ~11.5 mi. we started from Molino Basin and took the road 6 miles to the upper trail head. Steep "hike a bike" for the first half mile...then some of the sweetest rolling, fast, tight singletrack around! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326938171334682210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfNWnOjFI2wIJCxF9jEWeYPrPwlYfLT1tJ8u9To6vAyFKUUxDc3Qvbu461EQkxA42jBTQ7JXJvM30qi9bC6rQfZGYa4J9MfCvISV8PXbiHAQLRxViUItpAINa9XBjca2qF7-700jD8ZiC/s320/IMG_0900+(1).JPG" border="0" />Rob demonstrating a mean "cosmic crunch"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTtEsusOav4hQyq1Cw2Xi0ZJ9UsT3wKRsigqQ6GtASOvQi-ilU8b3Ws5Ivt-UaN8pke5vMuLWVYSBazXQ4-dTc4LiUPq3i9qrXlDA6dC7cYw6mPXar9X6-Iopd0XCqiA7wrAUrjP9V0Ou/s1600-h/IMG_0903+(1).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326938004433067762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTtEsusOav4hQyq1Cw2Xi0ZJ9UsT3wKRsigqQ6GtASOvQi-ilU8b3Ws5Ivt-UaN8pke5vMuLWVYSBazXQ4-dTc4LiUPq3i9qrXlDA6dC7cYw6mPXar9X6-Iopd0XCqiA7wrAUrjP9V0Ou/s320/IMG_0903+(1).JPG" border="0" /></a> Stepped drop-offs -reminiscent of the steps at Catalina State Park (anyone remember the Great Pumpkin Race??)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhNpTB_rDf9YUp9XbM3kWy78dqLCZvtQE4sFprs0uq_RA84Keo2DMPUEONU5RrGNctmFbomtipo9-Nk5xFAwQwMI6Nq4kB35RQO0q1aMGQZ-Ee-wkRyJJ5CkGR9ARDbaCKvZviOi_ail-/s1600-h/IMG_0904+(1).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326937832354530850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhNpTB_rDf9YUp9XbM3kWy78dqLCZvtQE4sFprs0uq_RA84Keo2DMPUEONU5RrGNctmFbomtipo9-Nk5xFAwQwMI6Nq4kB35RQO0q1aMGQZ-Ee-wkRyJJ5CkGR9ARDbaCKvZviOi_ail-/s320/IMG_0904+(1).JPG" border="0" /></a><br />No crashes!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzyxE9KZIl4FpU7gxEWeecwsUhxFEa1XznvqXIzm8cgemCQ-r93-tqdaEN9m7DWDUuToGIGKatQORsutKhLp3h7WShXUmMGGQ0H5xnANZGbSb2PF_cpkxsq_sXxGUWMv9d1c6x-riVFww2/s1600-h/IMG_0907+(1).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326937682575047842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzyxE9KZIl4FpU7gxEWeecwsUhxFEa1XznvqXIzm8cgemCQ-r93-tqdaEN9m7DWDUuToGIGKatQORsutKhLp3h7WShXUmMGGQ0H5xnANZGbSb2PF_cpkxsq_sXxGUWMv9d1c6x-riVFww2/s320/IMG_0907+(1).JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Rollin' through the pines--can you smell it?<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0s0jghe0_AmiKipp-7xzhzXMqHgdFp7pFcW4FWMtYSxPoHNbgvIlRCiuqnPSfxyRPzNEk9IWwtsKH7-aJnmBD2yxD6_KAbFszk1DIj2ABwXETlfhE6xWfG9DAePcYO9u2WquoijSsgF6D/s1600-h/IMG_0910+(1).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326937480363068018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0s0jghe0_AmiKipp-7xzhzXMqHgdFp7pFcW4FWMtYSxPoHNbgvIlRCiuqnPSfxyRPzNEk9IWwtsKH7-aJnmBD2yxD6_KAbFszk1DIj2ABwXETlfhE6xWfG9DAePcYO9u2WquoijSsgF6D/s320/IMG_0910+(1).JPG" border="0" /></a> OK so, there's more than just that initial push--sweet rock cairn!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>La Famiglia Lo Grecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01640819396456693817noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450341990983183736.post-35438428783787301002009-04-16T22:42:00.000-07:002009-04-16T23:01:08.903-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__WZKShAbPT0/SegaVaqOHZI/AAAAAAAAAMo/sw1DZ7vgMNw/s1600-h/Img2322.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325535514601594258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 49px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 75px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__WZKShAbPT0/SegaVaqOHZI/AAAAAAAAAMo/sw1DZ7vgMNw/s320/Img2322.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__WZKShAbPT0/SegaVN5MP7I/AAAAAAAAAMg/dGizh8393xg/s1600-h/Img2328.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325535511174725554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 49px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 75px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__WZKShAbPT0/SegaVN5MP7I/AAAAAAAAAMg/dGizh8393xg/s320/Img2328.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__WZKShAbPT0/SegaU2OU43I/AAAAAAAAAMY/HwaOetP4Xos/s1600-h/Img2413.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325535504820921202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 75px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 49px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__WZKShAbPT0/SegaU2OU43I/AAAAAAAAAMY/HwaOetP4Xos/s320/Img2413.jpg" border="0" /></a> (Okay, don't know why thiese pix are sooooooooooooooooooo small?)<br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Easter weekend and spring fling at TCC west!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">We had a blast and the weather was perfect after a freaky Saturday rain and wind storm! Sunday was warm and sunny with just a light breeze-perfect for playin' outside. We messed up on a couple of songs but, all in all, it went great and we got some great feedback. Rob just keeps gettin better with the strings..he was rockin' it! I just started voice lessons with the notorious Crystal Stark. It's really humbling but great to get some professional help (for my voice I mean). Anyway, we'll see where it leads!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div></div></div>La Famiglia Lo Grecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01640819396456693817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450341990983183736.post-78541559194395624132009-04-01T15:58:00.000-07:002009-04-01T16:55:42.680-07:00Kitchen Project 09 counters<div align="center">Some more pics of prepping the kitchen-Rob had to cut the old duct work and install a new venting duct that would feed from the new hood to the existing duct-as you can see, its an 8" round to an elbow to the rectangular duct. Our friend Steve from church helped us out-thanks Steve!</div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319872205466670514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 325px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17t8ZwZD5rsVRaqxL7G6ChcUNAOxonrpqB2xBPHRsSv_hADP66376ZRewZaTFJbPQcHTqRoVu6bMhfDvl2zA-Oue069lApk0j6R7LbOZnYGc-wZ5Uv6LFvgZcHLeT6obuh5As2p4XOOVm/s320/IMG_0773.JPG" border="0" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgJw6VQiiFCQ0hA5T_-Q7zqc3uQwuIN2qM9RKtR0Dr0MW4j9kBzMbEjEgg0rpfQXB_2T-0MrlcY7_k4O6px6T6fbhESX0OEubQV9fHVLd4H84a0RoBjE8_MqnvncGpNGL4FY7oraXcZC6/s1600-h/IMG_0774.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319872199682312850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgJw6VQiiFCQ0hA5T_-Q7zqc3uQwuIN2qM9RKtR0Dr0MW4j9kBzMbEjEgg0rpfQXB_2T-0MrlcY7_k4O6px6T6fbhESX0OEubQV9fHVLd4H84a0RoBjE8_MqnvncGpNGL4FY7oraXcZC6/s320/IMG_0774.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2RgoIAIPsEZPNpMePTIpVr5uiaCCa2ED107N56MLJu2nCtNROGggAQUcWxWoNt132fstwoymjCxl9AbL5JhKvYZVL8w64nRD9Dh2if_0GFMh78G8TmAC8jp65ReY3K1mez84RpyoZw5l/s1600-h/IMG_0777.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319868734075485826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2RgoIAIPsEZPNpMePTIpVr5uiaCCa2ED107N56MLJu2nCtNROGggAQUcWxWoNt132fstwoymjCxl9AbL5JhKvYZVL8w64nRD9Dh2if_0GFMh78G8TmAC8jp65ReY3K1mez84RpyoZw5l/s320/IMG_0777.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3BG-UEVhnfcZSsR382cxSf9PiRZdHg5BbotUXpEPSD_fpwqIeCKC25TG6St9DSLX7KnxjeTfxxsS0UYRdvx4VV-oLPSaw4DxNJmzMRMhqqkRuCwkT8hJdj0cvO9uCXnyUkG3Iu3gFKyc/s1600-h/IMG_0778.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319868732024310354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3BG-UEVhnfcZSsR382cxSf9PiRZdHg5BbotUXpEPSD_fpwqIeCKC25TG6St9DSLX7KnxjeTfxxsS0UYRdvx4VV-oLPSaw4DxNJmzMRMhqqkRuCwkT8hJdj0cvO9uCXnyUkG3Iu3gFKyc/s320/IMG_0778.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfWjRwvvHOxqFY6jm1hitVDB21HiM8s_sChiPs-rbT06xWiAcOYnC881kU4VCMyZsacQXBK2UrF-NCm2Ygt8pMw3LhA8q6wRFGjsqQHcDwMkimDmORjk0hyphenhyphenQNEMg24Vd5im4L10Vt7ldK/s1600-h/IMG_0780.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319868725128617810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfWjRwvvHOxqFY6jm1hitVDB21HiM8s_sChiPs-rbT06xWiAcOYnC881kU4VCMyZsacQXBK2UrF-NCm2Ygt8pMw3LhA8q6wRFGjsqQHcDwMkimDmORjk0hyphenhyphenQNEMg24Vd5im4L10Vt7ldK/s320/IMG_0780.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Looking up the duct work<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTF-SmRO9fwPGeUD-mUKHUAsrL8_QWqcomUW4hTdUo_0ZtAXCMMPPizBLs7SRGnI7PxxkkyPoMMjSbO_PCBcjj9F5mFlZYU5ew6_g8sIBnB35hzICeUUQ9ylFXh6MxNdNiQyX3ZWgkNb84/s1600-h/IMG_0781.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319868726475378706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTF-SmRO9fwPGeUD-mUKHUAsrL8_QWqcomUW4hTdUo_0ZtAXCMMPPizBLs7SRGnI7PxxkkyPoMMjSbO_PCBcjj9F5mFlZYU5ew6_g8sIBnB35hzICeUUQ9ylFXh6MxNdNiQyX3ZWgkNb84/s320/IMG_0781.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />New drywall<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPU1hoLeGv8qcKPBMp42kO8RKc4dqMr5192lfbkPtRhdDmoLBjh6ai44fmJqO7jNLUCrscLGPRxipp-jjgTCmlAbips-NEnmQn3T2EGL3c7TKkAkKGrqXsxhChbVqO2gUC5ZoMq5KTIqx/s1600-h/IMG_0782.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319868722647958050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPU1hoLeGv8qcKPBMp42kO8RKc4dqMr5192lfbkPtRhdDmoLBjh6ai44fmJqO7jNLUCrscLGPRxipp-jjgTCmlAbips-NEnmQn3T2EGL3c7TKkAkKGrqXsxhChbVqO2gUC5ZoMq5KTIqx/s320/IMG_0782.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBtkIK3x4OBA0eLRXAPDhUDuq59EFS3ZTCU_hwHqx4EvWiNvOi4fQBraEBgn_6rtLLsTdUOqnxLhthjtZniqzSSVRuURTvXOIC516Q_j7JsKgfSe0x2pZWcFYFwfK9OUfDRdIIeMw1otv/s1600-h/IMG_0831.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319868031844329362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBtkIK3x4OBA0eLRXAPDhUDuq59EFS3ZTCU_hwHqx4EvWiNvOi4fQBraEBgn_6rtLLsTdUOqnxLhthjtZniqzSSVRuURTvXOIC516Q_j7JsKgfSe0x2pZWcFYFwfK9OUfDRdIIeMw1otv/s320/IMG_0831.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Patched and ready for paint<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRB7Cvb3UkHitaYf0sgoMCwlwuH7mQEQETruqEHHSABvFnwj3SfycQYkMnuepKu8b0byoIlMHca2Z_UyZe_fOQEvopN8FYHHNUpjEAKflbZFgT32vOq6_vcXzJliiPHvXjFUE1eyXbp-X/s1600-h/IMG_0832.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319868028573874082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRB7Cvb3UkHitaYf0sgoMCwlwuH7mQEQETruqEHHSABvFnwj3SfycQYkMnuepKu8b0byoIlMHca2Z_UyZe_fOQEvopN8FYHHNUpjEAKflbZFgT32vOq6_vcXzJliiPHvXjFUE1eyXbp-X/s320/IMG_0832.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbK0VZDbpxU2fCItENe9upi0kCsoYOW3KOQT5UCi2Q_bUCEng2SR0l0dw5KfQXDX5LhmYwp_47Lzg9L-26S578QjcWydjTt-E1H1BLG_3-Rol_YFqdKVUSje4A5-0g9ddPBX3DRvwX5o9f/s1600-h/IMG_0834.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319868024850204786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbK0VZDbpxU2fCItENe9upi0kCsoYOW3KOQT5UCi2Q_bUCEng2SR0l0dw5KfQXDX5LhmYwp_47Lzg9L-26S578QjcWydjTt-E1H1BLG_3-Rol_YFqdKVUSje4A5-0g9ddPBX3DRvwX5o9f/s320/IMG_0834.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />So, the first coat of paint didn't turn out quite like we wanted.....the small patch in the middle is the color we end up choosing-called "Summer Heat". I stayed up until midnight trying to get the color right-hope it looks good with the counters!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHkPOP1MWBq9HpwOS63WnJxjCYjGJ7qegd8HiNo00WRmYHnk5_E4jOT4szpFqPLlijSPvZqnpaoae97rVrpwrMJS7ePtYiTmkFPJtNLZ6rd5X1j2y0Eo9UHRA5PR3yP_C_rI1ruSPGScw0/s1600-h/IMG_0836.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319868018927241906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHkPOP1MWBq9HpwOS63WnJxjCYjGJ7qegd8HiNo00WRmYHnk5_E4jOT4szpFqPLlijSPvZqnpaoae97rVrpwrMJS7ePtYiTmkFPJtNLZ6rd5X1j2y0Eo9UHRA5PR3yP_C_rI1ruSPGScw0/s320/IMG_0836.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6DQef7pH6c0HlVVBSEAwlk4BhvYn7vX1OmkdQlVxoAXQ8FoqwcgZFpz1nNFqhz8Pud9Gn5y49Cp6LZutf0t1SgJ6-7uuz9iRyEflWpzoH1K0npFW8Zic0U3RdLwJULFLyJ46wbLSkqwV/s1600-h/IMG_0835.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319868020362380194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6DQef7pH6c0HlVVBSEAwlk4BhvYn7vX1OmkdQlVxoAXQ8FoqwcgZFpz1nNFqhz8Pud9Gn5y49Cp6LZutf0t1SgJ6-7uuz9iRyEflWpzoH1K0npFW8Zic0U3RdLwJULFLyJ46wbLSkqwV/s320/IMG_0835.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMjCG1z1X4vsWfr2GIhagb9HGGptuAW7N_XXUfDxZJqZyPN8yCL-GjFr-5uDNwAVJW9mMcGiBf_gwYAxMWUs0g0wMMNkp3G-A6LY8_6oy0bSFDjuAoUguU0elfaxl6ouj8JLLkAgAZWz1/s1600-h/IMG_0839.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319862164935453218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMjCG1z1X4vsWfr2GIhagb9HGGptuAW7N_XXUfDxZJqZyPN8yCL-GjFr-5uDNwAVJW9mMcGiBf_gwYAxMWUs0g0wMMNkp3G-A6LY8_6oy0bSFDjuAoUguU0elfaxl6ouj8JLLkAgAZWz1/s320/IMG_0839.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The new hood-sans duct cover-counters are coming in the early morning!</div><div>This is Rob's turn to stay up late getting ready!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaW29ILP0wFDkbHiuRE9wqtTrPEMFx7k0yrsuDTPfG97ELz6acDQNFaPxHv6PETL8TZkcVjwgZONM4hqPAFaciRju9blaQd6WsVQfPc45VQYfhxGcfJ77Dl6aV1g6f9gqB09iOIBcYZG3/s1600-h/IMG_0840.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319862164281968002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaW29ILP0wFDkbHiuRE9wqtTrPEMFx7k0yrsuDTPfG97ELz6acDQNFaPxHv6PETL8TZkcVjwgZONM4hqPAFaciRju9blaQd6WsVQfPc45VQYfhxGcfJ77Dl6aV1g6f9gqB09iOIBcYZG3/s320/IMG_0840.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Substrate<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHwIL7yIfJtmUmUorLX5gSgrs6yTMAast4gn386Ch_bRMt_Ritd81GFNrMldmfaR7FzuaXKvAazVaOkVFL0AdSdDW6RJHZCsKUVyAvxoPXLAHsmIruaM_ty-N-PZPFLOvIUFt-9Ioy0ML/s1600-h/IMG_0841.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319862157558124482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHwIL7yIfJtmUmUorLX5gSgrs6yTMAast4gn386Ch_bRMt_Ritd81GFNrMldmfaR7FzuaXKvAazVaOkVFL0AdSdDW6RJHZCsKUVyAvxoPXLAHsmIruaM_ty-N-PZPFLOvIUFt-9Ioy0ML/s320/IMG_0841.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bAdtj76cD_FXYFLbCFE0m86iC41rWch9Rq6NJr0RZq2DxA3-hjx86phATajHSR_bqdOWjMaLBD2hZCVrU-VL_0qEZ6N5VHVMj-KQbLsxsS_659VV74CfFc6e8Q9rD_HydY5Cxw3QHLC1/s1600-h/IMG_0842.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319861666359294994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bAdtj76cD_FXYFLbCFE0m86iC41rWch9Rq6NJr0RZq2DxA3-hjx86phATajHSR_bqdOWjMaLBD2hZCVrU-VL_0qEZ6N5VHVMj-KQbLsxsS_659VV74CfFc6e8Q9rD_HydY5Cxw3QHLC1/s320/IMG_0842.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElbraYj5qg3OK7wb-Zlfxuxn44N4-7WqdSotN0Zp13FQgsD2jRw45HcR2TIl1jsLV3QrijS-a4GS4B0PHwywDvJLu3YOmGcLnYEiEcMy40tkA52qJ0JceS02QmsSZvHMwvkoa48P_nJHN/s1600-h/IMG_0843.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319861660960144370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElbraYj5qg3OK7wb-Zlfxuxn44N4-7WqdSotN0Zp13FQgsD2jRw45HcR2TIl1jsLV3QrijS-a4GS4B0PHwywDvJLu3YOmGcLnYEiEcMy40tkA52qJ0JceS02QmsSZvHMwvkoa48P_nJHN/s320/IMG_0843.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Tada! the new range top looks great! I love it!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrrEAO1YAvuewkTA3bLeMOn4BDUjQ3oq0995Qw5Cbr0ATpe4sHcv-ay_BXSdoRpyCifaUjzAdoLyhsa822nkymNDp2T569uxy8SPU1u16ALEp4tP1hZI83iSUrWmKbxUINpyyJTYgiGD7/s1600-h/IMG_0844.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319861655402585906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrrEAO1YAvuewkTA3bLeMOn4BDUjQ3oq0995Qw5Cbr0ATpe4sHcv-ay_BXSdoRpyCifaUjzAdoLyhsa822nkymNDp2T569uxy8SPU1u16ALEp4tP1hZI83iSUrWmKbxUINpyyJTYgiGD7/s320/IMG_0844.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrqeZx-9594NsmvoKFFiH2YqxZGyRv-8kD5dij62z3G-pfAaLKRBMfrbc2lTiaAWMzcfc3PG-D-D1V0KhZZ-ZXQxgpv2vlXO9x7fpIA2jxJu20TVsysMPh3Da2KVYlNSN2z77JEA1m2DB/s1600-h/IMG_0846.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319861647094141250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrqeZx-9594NsmvoKFFiH2YqxZGyRv-8kD5dij62z3G-pfAaLKRBMfrbc2lTiaAWMzcfc3PG-D-D1V0KhZZ-ZXQxgpv2vlXO9x7fpIA2jxJu20TVsysMPh3Da2KVYlNSN2z77JEA1m2DB/s320/IMG_0846.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We just have to wait for the caulking to dry and then we can use it!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>La Famiglia Lo Grecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01640819396456693817noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450341990983183736.post-11416665934328298822009-03-28T22:14:00.001-07:002009-03-28T22:34:58.578-07:00Spring Break 09<div align="center">It's spring break for the boys, so, we had originally planned a ski trip....then Dante broke his arm, so we had to come up with another plan, then Dante was released from all restriction and we thought we would go camping or to the beach....then, Thomas broke HIS arm--so, after surgery on Monday, we opted to just take a couple of days later in the week to go to Phoenix and just hang out.... unfortunately, the weather (which has been a balmy mid 80's to 90's for the last 2 weeks) decided to stir it up--Phoenix had up to 60mph winds--a block of lights went out as we passed through an intersection heading to our hotel...a little scary-nevertheless, we did get to hike and swim(not T of course-he waded) and enjoy pseudo warm (70ish) temps for a couple of days. We also checked out the Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium just west of Phoenix..it was very cool! Now, back to school and work---(ps. new kitchen counters coming on Thursday!!)<br /></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318473945774814450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81DqrP0psucGcYCqunTiUlFaZIApISqqueloInE0s5LUGW7VnkgOdOOqpJHPr56p9ac3UFyIPcFLAk88LybsSNByj_lZp5kZXRhpBrGXYTAAvMu8WiTpURWMjxK60DU7tpkTKGdooWr_7/s320/IMG_0776.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"> Nice splint!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318477286015912034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3qDix22khMsUDe5bBaYHMoZC5k3cygvPA1UEr5ncKFbq4Qao6B0YWj1Y0wvv1lbU7fQPoCeELHRDelZ-35wFkaw7hukXQbhWC47wzRuUnZNWGc0ZzI6DKImyGvxc1RAQN2xtYmLspjz7/s320/IMG_0826.JPG" border="0" />Hike at Squaw Peak in Phoenix Mountain Preserve (I think Tucson has a lot more to offer in the way of natural beauty-I'm just sayin')<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lBh_4pPbHLucteDv2-7x59ma7GMG6_J0-BwqnvvTlhV1ESGTU7mDjQi6y_AqexG7fkvWBwoIl6gUHeabAPRMEvEBChxdA713LYYMltRSA3By7_v3zf96iVWCnJyDGnJdpCxLnElq_ZAA/s1600-h/IMG_0827.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318477163824866882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lBh_4pPbHLucteDv2-7x59ma7GMG6_J0-BwqnvvTlhV1ESGTU7mDjQi6y_AqexG7fkvWBwoIl6gUHeabAPRMEvEBChxdA713LYYMltRSA3By7_v3zf96iVWCnJyDGnJdpCxLnElq_ZAA/s320/IMG_0827.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVmTFyTjjICliLpsJ-3WNG9hVwi5mL2qPlNeEsEiSDxaEm5J6Rx9scSzH1kWN6pbgwmpDgHZZkqdBXwjCcyXZLO1cw7hYQP4cqrp_qiwQjr9gexwsNVq2G7TAmwQ4_-pyL0NHV9Ih1UvM/s1600-h/IMG_0824.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318477033519227074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVmTFyTjjICliLpsJ-3WNG9hVwi5mL2qPlNeEsEiSDxaEm5J6Rx9scSzH1kWN6pbgwmpDgHZZkqdBXwjCcyXZLO1cw7hYQP4cqrp_qiwQjr9gexwsNVq2G7TAmwQ4_-pyL0NHV9Ih1UvM/s320/IMG_0824.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMApH75XFk8jWrL1bjW9tbmpxPr-Buygxs1U9Dyaw1nZ-E2WDBBFqBX6KCZkpnf7Y-m7MKROaxy_9Fz6v_21WCb7VuYtb9rpxPgt2KLsXIzEpYLksDhcXE9NKICTeB67MCgW0_vrvsopJg/s1600-h/IMG_0784.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318476851119704018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMApH75XFk8jWrL1bjW9tbmpxPr-Buygxs1U9Dyaw1nZ-E2WDBBFqBX6KCZkpnf7Y-m7MKROaxy_9Fz6v_21WCb7VuYtb9rpxPgt2KLsXIzEpYLksDhcXE9NKICTeB67MCgW0_vrvsopJg/s320/IMG_0784.JPG" border="0" /></a>Crazy zoo animals<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFlDNpazK92ZbQ4W__kryM0XfAI6gDLZ_DuaCohgD42oUtOSR4NKtBg41E2xLDgrTd5CkMZEb-xfhvHY_0e79H94nsnVAWkobPdG31rDGmH8-EvuNl6JFXPfj96s40sVxdA9nb7VS3_hW/s1600-h/IMG_0790.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318476723266595458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFlDNpazK92ZbQ4W__kryM0XfAI6gDLZ_DuaCohgD42oUtOSR4NKtBg41E2xLDgrTd5CkMZEb-xfhvHY_0e79H94nsnVAWkobPdG31rDGmH8-EvuNl6JFXPfj96s40sVxdA9nb7VS3_hW/s320/IMG_0790.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Feeding the Lory Parrots<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb90G1g4ksHVcdXn6o2MRfBi11vSGHflV2lNRB_MbYFBDy19xdelvDjEE9C0_dLTxAcrxmZT4Lyy1maRk9v-OtGDT9t0Z7EOCy9FUFbZ367UQt7reuJ5nsW9eBLhKZwnUbUrPJyPyiXbeU/s1600-h/IMG_0791.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318476616373156834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb90G1g4ksHVcdXn6o2MRfBi11vSGHflV2lNRB_MbYFBDy19xdelvDjEE9C0_dLTxAcrxmZT4Lyy1maRk9v-OtGDT9t0Z7EOCy9FUFbZ367UQt7reuJ5nsW9eBLhKZwnUbUrPJyPyiXbeU/s320/IMG_0791.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUr4FCoKKjXgJNJgYc_y79_d-jN1eftk2zzrCMcwsZgQC7N3_TL-C-8BnE8TBb8365hYM-jnaQ7ZgJGJNWULfLKOdQQj3BHVTqZ1ioD3aolUG2sX9PYGkHLDjstimL2aj_kD6qsP56b-Za/s1600-h/IMG_0802.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318476501697339666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUr4FCoKKjXgJNJgYc_y79_d-jN1eftk2zzrCMcwsZgQC7N3_TL-C-8BnE8TBb8365hYM-jnaQ7ZgJGJNWULfLKOdQQj3BHVTqZ1ioD3aolUG2sX9PYGkHLDjstimL2aj_kD6qsP56b-Za/s320/IMG_0802.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />all smiles!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtcHiKCea6W1kTnNM2lhssDlEpj1U4L6nMjZPO17H_O-f9EJ4p3XXrI7ID5qLoZGuBQaLjpDhKnh1UnDdWEwS_1qixEUlwiWKZumFA77ee5zcJn8K2prZJGu7iAw74LfYJlxszSxcvsQR/s1600-h/IMG_0803.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318476378844922930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtcHiKCea6W1kTnNM2lhssDlEpj1U4L6nMjZPO17H_O-f9EJ4p3XXrI7ID5qLoZGuBQaLjpDhKnh1UnDdWEwS_1qixEUlwiWKZumFA77ee5zcJn8K2prZJGu7iAw74LfYJlxszSxcvsQR/s320/IMG_0803.JPG" border="0" /></a>think she understands what Rob is saying?<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDNU4PmSSFwNiCllRYr6jPfnCzard_94EUSrEJAvDcfKDpe6mDc_dlTOJfdVOa_kZgaIoglULJ1s4ghGaY4FqWC5d4TqzRb-xoc3K1TZob9NFnJR_808UacyIBA4KRtJmZPDxpsQCOQUH/s1600-h/IMG_0807.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318476254616222034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDNU4PmSSFwNiCllRYr6jPfnCzard_94EUSrEJAvDcfKDpe6mDc_dlTOJfdVOa_kZgaIoglULJ1s4ghGaY4FqWC5d4TqzRb-xoc3K1TZob9NFnJR_808UacyIBA4KRtJmZPDxpsQCOQUH/s320/IMG_0807.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />the very cool Giraffe feeding tower<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRd2SQKYtO-s9yL0TtWqKc2DIRVyEpJ5dnBkSUFoFpA8MnE0ZRo4zC7kcc_1TlQF1DHjCBObs6Mg1rfBabtpDGDYWDdjlbgiJigae9BwjvDrRRWLOmqw0-w-JyYJo3-Hk6NLVAbTBJ45zF/s1600-h/IMG_0808.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318476061346927330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRd2SQKYtO-s9yL0TtWqKc2DIRVyEpJ5dnBkSUFoFpA8MnE0ZRo4zC7kcc_1TlQF1DHjCBObs6Mg1rfBabtpDGDYWDdjlbgiJigae9BwjvDrRRWLOmqw0-w-JyYJo3-Hk6NLVAbTBJ45zF/s320/IMG_0808.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>La Famiglia Lo Grecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01640819396456693817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450341990983183736.post-13182271473480327522009-03-24T22:42:00.000-07:002009-04-13T10:46:22.743-07:00Marathon Training 101<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__WZKShAbPT0/SeN6RQ4fohI/AAAAAAAAAMI/HCXcTp9dOlo/s1600-h/IMG_0867.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324233621490344466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__WZKShAbPT0/SeN6RQ4fohI/AAAAAAAAAMI/HCXcTp9dOlo/s320/IMG_0867.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"></div>Jill's new running shoes!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__WZKShAbPT0/ScnFABaX-RI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/aqaQtmS9w5g/s1600-h/IMG_0770+(1).JPG"><span style="font-size:+0;"></span></a><br /><br /><br />So, my sister and I are starting to train for the San Diego R-n-R marathon 2010! We are just starting out walking...we are up to about 4miles in an hour and adding some small intervals in. I have never done a marathon -neither has Jill. SO, we are nervous but, motivated. Plan to do a 5k in October and then the Tucson 1/2 marathon in December.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316997620568033858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntwNBvaMR6rPQ0jAT1oDUCdLCmHdPqS52vz7GZ_KvHZlzwonGM8QwA6wLsf45TKqgMTMKpnHsUN2vHgwlZqQkHWilHBeSBiHp0Y0HcOPf34RizMW4I-L4guLcp2BVg0OLBwyXD-z7UoDX/s320/IMG_0771+(1).JPG" border="0" /><br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center">Oh yeah! Go Cats!</p></div>La Famiglia Lo Grecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01640819396456693817noreply@blogger.com0