Ode to Women!!!

Yesterday was an Italian National Holiday -- La Festa de la Donna.
This day celebrates women! (Could the US please get on board with this idea!). I loved this day yesterday...no Hallmark cliches, nothing like that, but just a celebration of womanhood.

The la mimosa, a yellow flower, is given to women throughout the day and I received two -- one from Claire and one from Sabrina. All of us girls went out last night to celebrate and we went to one of my favorite places here in Siena -- the Tea Room. I shared a paradiso tea with Allona(strawberries and hint of orange) and a slice of chocolate cake with Julia.
Even Silvana (my house mom) took the night off from making dinner and went out with her friends!

Sabrina also taught a class on the history of La Festa de la Donna and we had interesting discussions of men and women...all spoken in Italian of course! I mainly listened, observed and laughed, chiming in here and there.