The Friday market was in town this morning, so Mom made her
first and last trip there for the summer. Last Friday we were busy, and next
Friday is Italy’s biggest summer holiday so there is no market. We picked up a
wide array of goods like paper towels, pillows for the bed, mortadella, and
some taralli biscuits, which are like Italian pretzels with fennel seeds. 
After the market, we came home, made a few sandwiches to
bring to the beach and went to lay out under the sun. It was probably one of
the nicest days of the summer, hot, a little breeze, and not a cloud in sight.
The water was Caribbean blue and the sand seemed brighter than I’ve seen it all
summer. We ate lunch, mortadella Panini (sandwiches) under our umbrellone (big
beach umbrella) with the sounds of the sea in the background.
Tonight we went into Termoli to pick up our family friend
Linda. She came here, without sleeping, all the way from California with stops
in New York and Milan. While we waited for her train to arrive, we headed over
the a pet shop near the station. In all the times I’ve been coming here, this
is the first pet shop I’ve seen. We picked up treats for all of the animals
waiting for us, but don’t tell them and ruin the surprise. ;-)
