Turtles and Pasta

Tonight was "Italian Night" here at Upriver. A group of volunteers worked all day to make a great Italian dinner. Salad, pizzelles, ziti, and Italian Ice. The response was so great that they had two seatings, just like on a cruise. We were in the 4:00 group and the next crowd came in at 5:30. We had over 100 people at our time and the other one was sold out also. There was a strolling accordian player playing traditional songs from Italy, a dance group and a sing-a-long (That's Amore). We all felt like paesanos for a while.



Many people really decorate their sites with lots of garden statues, lights, flags, hanging baskets and such. We added a cute little momma and baby turtle so that our area didn't look too plain. We may add a few other things if we make a trip to the fleamarket. We have to be careful that we don't collect so much stuff that we have trouble packing it to go home.