Spring has returned, at least for a while. It's bright and sunny and, well, springlike. It's amazing what a bit of good weather can do for your spirits.

I forgot to mention one of the worst things about moving, aside from leaving friends behind, having to figure out where they keep the baking soda in the grocery store, learning a new language, finding out where to buy jalapenos, etc. I've been offered a job, out of the blue. A good one, too, teaching Legal English to Italian lawyers. No lecturing involved, either: just edit legal documents for errors and awkwardness, show them where they went wrong, explain some specialized legal terms. Part time, too. Perfect and, alas, I'll have to turn it down along with some other opportunities, just when I was starting to feel like a productive member of society again.

So I'll just have to strive for unproductivity. And what better place to start than with Wine Tasting, Round II, with my ever-amusing cohorts Angie and Maggie. This time, however, we are not doing lunch first, so perhaps that will keep the spectacle to a minimum. I do hope they have something in their stomachs, though, or I'll need to bring leashes. Or possibly a hand-truck.

Made rice krispie treats again, and this time with multi-colored marshmallows. Amazing-- two and a half years without, then they start turning up all over the place. No plain-jane white, as yet. I'll keep looking. The multi- colored marshmallows melt down to a rather fetching, vibrant shade of orange, which is muted somewhat by the addition of the Krispies. I've decided I prefer it to the sickly pink obtained by using marshmallow version 1, plus there is none of that chemical, vaguely strawberry taste. Multi-colored to me from now on!