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Looks like my trip to Tuscany is off. The cost was based on ten people going. We had eight, but two backed out for personal reasons. As a result, the cost of the accommodations per person skyrocketed (an additional $700 per person). Which is too much for some of us, especially considering airfares these days. Daniela says she will give it a couple of more days to see if she can generate more interest. If not, we'll get our deposits back.

And, in a great irony, I just received an email ad from Mikasa for a line of china called "Italian Countryside". Not fair.

On the other hand, if I don't go to Tuscany, there is no question that I'll have enough money to come to Charleston! Every cloud, et cetera, et cetera.

Italian election results.

But not surprised. I think I'll have to stop on the way to class and pick up a bottle of vino rosso for her to drown her sorrows.

I took off early from work today because the plumber was coming. As usual, they gave me a three-hour window. NOT as usual, he came within an hour of the earliest time! Yay! Fixed both issues without much difficulty (sure, it's easy for him; he's a plumber! After he left, I did laundry.

I received the announcement of Sentieri Tours' Thanksgiving in Tuscany trip. Seven nights, all breakfasts, a cooking class and one dinner prepared by a private chef, four dinners at local restaurants, two rental cars, and an hour of Italian class every day (hmm, that sounds like a Christmas carol!), all at a pretty reasonable price! Therefore, I regret to inform you that Mojosmom's annual Sunday After Thanksgiving Open House will not take place this year as she will be here (assuming she can find a relatively decent air fare).

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Busy day at work. I'm going to be out of the office all next week so I was scrambling to get stuff done. Naturally, all the frantic phone calls arrived in the late afternoon (isn't that always the way?). I'm going to be teaching at the trial ad seminar, as usual, plus the CLE seminar. I talked to my friend/colleague's wife yesterday, and, as I suspected, he won't be able to make the program. He is still in the hospital, but doing better, thank goodness. So I've been scrambling to get that put together.

Casa Italiana is having a trip to Italy in July, to Piemonte, in the north, cheese, wine, etc. I thought I'd give myself a birthday present. Then I looked at airfares. The cheapest fare I could find was well above twice what I paid when I went to Venice in February. Yes, I know it's high season, but still. We're talking minimum $1300. This really sucks. Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket. (On the other hand, it's not Venice.)

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I'm seriously bummed.

Daniela will NOT be happy.

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