ROME 23/10 – Day 15: getting ripped

The days shorten in more than one way.  Sunrise was at 7:20 and sunset was at 18:31.

The Ave Maria bell was slated for 18:45

It was the Feast of St. Teresa of Jesus, patroness of chess and the 20th Sunday after Pentecost.

I am really tired and dehydrated, having sweated through my clothes four times.   More details in time to come.  For now, let me go fast.

From Mass today.  The church was JAMMED, standing room in the aisles.

You can hear what the closing Salve Regina was like.  This starts from the closing of Mass.  You can hear the restored portative organ from the 16th c.  Only 5 of these exist.  It is wonderful.   The whole church was booming – hundreds singing – but alas there are a couple of nearby dominant voices.

Last night we had a group up at Scarpone on the Giancolo, which is always nice.

Pomegranates growing at the lamp.

I wanted everyone to try the signature Fettucine Scarpone.

Moscardini.

Today at lunch at another place, again with people, this fried ball is really….

Stew inside, with cheese sauce.  Very good.

Tonight, I had to ditch everyone and do laundry, clean my place and do some repairs on my cassock.  I have to talk to the tailor and get another started.

Meanwhile, white BLACK to move and mate in two.  [Sorry… I had updated to black and then didn’t upload the change.  My bad.  Sorry for any frustration caused.]

NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.