Everyday Italian: Signs of the Times

March, 2008

^ This restaurant in Lecco was named Malpensata: "badly thought of" or "badly thought out." Apparently either or both was the case - it's for sale.

^ "BHW mortage, the German mortgage that protects your house. BHW: The German bank specialized in home mortgages at fixed interest rates."

Pastore tedesco = German shepherd

Interesting that Germanness is assumed to equate with reliability.

"McDead"

The newsstand has definitively closed.
We thank everyone.
It's been beautiful.