Kate: The obsessive planning continues. I'm now checking the tide charts for Venice-and have re-thought my shoe choice again. Kevin will not tell me if he thinks I'm making the right decision. Meanwhile, Kevin has taken to checking whether the daily Alatalia flight from Boston to Rome has taken off--bad news today. Since we now assume we'll spend most of the trip on the Logan runway, we've all packed a few more books. I'm trying to read mysteries set in Italy in case this is as close as we get.
Fortunately, Phil and Marj gave us "Colloquial Italian With Phonetic Pronunciation" (copyright 1907) to help us prepare for the trip. I have been practicing phrases that seem important to know: "Can you please give me a piece of soap? (Favoritemi del sapone) "Waiter, bring the bill, please...This is not right. This is too much. (Cameriere, portatemi il conto..Non sta bene. E troppo.) and, of course, given the extended weather forecast: "I have lost my umbrella." (Io ho perduto l'ombrello.
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