I'm Here!!!

Greetings! I made it. I'm in Siena as I write this. We came down for the market in town and are strollng around this ancient city.
I arrived safe and sound on Saturday. It was a very long flight! But I met Marilyn at the Pisa airport as planned. After picking up our rental car, we drove to Villa Chianti--our home for the next four weeks. Unfortunately, it was raining some of the time, so there I was, tired from my trip, in a new car (standard)on a new highway in a foreign country, driving at top speeds in the rain. Somehow, despite all of that, we made it.
The villa is beautiful. It is big and spacious and we have settled in. On Sunday the first guests arrived, Faith & John Burgess, who have been driving around Italy for about a month now. We got them comfortable and visited a market in San Casciano on Monday morning. It was a nice market and we all did a good bit of shopping.
On Tuesday, Allen arrived. He came a bit jet weary also but we got him home and he rested and is now happy and rested.
The food has been amazing. ANd the wine is delicious. We are having a good time picking restaurants and just eating alot. I fear that this will not be a weight loss trip!
My time at the computer is almost up, so I shall close. I hope this finds you well.
Ciao!