It has been a while since our last blog. It seems like weeks but not so. This is our apartment across the street and they are painting the rails. Not sure when but the building was painted. Now it looked like they are putting the finishing touches on.This is about 10 days ago. Today they were mixing up new cement. ??? AND today May 1st,  a huge Holiday, Labor Day, we were very shocked that they were working on the apartment. We were told everything closes up so we were very grateful to get back to Crotone from Rome with enough time to get groceries. We got home at 7:45, store close at 8:30. We JUST MADE!
 The Pictures below will be from days back. 

 Arm in arm is a way of life here. Mom and daughter,

 Husband and wife, and Friends 

 There was another Holiday for Children last week , this was a street puppet show.

 Sail class again.

 We were waiting for a member to come home from work so we could visit with her. She lives by the Lungo Mare (long sea) it is a lovely walkway on the beach. The shoes are common attire on this day. Nylons and dress shoes at the beach. They really dress up for holidays.

 This is another common sight-- Men Groupies,-- (my term) 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 men visiting and walking but mostly 5 in a group.

 There is a sailing class just getting their boats into the water.

 Another groupie of 5 men.

Symbol of Crotone

 City of Crotone , translation ---wow I can read it!

The sail boats that are still getting ready to go out on the water.