The phone rang rather early this morning, our friend Fabiola announcing her intention to pass by to “salutarvi” – greet us and wish us a happy return to Perugia. Maria bolted out of bed to tidy up the house and put on the café. Fabiola adheres to an incredible standard of housekeeping and will not hesitate to point out things that need our attention or straighten them out herself when she drops by. We were very pleased with ourselves for having purchased the Colomba Easter cake the day before, and we eagerly unwrapped it for slicing. Of course, Fabiola didn’t accept any cake or coffee, but it is the offereing that counts, so we made a bella figura. Our housekeeping must have been acceptable as well or maybe she has given up on us. We worked at home for most of the day and headed into town in the evening for a concert of chamber music at the church of St. Agata in town. On the way to the church, Brian paid a visit to the local barber for a beard trim and Maria visited our friend Donatella who runs a linen shop in town. Donatella had a surprise for us, a gorgeous loaf of homemade Easter bread – the kind with pecorino inside about which we wrote before. We were immensely happy that we stopped by! The concert was lovely, excellent musicians and a good crowd – the only negative being the incredibly uncomfortable pews that were no doubt designed for teeny tiny medieval folk. Maria was ecstatic to find our little feline friend Grigio (grey) waiting for us at home. His family is away for Easter and we are looking after him. He seems to have remembered from the summer that we are the surrogates when his own apartment is closed up!
