Just wanted to add a quick post prompted by Friday’s snow in Rome—the first snowfall in Rome since 2005, and possibly the heaviest snowfall since 2005.

This photograph was taken from our entranceway, looking out onto the street. Of course, a couple of hours later all the snow had melted, but it was nice while it lasted.

Finally a new post!

Chiara and I have been busy as usual. Christmas was spent in Chicago, and we saw Avatar in 3-D on an IMAX screen, went to the Art Institute, and spent time with family.

Chiara almost didn’t make it, though, as her flight from Rome to Washington (where she had a connection to Chicago) had to make an emergency landing in Geneva, and she was stuck there overnight. She finally made it to Washington a day late, and was lucky enough to get on the first flight to Chicago. (She was on standby, and the first flight on which she could book at seat was Christmas morning!)

That’s all of our recent excitement.

Shown is a photograph of a sculpture by Giacometti (taken at the Art Institute), one of my favourite sculptors. His ‘Walking Man I’ recently set a record for the highest price paid at auction for a work of art, so it looks like I’ll have to keep saving before I can get my own.

Other than that, you might want to check out a site called The Oatmeal. Some of the comics are pretty funny (and I learned a few things about cats too).