This week we were sauntering through Assisi (yep, we saunter), and we came across a nice ceramics store we hadn't visited previously. The woman inside spoke perfect English, and her store was beautiful. Turns out Laura is from Austin, Texas, and opened her new business in Assisi 7 months ago. How fun!
I hoped for a few moments in vain that she could hire me at her store and I could come back next year, but she's already being grilled by the local authorities on a regular basis, and I'm not exactly legal. We still enjoyed her company, though. She's incredibly nice, and her voice is soft and soothing, like Margaret Miller's. (Shout out, Pekinites!)
About Laura: she lives outside of Assisi in a gorgeous home that she rents from a couple that runs mind/body retreats in the area. The couple's woman is a dance/yoga instructor and the man is a psychologist. They're both Catholic, but the the retreats are more about simplicity, spirituality, and health than religion. Anyhoo, Laura converted to Catholicism last year, quit her marketing job of 24 years, and went into business with her ex-boyfriend to open this store in Assisi. Wow! She has two artsy/musician sons in the states, and seems to be doing pretty well here.
Kim and I both had a good feeling about Laura, so we invited her to date night*. Instead of going out to eat with us, she invited us over to her house for a really nice meal, including candles, appetizers, a roaring fireplace (which Kim built with her mad camping skillz) and everything!
Dinner was a delicious mix of cooked spinach with garlic, red pepper, and whatnot stirred around pasta shells. (Did you know that we like pasta? 'Cause we do.) And of course there was wine.
So we might go out to eat again next week with Laura at a nearby restaurant that sells large bottles of delicious red wine for 2 euro a pop, which we tested at her home. Good times ahead!
*Tuesday night is date night. While we normally eat in and wear jeans and tennis shoes, on Tuesday nights we step it up. We wear cute shirts, make-up, jewelry, and boots. Then we go out to eat and flatter each other over wine and expertly prepared Italian food. You're officially in the loop.
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