When...

We won't be in La Casetta for Easter!!! 

Here is The Dammit of all the feste italiane, which have Come & Gone, while we wait to move into 1/3rd of our Tuscan farm house down in the Lunigiana...

Natale... or, Christmas.  Once-upon-a-time, there was a contract stating we would be in La Casetta by December 20th. Promised for sometime in mid-January, we forfeited The Daily Penalty for several costly Extras to be stricken from payment. We would have done better to have opted to stay with The Daily Penalty. We are now nearly four months late. The Math says it would be a lot of Euros by now.

Santo Stefano... a rest day after Christmas.

Capodanno... or, New Year's and, in my mind, the best time to fool around with a move. Such a worthless holiday... wherever. However, it was NOT in the cards.

Epifania... the Italians do not officially have a Santa Claus. Instead, they have this Medieval witch, La Befana, who brings toys for the Good and coal for the Bad. We got neither and still no house!

Santo Valentino... it's not an Official Holiday but, the Italians make a big deal out of it anyway... fools for pink & hearts.

Domenica delle Palme... Palm Sunday, when everyone gets a palm frond. I don't need a palm frond. I need my house!

Pasqua... The Italian name for Easter and a much less of a deal than...

Pasquetta... when Italians troop out into the country en masse for The First Pic-nic of the year. You see, they are never far from eating. Hmmm? Maybe, it is why their houses are never finished on time.

And, finally...

Giorni dei Santi... Saint Days, one for each day of the year. Ninety-six to date. Your Saint Day is the Saint covering your birthday. In my case, I have the totally unheard of saintly presence of Blessed Federick Ozanam. HE HASN'T HELPED!!! What Saint could with a name like that? Gads.