SCOOP DU JOUR

With no way to contact these guests and with them holding both sets of keys I had to take my chances and go in through the shared door at 11! I thought no one was home but it turns out they’d just gone out for coffee. Coffee that lasted over an hour. When they got back...well let’s just say they were our most attractive guests to date. And they only had to be reminded once to give back the keys! 

They stripped all the beds and left the place cleaner than they found it. And gave us a five-star rating! This gave us a skewed perspective on how easy people are to please. 

Yesterday we went on a day trip down to a 13th century church in San Tommaso and then onto an old castle in Salle. The drive from Sant'Eufemia was quick and it was relatively well signed! We didn't even bring a map. The church in San Tommaso is old enough, and ancient bronze statues of Hercules were found on the site which shows how long the area has been used as a place of worship. There's even a column inside that has been worn away at the base by devout worshippers who have rubbed against it. There are some gorgeous relief carvings over the main door, too. From there, we continued through the valley and up to Salle. This part was less well signed but there's only one road headed that way so we trusted in that! The road brings you along the outskirts of the small town. You'll come to a roundabout which does have a sign pointing your way up the mountain. The road starts to look even more desolate but keep going! The road takes you right to the castle. It's been almost entirely recently reconstructed, but it's fun to look at and it's position on the mountainside makes for some incredible views.

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Self portrait. Serial killer, y/y? #28tomake #dayten

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Umm…sure. #28tomake #daysix #randomwordpoetry

Day 5: draw a receipt. Back to the pen and enjoyed this challenge much more! #28tomake #drawareceipt #dayfive

I don't like drawing with markers. #28tomake #dayfour #whatsinyourbag

Just what the world needs. More bad fan art! #28tomake #daythree #arcadefire

Day two: draw a houseplant. Already better than yesterday! #28tomake #daytwo #summerofcourtney

Why yes, I am an accomplished abstract expressionist. #28tomake #dayone #summerofcourtney