January 12 - New Life, New Way of Living

We are having a China experience here. John will know what that means, no heat. Our apartment is spacious; we have a 40 foot hallway that runs from the front door to the back hall. 

There are separate rooms on each side of the hall. A sitting room 15X12, bedroom 15X12, another bedroom on the other side of the hall same size, maybe bigger, a spare room that is locked same size as bedrooms, we believe it holds the landlords Grandmother belongings, a long narrow laundry room, small kitchen and full bath. 

The owner has been remolding and there has been no heat. We have a couple of small room heaters. When they say you will need long johns they mean it!  We get heat Tuesday; well there will be wall heaters in two rooms. We believe the building is around 50 to 75 years old. There is a covered hole in the kitchen that looks like it may have been for a wood burning stove. The floors are made of a marble tile mix and the floor boards are marble, the walls are plaster and thick, it is a new world for us in this ancient world of 8 century B.C.  IT”S ITALY, enjoy!

American pans versus Italian stove/oven!

Elder Kiser has a sister with celiac and so he has been on the watch for gluten free produces. Crotone has a gluten free shop not far from us. Several stores here also carry gluten free foods. We are getting along just fine.

Sister Bullock looking homey in apron and around a full dinner table!

Having a car here is a blessing and a curse.  It is wonderful for getting to stores that are more than a few miles away, a curse in trying to find parking!!!!!!. We live on the second floor of a 7 story building. No parking other than the street and we are one of countless apartments. Narrow streets add to the limited space. We walk almost everywhere, it is easier! I have to thank my walking buddies for getting me prepared for life on your feet. I could not have done it without them! It’s Italy, enjoy!