Sat.-Sun., May 30-31, 2026
The non-stop assault on my recent dietary successes continued as we wined and dined our houseguests, Mallory and Chester.
Breakfast pastries from Café Ficelle both mornings and a fabulous dinner on Saturday at Chianti Trattoria & Pizzeria did their delicious damage to all my biological systems.
Sunday night, Laurie's generous
charcuterie board made for a
much needed light dinner
It was all savory, plentiful and, thankfully, not over the top.
Having houseguests fo a week definitely has its benefits.
On to the weekend's EuroBall action . . .
Spanish DII Playoffs
Saturday's Semifinal Result
Madrid Conference #2 Seed
Alcorcón Smilodons (7-2) - 24
Levante Conference #1 Seed
Valencia Giants (7-2-1) - 20
Sunday's Semifinal Result
Madrid Conference #1 Seed
Alcobendas Cavaliers (9-0) - 23
Sur Conference #1 Seed
Jerez Jaguars (6-1) - 6
The June 13th Spanish DII National Championship will be an all Madrid Conference affair this season.
In their two previous meetings this season, the Cavaliers swept the Smilodons, 13-10 on February 7th and again 21-14 on April 25th.
Those two close games bode well for a great title rematch.
Moving on . . .
Italian Football League DI
This one appeared to be a
non-competitive season finale . . .
. . . and so it was
Firenze Guelfi (8-0) - 47
Bologna Warriors (1-7) - 0
Would this one be more competitive . . .
. . . yes, it was!
Ferrara Aquile (3-5) - 19
Milano Rhinos (0-8) - 10
Kudos to the Rhinos for fighting to the very end of the campaign.
The Aquile's win secured them the #6 seed and final spot in the DI Playoffs.
Game of the Weekend
The Winner earns the Playoffs
#2 seed and a Wild Card bye
Our old Skorpions' teammate,
Nicolas Principi, is a Strong Safety
for the Legnano Frogs
This game was a DANDY and a
throwback to IFL games of 2008!
In OVERTIME . . .
Parma Panthers (6-2) - 43
Legnano Frogs (5-3) - 42
The Italian DI Playoffs will start
with Wild Card Games on June 13-14
Wild Card Game #1
#5 Seed Legnano Frogs (5-3) at
#4 Seed Ancona Dolphins (5-3)
The Dolphins beat the Frogs, 21-14, on April 25th.
The winner of the Wild Card game will play a DI Semifinal on the road against the #1 Seeded Firenze Guelfi (8-0).
Wild Card Game #2
#6 Seed Ferrara Aquile (3-5) at
#3 Seed Torino Giaguari (5-3)
The Giaguari defeated the Aquile, 29-14, on March 28th.
The victor of this skirmish will travel to play in the other DI Semifinal against the #2 Seeded Parma Panthers (6-2).
European Football Alliance
The only EPA game this
weekend was an all German affair
Munich Ravens (2-0) - 45
Frankfurt Galaxy (0-2) - 26
The EPA Standings, after just
three weekends, show a clear
separation of powers
American Football League
of Europe
Dark but excellent pre-game poster
Paris Lights vs. Firenze Red Lions
Paris Lights (1-0) with an easy win
over the Firenze Red Lions (0-1)
The Rhein Fire (1-0) routed
the London Warriors (0-2)
The always tough Vienna Vikings (2-0)
outlasted the Wroclaw Panthers (1-1)
The Berlin Thunder (1-1) ruined
the Alpine Rams (0-1) debut
The AFLE is off to a more competitive
start than their rival EPA
Friend Julien Urgenti has decided
that this photo will soon go
up in his new, at home office
The Baltimore Colts Defense gang-tackling Green Bay Packers RB Paul Hornung in a 1960s game is a good one, especially for a Packers fan like Julien.
Why do these Iberians keep
tempting me?
Reading Is FUNdamental!
Another good American Civil War read
The author, Madison Jones, had a grandfather, Steven Moore, who was only 12 years old during the December 15-18, 1864, Battle of Nashville in Tennessee.
In 1900, Grandpa Steven wrote a memoir of his harrowing experiences during those four snowy days of battle in search of his father Edward who was a Colonel with the Confederate Army of Tennessee.
Our book's author used his grandfather's memoir as the basis of this most interesting historical novel that was first published in 1997.
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