April looked something like this…
There is something very sexy about Spring. Maybe it’s the sun, maybe it’s the breeze, or maybe it’s all those bodacious vegetables lining the market stalls just screaming take me home!!!
April is also a special time in Italy, especially in Rome. The whole April showers bring May flowers thing doesn’t really apply here. It’s more like April’s sunny tales bring May’s hail or April’s pleasure brings May’s moody weather.
This past month brought that special little touch of sunshine you’ve been craving through the winter. Sure, it rained a few times in April. But guess what: today is May 1st and it’s raining.
little fact: In Rome, the rain is now apparently a ‘tradition’ on May 1st or primo maggio - the festa dei lavoratori, a national holiday here in Italy.
So, here is some sunshine to honor April - its bounty, its beauty, and all the sluttiest eats it brought to me.
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