Today was spent getting some DIY done around the house by J, whilst I took Massimo and the boys for a walk. Thanks to Justin we now have curtains in the dining room, coat hooks in the hall (finally the hat stand has gone!), a garden armchair in the garden, a mowed lawn and a new rug in the living room. I, on the other hand, had a successful walk – successful in so far as we all survived it intact – where we met Jo and her two cocker spaniels, Boo and Jake. We had a lovely chat walking around the common and were only cut short by Massimo’s need for his next meal.
In the evening, we went off to indulge in my favourite passtime, eating Italian food, at Bucci’s restaurant. Davide, the manager and friend, put us on a corner table by the window so that Massimo would be protected to a certain extent from any smoking, but there was in fact very little. We had a lovely meal and Massimo slept throughout even though it did get VERY noisy!