Friday Oct. 21- Ken Alkerton Tries on Coop Clothing
We got up at 7 a.m. to see Jim and Julie off to Pisa.
The rest of the household woke around 9 a.m. and after a hearty breakfast, we headed into Volterra to do some shopping.
Karen and Ken toured Volterra’s church called Santa Maria Assunta Church cathedral. Ken noticed that the alter was set for the celebration of the mass with a cruet of wine and water, and the chalice and the ciborium. At the other end of the church was the bier ready for the coffin and the purple cloth for the casket. Ken also liked the gold filigreed ceiling and the Chapel of the Arrows surrounded by the 14 “stations of the cross”. The Pisan Romanesque architecture kept Ken busy for an hour or so. I think he stopped at a few confessionals to cleanse himself once or twice. His mind has been filled with impure thoughts for years.
Rob and Sue sat in the internet cafe uploading pictures onto the blog.
Linda wandered the streets window shopping. Recia explored with her camera and enjoyed the cappuccino and pastries.
At 2 p.m., everyone gathered at Dioniso, the organic restaurant on the hill in town to enjoy homemade bread, pizza, and bean soup. The spaghetti portions were small but mighty good.
On the way back to the villa, we made a stop at the Coop grocery store and bought lots of delicious foodstuffs for supper. Ken was trying on the store’s sweaters and winter camouflage coats. The Coop grocery store is our version of Food Basics.
Our zuppe at the villa is the best of all the soups in Tuscany so far, because it becomes a mixture of all our leftovers. Even the villa cat comes in for supper and eats with one paw. We have decided to call her - “One Paw”.
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