Tuesday, 7 May, 2019
Today, this . . .
. . . mysterious young lady celebrated
yet another in a long line of birthdays
We decided to enjoy Laurie's special day with a scenic 30 minute drive to nearby Lago Maggiore.
Our first stop was in the Lago Maggiore shoreline city of Laveno.
They were having a HUGE
street market today
By sheer luck as we did not know that Laveno holds a street market every Tuesday morning, I had made Laurie's day even more perfect.
Thus we started shopping for untold treasures.
A sniper's camouflage gear
This would be the perfect gift for our little granddaughter Mary, aka, "The Pink Assassin."
While the wives were shopping,
these two were enjoying a glass
of wine and their friendship
Lace window coverings for
our main bathroom in Camarillo
This was exactly what I was hoping to find at some time during this year's stay in Italy!
Only two Euros per panel, we
bought 15 of them to be sure to have
enough to do the job back home
Now this was becoming MY kind
of street market
But still no street tacos to be found in Lombardia.
This lady had done way more
shopping than we did
More of my kind of
Street Market Mania
Carnivores . . .
. . . of the world . . .
. . . UNITE!
It was was now after the noon hour when the Laveno street market started to close and we both realized that this intense shopping experience had made us hungry.
So, we ducked into a small ristorante near the Laveno train station for lunch.
The decor was eclectic to say the least, lets take a look.
Old English beer sign I would guess
Of course an Italian ristorante would
have a photo of "Scarface" Al Capone
on prominent display
Cadaqués, Spain
Home of surrealist painter Salvador Dalí
Laurie and I had spent an extremely enjoyable weekend there a few years ago.
This felt more German than Italian
Regardless of our surroundings,
the beer was cold and the pasta was good
After yet another good meal in Italia, we opted to drive north up the Lago Maggiore coastline to the city of Luino.
Interesting geological formation
seen in route to Luino
If you read up on Italian writer
Carlo Collidi's original Pinocchio
story, you'll find that he is not the
fun loving little blockhead that Walt
Disney made him out to be in the movie
Someone's beautiful garden in Luino
Laurie in Luino sporting her brand
new scarf purchased in Laveno
Artsy structure by Luino's entry
bathing point to Lago Maggiore
A lonely pole
No way the Forty Thieves
fit on this boat
Good looking architecture in Luino
don't you think?
Luino's MANDATORY
Giuseppe Garibaldi statue
I liked the lady peering out of the
window to the left of this brightly
painted building
Another interesting Luino edifice
We headed back to Varese via a beautiful route that took us through some incredibly scenic, forested hillsides as I had two Scorpion practices to attend to in the evening.
U16 tackle team practicing
non-contact tackling
BEND YOUR KNEES!
I like Volo's body position
on this one
Scene from the U16s scrimmage
We really need a fashion coordinator
with this group
Our Prima Squadra practice was well attended and our players were both focused and in an effort giving mood.
Good Times as we started our last bye week practices before playing the Varese Derby against the tenth ranked team in Italia's DII, the 2-3 Varese Gorillas on Saturday, May 18th.
Cross town rivalries are always emotional affairs.
Finally, some puzzling news out of Prague . . .
Coach Dan Levy
I've known of Dan for a few years now due to his amazing coaching career in EuroBall. In the past three plus years as a Head Coach on the Continent he has led his charges to a 35-4 record and three National Championships.
Last Summer we finally got to meet in person in Mexico when we coached together with the Europe Warriors in a game against the University of Chihuahua. I thought he did a splendid job as our club's Offensive Coordinator that week and I found him to be a thoroughly enjoyable young man.
This year, seeking tougher competition, his Prague Black Panthers left the Czech Republic's league to join the Austrian Football League which, along with the German Football League, is considered to be one of the two best league's in Europe.
Last Saturday his Black Panthers routed the Train Steelsharks (Steelsharks?) by a final tally of 56-8.
Today he was fired.
Strange game this American football.
Given his track record, I'm sure that he will land on his feet again sooner rather than later.
Good luck, Dan!
Finally . . .
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAURIE!
1 comment:
The only thing I can figure with Dan's firing is that someone in a position of authority took the Black Panthers and gave 49 points.
Like you, I suspect he'll find another position quickly and wish him well.
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