Halloween.

The school planned to throw a grand Halloween party at the local country club- very big deal. This involved a lot of planning and preparation for the teachers. We have been cutting up masks and making lanterns from plastic bottles for days. Everything had to be thought about and transported to the club. There was a professional storyteller, face painting, mask and lantern making. All this in costume. It was quite a lot of stress for all involved but it was fun. After we finished we packed everything up we went back to Sil and Michael's place for Vodka- we deserved it! M had some friends over from Sassuolo- a small town about 30 mins down the road, Meri- M's girlfriends lives there. It was nice to meet some new people- english speakers! M and Merri etal went to a local club called Tunnel which i will try a some point but my cash ain't flowing at the mo and today (Sunday is the only day off this week and i didn't want to spend it feeling rough- am i getting old? (That's rhetorical)
However, today Sil and I decided to go on a little day trip- we went to lake garda which is beautiful. We just wandered around and took photos. Out of season it's a cute little town where Italians go to Passagiata on sundays. Today was no ordinary Sunday, today was the Day of the dead. This means most people go to the cemetary and visit their relatives. In the supermarket there are special candles in little cylinders with saints on them to put at the graveside. Slightly morbid next to tinned peas.
Sil then cooked me delicious dinner of pasta and bolognese. Had a really good day today and generally a great weekend even if most of it was working!