Sandwiched between Sarah's concerts, there was a wedding. As things go here. There is this couple,
Odille and Rosella, who come to the monthly antique market in
Chiavari to sell their fabulous furniture
Antique Piemonte. Click over to their site and you may see my home! Sam and I over the years have bought many of our amazing pieces of furniture from them and have quickly become their friends. About 5 years ago, they started telling us about this other "
Inglese" couple who was also a client. This couple had sold everything they owned, moved to Italy with 2 daughters, bought a villa in
Piemonte and were renovating it into a hotel - to hear Odille tell it, you would think they did the renovations themselves. As it goes, one thing led to another, and we are now friendly with the English couple who these days are proprietors of a swank hotel in
Piemonte -
LaVilla Hotel.
Back to the wedding....
Odille and Rosella's youngest son was married this weekend and where else to have the wedding than at a friend's house which is also a charming hotel.
Saturday was a day that threatened rain and storms. All around you could see ominous black clouds, but never over us. The clouds passed over a few times but, over all we were in a bowl of sunshine. The wind blew, and it blew so strong that it lifted a few skirts... Other than the excitement of my exposed knickers, there was the cake. Look at that cake! Have you ever seen anything like it? Believe me, it tasted even better than it looked. Sponge cake with pastry cream topped with fresh fruit! So good, I went back for seconds!
2 comments:
No wonder you got a 2nd piece...look how tiny the plates are!
What was the white border....looks like marshmallows.
meringhe, or meringue. Basically, baked whipped egg whites.
And the second helping was just of the fruit! And, the cake was home made. A friend of the bride made it as her gift.
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