very heavy snow and sad news

Ian has sent an email to say that Soriano has had heavy snow (which has fallen across much of southern Europe). Ian's photos show views from the apartment as well as photos he took while he and Noelene walked in very cold weather the last two km up into the town with their bags on Tuesday, with the bus unable to get all the way from Orte.

And then yesterday, with the snow becoming ice-coated overnight, Graziella, whose family has lived in the apartment next door for seven generations, has gone out in the morning and fallen and died from head injury.

Such tragedy...

yesterday snowing then clear

Both photos from our roof garden, first in the morning and then after it stopped snowing in the afternoon.

perhaps no barbecue today

Elena's photo, then Dino's photo, from our rooftop sun deck.

snow continuing at midday

I went out twenty paces for mushrooms to have with the bistecca. We have provisions for a week if need be :-)

And the apartment is warm.

snow today

Yesterday having hastened home from Rome with the air cold, wet and windy and forecast of snow, the snow arrived this morning. Friday is market day in Soriano nel Cimino, alas the stall holders scurried away by 11am.

The photo at 11am from our window.

We had shopped early when the temperature was up at 2º.

Prosciutto Euro 1 for one 'etto' [hectogram, 100gms]

Wondrous large crusty round of goats cheese E 6.50 (advised to eat with honey)

Elena says: "I just can't get over the price of vino and caffe"

Wine, excellent local 750ml E 1.50, Est Est Est, high quality from Montefiascone E 3.30

Caffe:

250gms Lavazza Crema e Gusto E2.50 in the deli,

in the bar at the corner, caffe latte E0.70