R E F L E C T I O N S

Until several years ago I never knew about the ouroboros.  I find it very strange, a bit frightening yet fascinating. I'm not into some weird cult.  I just wanted to have a look. Here are two interesting videos. In the first video the sound is very soft and the narrator has a heavy accent. In this second video the music is a bit too much but the images are good.

Last night at the Sons of Italy club we played a game called Tombola (Italian Bingo).  It's different from regular Bingo in that you can only win horizontally from left to right, not top to bottom or diagonally. If someone runs out of tokens to cover the numbers he can use the walnuts or almonds that are set out as a snack. Another fun difference is that each number is associated with a meaning which is called out loud. 1 = Italy 13 = Saint Anthony 22 = The madman 21 = The naked woman and so on. It's played in 5 rounds: 1. Ambo: 1st person to cover 2 numbers in a row 2. Terno: 1st person to cover 3 numbers in a row 3. Quaderno: 1st person to cover 4 numbers in a row 4. Quinto: 1st person to cover 5 numbers in a row 5. Tombola: 1st person to cover all 15 numbers on the card It's much easier than it sounds. There is an adult version and a children's version which has less racier meanings to call out. I enjoyed it!

My posting has been slow this week and I think it has to be from the flu shot I had this past Tuesday. Ever since that day my energy has been low.  Yesterday I took a long two hour nap.  I usually don't take naps. That's all for this post. Enjoy the weekend.

Link: Massimo's photos

Chianti vineyard colline del Chianti , San Gimignano November 2, 2013, Chianti vineyard -  Vigneti del Chianti Colline Senesi - San Gimignano These are two masterpieces! Here is the link for Massimo's blog: Italian view

Shelly is the turtle's name. It's such a great name for a turtle.  Here's a video from my friend Rian's Blog. The blog is called "Older but better...?" Here's the link: Older but better...-

I found this blog when I was listed as one of her Favorite Blogs.  I added her to my list. Using Google Translate: Some photos:  I love this video: Here is the link: Weekend et coup de brosse