I wonder what it is with girls and ponies… I’ve always wanted a black horse.

My super talented sister Dana made 95% of this yummyness, all on her own! I helped her a bit by holding the mixer while she added ingredients to a mixing bowl. I also helped by entertaining her during her seven hour marathon of food making. So yes, my presence in that kitchen was priceless.

In case you’re wondering, my niece turned eight :)

This is what I had:

Check out the rest of the pictures:

Party Food

I tried upgrading to a Flickr pro account the other day, but the site kept rejecting my card. I’ve used this card to shop online for lots of things and never had any problems with it, ever! I emailed support a week ago and still have not received a response, which is what I call poor customer service. So I am punishing Flickr by depriving them from the unmatched visual arts of my camera. Take that, you lowly credit card eaters!

I’m giving Picasa a shot for now…

The application is surprisingly smooth. Using it makes me feel like I’m in the Matrix or something because it has neat “gliding” effects, and I can upload things directly from my computer and do some supernice things with them. Also, I don’t think Picasa limits the number of albums I can have as a free account holder, which is really sweet. So far, I am in love with Picasa and I wonder why I never checked it out previously. I guess I was blinded by Flickr Power…but now I can see.

The only glitch I have faced until now is that I can’t view my photos when I upload them, not instantly at least. I am not sure why that is but yesterday I was testing Picasa with a friend who saw my pictures no problems, but I only got empty boxes. Today, I can see them alright. This is not a big deal to me but I hope Picasa people do something about it. That way I might even buy extra storage with them, sayonara Flickr!

To check out my first album on Picasa:

Ants & Stuff

There is no point in growing your nails to a degree that makes it annoying to type.

Fin.

The object is to kick the ball into the net
L’obiettivo è calciare la palla in rete

الهدف أن تشوط الطابة في الشبكة

I am not a big fan of insects myself but I am sure some of you are. These creatures cannot be trusted for all we know– they are quick, some of them can fly, some others are hairy, and they all have a horrible sense of direction. You might need to look hard to find them in the following pictures:

Drastic times call for drastic measures.

Important note: This is not my car and I do not know whose car is it.

The concerto Duo Degani-Rucli was a pleasure to attend last week. The Italian Embassy did a better job this time organizing the event than it did last time, back in November I believe, for the conerto Quartetto di Cremona. Practice does make perfect. I was particularly satisfied that a program of the concert was handed out to everyone, an obvious step forward to mend a past error.

I had the pleasure of meeting the ambassador and his wife, Dr.Emanuele Manzitti, Prof. Maria Laura Iasci and even a reader of my blog — all during the break! My Italian was not astounding, I must confess, but I still managed to hold reasonable conversation. I really enjoyed the concert and loved the music; it is so refreshing to listen to music so refined from time to time.

I’m uploading the pictures that were not totally shaken and ruined, for your eyes only: