It's raining olives

We've had such a good week weather-wise. Sun and blue skies. On my birthday there was no wind and by the afternoon it was boiling. The boys had their t-shirts off and we were laying on the grass sunbathing and drinking wine. We worked quite fast and had quite a few breaks. We went to the supermarket after work to stock up on goodies, incuding a cake. It felt strange leaving the house - it's in the middle of nowhere so we havne't been able to come and go as we wish. We cooked a piece of meat in the fireplace, ate the cake and went out to a couple of bars in Perugia. It was ok, although the boys are out of funds so we found ourselves paying for the drinks.
Yesterday was also a nice day. We wanted to see Perugia by day as it looked so beautiful by night. Like many other Italian towns, it's old and retains an antique charm, with its cobbled streets and sculptured façades. It took us a while to get there: we walked, hitck-hiked, got a bus and then a tram. Once there we walked around, enjoying the sun and the Saturday bustle. There were lots of very well-dressed Italians going to church, markets selling antiques and hand-made pottery, children eating ice-cream, and locals sitting on the cathedral steps in the sunshine. It was so great to see a new town, and it really is a beautiful town.
I'm quite glad we're not working this weekend. My hands and back ache quite badly. I guess gripping the comb for 6 hours a day and stretching yoursef to reach the higher olives has to account for that.
There's a Halloween party going on tonight. We have no costumes so we'll probably use bin bags, and eyeliner and lipstick as face paint. It's quite nice to have a day of relaxing and sitting by the fire.
Happy Halloween.