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| Author: | marygott [ Fri Oct 14, 2011 3:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Mama Mia |
Coolest thing ever. I was in Panzano Italy and we went into this place called the Academia del Buon Gusto ( Academy of Good Taste). There was this nutty guy who had all kind of special wines, art, Knicks knacks. We got to chatting and I asked him if he knew where I could get a mother to start a wine vinegar. "my father he has it, I bring it tomorrow". I called in the morning but he said his father wasn't bringing it 'til evening and we were off to Florence before then. He told me he would bring it to me in Florece Friday morning. I asked what this thing is going to cost... "Nothing", he says, "I make a present to you". So at 9 am he was standing outside my apt with the madre. Have I mentioned I love Italy? So what do I do with this stuff? Mary |
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| Author: | Amy [ Fri Oct 14, 2011 4:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mama Mia |
Lovely! All you need is some wine and a crock. Combine and be patient. Amy |
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| Author: | gardnercook [ Fri Oct 14, 2011 5:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mama Mia |
Mary You just reminded of an evening in Italy at a villa 10 of us had rented in Tuscany. At 6ish every evening a lovely old gentlemen on an old Vespa came to water all of the potted plants. He spoke no English, so we all waved and smiled each evening and he waved and smiled back. On our last night, we had hired a chef to give us a cooking class and prepare dinner and we set the table outdoors using some flowers from the garden. The Vespa came roaring up and he once again watered the plants and left. He was gone about 20 minutes when we heard the Vespa coming back up the hill, and he had a bottle of wine with him. Our cook translated and told us that Gino loved our table setting and wanted to share a bottle of his "house wine" made annually from the vines in his back yard. It was a lovely gesture and one of the many reasons, I,too, love Italy. Ilene |
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| Author: | marygott [ Sat Oct 15, 2011 9:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mama Mia |
Love that story Ilene. Italy always leaves you with something to talk about. Mary |
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| Author: | MiGirl [ Sat Oct 15, 2011 7:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mama Mia |
Both wonderful stories. I had an experience trying to buy aged balsamic in Rome. It was an adventure until I discovered the word for balsamic vinegar was balsamico. |
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| Author: | marygott [ Sun Oct 16, 2011 2:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mama Mia |
I had a similarly confusing moment in Spain when I thought "embarazada" meant embarrassed instead of pregnant. In German the words for humidity and gay are very similar so, more than once, I have uttered the phrase, "It is not the heat, it is the homosexuals." I was so pregnant. Mary |
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| Author: | MiGirl [ Sun Oct 16, 2011 12:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mama Mia |
marygott wrote: I had a similarly confusing moment in Spain when I thought "embarazada" meant embarrassed instead of pregnant. In German the words for humidity and gay are very similar so, more than once, I have uttered the phrase, "It is not the heat, it is the homosexuals." I was so pregnant. Mary OMG, that is hillarious! 
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| Author: | Paul Kierstead [ Sun Oct 16, 2011 1:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mama Mia |
marygott wrote: I had a similarly confusing moment in Spain when I thought "embarazada" meant embarrassed instead of pregnant. In German the words for humidity and gay are very similar so, more than once, I have uttered the phrase, "It is not the heat, it is the homosexuals." I was so pregnant. ROFLMAO!!! That is classic. |
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| Author: | javafiend [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mama Mia |
| My mother once spent a good 20 minutes trying to convince me that there was a pregnant nun  tending to my dad in the hospital...turns out that in Ukrainian, nun and nurse are the same or similar 
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| Author: | jeanf [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mama Mia |
The word for "frustrated" and "whipped" in Italian are very similar as well. Added to the humour of my Italian friends when I was explaining how trying to speak in Italian all the time was so frustrating for me. Love all the stories.....Italy...sigh. |
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