Ciao, Ciao

Luca bought me a combination microwave/toaster oven last Sunday! Woohoo!!! The real oven in my apartment doesn’t work and is a pain to get fixed, so we’ve been eating non-baked meals for the last six months. I’m soo happy to be able to bake again! Even if it doesn’t work quite like a real oven, it comes pretty close and is SO handy for warming things up quick. I didn’t realize how much I missed having a microwave.

Looking like it’s going to be a quiet weekend here in Verduno. We don’t have any guests at the inn, so I’ve been working on the website and cleaning lots.

Progress is coming along nicely in our new apartment (the apartment we’ll be moving into in June hopefully). Now that all the pavement is in and the dry-walling is done, work should move more quickly. I’ve been scrubbing the wooden ceilings with SOS pads in preparation for varnish. Next week I’m painting the doors and windows which should be fun! Luca sanded and varnished the loft a couple of days ago. Inside there’s basically just a lot of cleaning to do–Luca wired the whole house and installed the outlets and light switches a few weeks ago. Outside the big guys still need to run electricity to the building and put in the water and sewer systems.

We (ahem…Luca…but I helped choose!) bought a hot black leather couch last week. I think we’re going to put it in the kitchen (it will go nicely with the stainless steel appliances and wooden ceiling). When everything is done all of you who are reading this realize that you’ll need to come and visit me, don’t you?