Bleeding Espresso

29 July 2009

Blog Closed for Vacation

Or, in italiano:

Yes, Bleeding Espresso is ready for a break, although I personally am not going on vacation. I’ll still be here in Badolato, still working full-time, and still making appearances on Facebook and Twitter, but without writing blog posts, I’ll have more time to spend with P’s family (many of whom are visiting from around Europe) and enjoy all the fun stuff going on here in the village throughout August:

(Click to see larger image, and then click that image for even larger print.)

Come join in if you need a ferie too!

Buon agosto!

29 beans of wisdom »

29 beans of wisdom to “Blog Closed for Vacation”

Gil on 29 Jul 2009 at 8:45 am #

Enjoy your well deserved vacation from the world of blogging! Eat some grilled calamari and a bucket of mussels for me.

Can it be fried calamari, Gil? We’ll be having those before the week is out
nyc/caribbean ragazza on 29 Jul 2009 at 9:58 am #

Buon estate!!

Altrettanto!

nyc/caribbean ragazza´s last blog ..Unfortunately, when my contract is up I have to leave my neighborhood.
Lisa at Wanderlust Women on 29 Jul 2009 at 10:09 am #

Enjoy – loved the graphic – wherever did u find it?

I googled something like “blog in ferie” or “closed for ferie” in an image search; click on the photo to find the source

Lisa at Wanderlust Women´s last blog ..Wanderlust Women Solo Travel through Connecticut’s Carousel Trail
Nicole on 29 Jul 2009 at 10:22 am #

Wait, calamari and buckets of muscles… this place sounds like heaven. We are on our way! Have a great blogging break!

Gotta love fresh seafood in the summer…come on down!

Nicole´s last blog ..Matisse and friends
Kim B. on 29 Jul 2009 at 10:24 am #

Happy Blog Vacation!

Thanks Kim!

Kim B.´s last blog ..California Photos — Late, but still awesome!
Mary on 29 Jul 2009 at 10:43 am #

Enjoy your “vacation” and all the activities in Badolato!

Thanks Mary!

Mary´s last blog ..Playing in the sand
Willym on 29 Jul 2009 at 11:29 am #

buona vacanza

Thanks Willym!

Willym´s last blog ..Mercoledi Musicale
Diana Strinati Baur on 29 Jul 2009 at 12:11 pm #

buona vacanza, carissima Michelle. I hope that you can enjoy shady moments in the garden with your loved ones, cool drinks, juicy fruit, and can relax completely!!!

I am doing my best, Diana, believe me

Diana Strinati Baur´s last blog ..Studio Ceramic Series: Painting the Bowls
Fern Driscoll on 29 Jul 2009 at 12:58 pm #

What a great idea!! May have to play copy-cat. Buona Vacanza!!!

Feel free Fern…I’m loving it

Fern Driscoll´s last blog ..J-E-L-L-Oooooooo
Loulou on 29 Jul 2009 at 2:22 pm #

Enjoy your vacation! Looks like you have plenty of fun things to keep you busy.

Indeed. Thanks Loulou!

Loulou´s last blog ..La Fête du Fromage – La Lauze?
janie on 29 Jul 2009 at 4:40 pm #

Have fun!

Thanks Janie! Hope all is well in Panini Land

janie´s last blog ..What’s Cooking?
Rose Marie Milcetic on 29 Jul 2009 at 4:48 pm #

Smart move, Michelle. You deserve a little break!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Rose Marie!
awedree on 29 Jul 2009 at 4:48 pm #

Have a wonderful, well-deserved vacation, Michelle! Sounds awesome, and I wish I could join you The Tarantella festa Power 2009 sounds fun.

Can’t wait to see what it’s all about; I’ve never been and now it’s coming to me
Susan on 29 Jul 2009 at 6:00 pm #

Enjoy, bella!

Thanks Susan!
dana on 29 Jul 2009 at 7:39 pm #

Enjoy the summer Michelle! You deserve!!

Thanks Dana! Hope you’re having a nice summer too

dana´s last blog ..Gelati I Have Known
Judith in Umbria on 29 Jul 2009 at 8:43 pm #

I think you should go down to the beach and pinch some boyz. It isn’t something you can get away with forever, yanno.

You make an excellent point, Judith.

Judith in Umbria´s last blog ..Montalbano: the coolest cop on Italian TV
Ninotchka on 29 Jul 2009 at 9:00 pm #

Enjoy your bloggy break~! You deserve it. xxoo

Thanks Nino!
Wanderlust Scarlett on 29 Jul 2009 at 9:26 pm #

You have way more than earned this break!!
Have a great time!

We’ll look forward to photos afterward… much love bella mia!

XOXOXO
Scarlett & Viaggiatore

Grazie cara
jen of a2eatwrite on 29 Jul 2009 at 11:08 pm #

Enjoy, Michelle! Have a lovely August!

Same to you, Jen!

jen of a2eatwrite´s last blog ..What’s Cooking Wednesday: Fish Tacos with Kohlrabi and Summer Squash
Gil on 30 Jul 2009 at 4:47 am #

I like calamari anyway they serve them: grilled, fried, stuffed, pickled (seafood salad), etc. The best calamari I ever had were stuffed ones that we had in a restaurant in Taormina overlooking the sea! The waiter also introduced me to a sea urchin or two and introduced my wife daughter and me to native Sicilian strawberries! That was on my first trip to Italy. We found ourselves eating dinner at midnight as it appeared that the restaurants didn’t even open until 8:30 or 9:30 pm!

Yup sounds like the south, Gil…all that food sounds *so* good!
Deb on 30 Jul 2009 at 8:26 am #

I’d love to see the tarantella festival! Maybe next year. Have a great Ferragosto!

I’m excited too, Deb! This is our first year hosting it
saretta on 30 Jul 2009 at 10:38 am #

Enjoy your time off!

Thank you
Suzie on 30 Jul 2009 at 9:47 pm #

Ciao Bella, what a great idea !
This is so Italian and your blog is in Italy !
Relax and have fun !

Thanks Suzie! Hope you’re having a great summer!
Carlo on 31 Jul 2009 at 10:22 am #

Buone vacanze, have a good relax knowing that you have lots of friends that follow you all year long! I’m looking forward in 2 hours to lunch with friends at Castelgandolfo, overlooking the Lake of Albano. Brinderò alla vostra salute! Cin cin!

Salute Carlo!

Carlo´s last blog ..Tapas a Jaca
Alessia on 01 Aug 2009 at 8:45 am #

Uh come sta bene il mio cartello “blog in ferie”
Grazie grazie per il link.

Grazie a te Alessia!

Alessia´s last blog ..Fotografia e scrapbooking: quanto sono sicuri CD e DVD?
qualcosa di bello on 07 Aug 2009 at 10:59 pm #

buone vacanze! i only wish i could join you

Me too QdB!

qualcosa di bello´s last blog ..snapshots on the journey3…
Mikeachim on 10 Aug 2009 at 3:40 pm #

You’d better not be reading this. You should be away having lots of fun and having a thoroughly enjoyable break, eating amazing food and hanging around fabulous people.

And *not* reading this.

Don’t let me down now.

Sorry! Still working…can’t help but read comments
Mikeachim´s last blog ..Oh, 4 On Demand: and you were doing so *well*.
Pat on 21 Aug 2009 at 4:59 am #

Hope you are having a fabulous time Michelle! I still dream of visiting Badolato one day!

Thanks Pat, and I hope you get the chance

Pat´s last blog ..I Must Kvetch!
Alicia on 27 Aug 2009 at 7:46 am #

Enjoy the time off, but I do hope you’ll return with lots more recipes and just little snippets of life in Calabria… I love hearing stories of your photo adventures and P being able to identify the locations… his family, the area… it’s the simple things that are so interesting to me. Thanks for writing!!!

Thanks so much for your feedback, Alicia! Be back soon