#Spotted at an Italian Festival in Aotearoa New Zealand:
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#Spotted at an Italian Festival in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A family of three--Mum, Dad and Small Human (3?)--are cosied up on a picnic blanket around a bowl of buttery sage gnocchi.
Each holding a fork and tucking in.
Buttery cheeky smiles.
Live opera drifting towards them on a warm breeze.A dance troupe in vivid red skirts and white blouses are dancing the tarantella* in the sunshine.
Tambourines in the air, smiles on their faces.
A band playing.
The crowd clapping and cheering.
Cicadas click-clicking in the trees overhead.
Pure joy.A young human (8?) is saying: "Hey uhm Dad, did you know that gelato isn't ice cream so you can have more."
Dad asks: "That right?"
"Yeah. So uhm. Can we get some now?"A tiny human (2?) with Italian flags painted on her cheeks, wearing a pretty pink fairy dress and white sandals, is a picture of abject woe as she stands next to a drinking fountain.
Hands outstretched beseechingly she wails: "Papa! The water fountain weed on my shooooooe!"An imperious woman (90s?) wearing a straw hat bedecked in flowers is overseeing two grandsons as they sort her seat.
Before long, she has an aperol spritz, a plate of antipasto and a comfortable cushion behind her back.
Yes, this meets her approval.
Their reward is a regal nod.(Continued Below)
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#Spotted at an Italian Festival in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A family of three--Mum, Dad and Small Human (3?)--are cosied up on a picnic blanket around a bowl of buttery sage gnocchi.
Each holding a fork and tucking in.
Buttery cheeky smiles.
Live opera drifting towards them on a warm breeze.A dance troupe in vivid red skirts and white blouses are dancing the tarantella* in the sunshine.
Tambourines in the air, smiles on their faces.
A band playing.
The crowd clapping and cheering.
Cicadas click-clicking in the trees overhead.
Pure joy.A young human (8?) is saying: "Hey uhm Dad, did you know that gelato isn't ice cream so you can have more."
Dad asks: "That right?"
"Yeah. So uhm. Can we get some now?"A tiny human (2?) with Italian flags painted on her cheeks, wearing a pretty pink fairy dress and white sandals, is a picture of abject woe as she stands next to a drinking fountain.
Hands outstretched beseechingly she wails: "Papa! The water fountain weed on my shooooooe!"An imperious woman (90s?) wearing a straw hat bedecked in flowers is overseeing two grandsons as they sort her seat.
Before long, she has an aperol spritz, a plate of antipasto and a comfortable cushion behind her back.
Yes, this meets her approval.
Their reward is a regal nod.(Continued Below)
Any typos spotted in this post spent a delightful few hours at their city's annual Italian festival yesterday. If typos spotted, they'll be watching a friend's dance troupe performing the tarantella before heading off to find the gnocchi truck for lunch.
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*The tarantella is a group of Italian folk dances. If you've seen the intro wedding scene from The Godfather, you'll immediately recognise the music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHV9xypv6w8
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The picture taken by my lovely friend, Héléne, and is of another friend's dance troupe mid-performance of the tarantella. (As always, more in the alt text)
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#Spotted at an Italian Festival in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A family of three--Mum, Dad and Small Human (3?)--are cosied up on a picnic blanket around a bowl of buttery sage gnocchi.
Each holding a fork and tucking in.
Buttery cheeky smiles.
Live opera drifting towards them on a warm breeze.A dance troupe in vivid red skirts and white blouses are dancing the tarantella* in the sunshine.
Tambourines in the air, smiles on their faces.
A band playing.
The crowd clapping and cheering.
Cicadas click-clicking in the trees overhead.
Pure joy.A young human (8?) is saying: "Hey uhm Dad, did you know that gelato isn't ice cream so you can have more."
Dad asks: "That right?"
"Yeah. So uhm. Can we get some now?"A tiny human (2?) with Italian flags painted on her cheeks, wearing a pretty pink fairy dress and white sandals, is a picture of abject woe as she stands next to a drinking fountain.
Hands outstretched beseechingly she wails: "Papa! The water fountain weed on my shooooooe!"An imperious woman (90s?) wearing a straw hat bedecked in flowers is overseeing two grandsons as they sort her seat.
Before long, she has an aperol spritz, a plate of antipasto and a comfortable cushion behind her back.
Yes, this meets her approval.
Their reward is a regal nod.(Continued Below)
@georgepenney Awww poor wee girl.
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#Spotted at an Italian Festival in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A family of three--Mum, Dad and Small Human (3?)--are cosied up on a picnic blanket around a bowl of buttery sage gnocchi.
Each holding a fork and tucking in.
Buttery cheeky smiles.
Live opera drifting towards them on a warm breeze.A dance troupe in vivid red skirts and white blouses are dancing the tarantella* in the sunshine.
Tambourines in the air, smiles on their faces.
A band playing.
The crowd clapping and cheering.
Cicadas click-clicking in the trees overhead.
Pure joy.A young human (8?) is saying: "Hey uhm Dad, did you know that gelato isn't ice cream so you can have more."
Dad asks: "That right?"
"Yeah. So uhm. Can we get some now?"A tiny human (2?) with Italian flags painted on her cheeks, wearing a pretty pink fairy dress and white sandals, is a picture of abject woe as she stands next to a drinking fountain.
Hands outstretched beseechingly she wails: "Papa! The water fountain weed on my shooooooe!"An imperious woman (90s?) wearing a straw hat bedecked in flowers is overseeing two grandsons as they sort her seat.
Before long, she has an aperol spritz, a plate of antipasto and a comfortable cushion behind her back.
Yes, this meets her approval.
Their reward is a regal nod.(Continued Below)
@georgepenney one family that included sub-teen grandkids went on holiday and stayed in a b&b not far from Florence, Siena, Pisa etc. I was full of suggestions for where to go. They went to none, but the grandkids remember the gelato as if it was yesterday.
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#Spotted at an Italian Festival in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A family of three--Mum, Dad and Small Human (3?)--are cosied up on a picnic blanket around a bowl of buttery sage gnocchi.
Each holding a fork and tucking in.
Buttery cheeky smiles.
Live opera drifting towards them on a warm breeze.A dance troupe in vivid red skirts and white blouses are dancing the tarantella* in the sunshine.
Tambourines in the air, smiles on their faces.
A band playing.
The crowd clapping and cheering.
Cicadas click-clicking in the trees overhead.
Pure joy.A young human (8?) is saying: "Hey uhm Dad, did you know that gelato isn't ice cream so you can have more."
Dad asks: "That right?"
"Yeah. So uhm. Can we get some now?"A tiny human (2?) with Italian flags painted on her cheeks, wearing a pretty pink fairy dress and white sandals, is a picture of abject woe as she stands next to a drinking fountain.
Hands outstretched beseechingly she wails: "Papa! The water fountain weed on my shooooooe!"An imperious woman (90s?) wearing a straw hat bedecked in flowers is overseeing two grandsons as they sort her seat.
Before long, she has an aperol spritz, a plate of antipasto and a comfortable cushion behind her back.
Yes, this meets her approval.
Their reward is a regal nod.(Continued Below)
The problem is that every time you mention sage, butter, and gnocchi, I want to make gnocchi with sage brown butter, and sometimes there are other things in the fridge that need eating.
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#Spotted at an Italian Festival in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A family of three--Mum, Dad and Small Human (3?)--are cosied up on a picnic blanket around a bowl of buttery sage gnocchi.
Each holding a fork and tucking in.
Buttery cheeky smiles.
Live opera drifting towards them on a warm breeze.A dance troupe in vivid red skirts and white blouses are dancing the tarantella* in the sunshine.
Tambourines in the air, smiles on their faces.
A band playing.
The crowd clapping and cheering.
Cicadas click-clicking in the trees overhead.
Pure joy.A young human (8?) is saying: "Hey uhm Dad, did you know that gelato isn't ice cream so you can have more."
Dad asks: "That right?"
"Yeah. So uhm. Can we get some now?"A tiny human (2?) with Italian flags painted on her cheeks, wearing a pretty pink fairy dress and white sandals, is a picture of abject woe as she stands next to a drinking fountain.
Hands outstretched beseechingly she wails: "Papa! The water fountain weed on my shooooooe!"An imperious woman (90s?) wearing a straw hat bedecked in flowers is overseeing two grandsons as they sort her seat.
Before long, she has an aperol spritz, a plate of antipasto and a comfortable cushion behind her back.
Yes, this meets her approval.
Their reward is a regal nod.(Continued Below)
@georgepenney what glorious context in the Alt-Text
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#Spotted at an Italian Festival in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A family of three--Mum, Dad and Small Human (3?)--are cosied up on a picnic blanket around a bowl of buttery sage gnocchi.
Each holding a fork and tucking in.
Buttery cheeky smiles.
Live opera drifting towards them on a warm breeze.A dance troupe in vivid red skirts and white blouses are dancing the tarantella* in the sunshine.
Tambourines in the air, smiles on their faces.
A band playing.
The crowd clapping and cheering.
Cicadas click-clicking in the trees overhead.
Pure joy.A young human (8?) is saying: "Hey uhm Dad, did you know that gelato isn't ice cream so you can have more."
Dad asks: "That right?"
"Yeah. So uhm. Can we get some now?"A tiny human (2?) with Italian flags painted on her cheeks, wearing a pretty pink fairy dress and white sandals, is a picture of abject woe as she stands next to a drinking fountain.
Hands outstretched beseechingly she wails: "Papa! The water fountain weed on my shooooooe!"An imperious woman (90s?) wearing a straw hat bedecked in flowers is overseeing two grandsons as they sort her seat.
Before long, she has an aperol spritz, a plate of antipasto and a comfortable cushion behind her back.
Yes, this meets her approval.
Their reward is a regal nod.(Continued Below)
@georgepenney Just reading this made my mouth start salivating because Il ove Italian food, dang.
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