alura!

i finally visited nonna today, but failed to notice the zoom on my camera lens was at a 45 degree angle & therefore wasn't at all happy about focusing. lord knows what happened there, probably alcohol. i was worried nonna might not want me to take photos of her but actually she was quite the opposite. as soon as she saw my camera:

"toh emanuella! teka my picture! yes i sit here? alura!"
"what does alura mean, nonna?"
"there you are!"

so although i took no actual photographs - apart from this extremely blurry portrait, my visit really helped clear some things up. we put the world to rights, she made me some tea, some food & tried to get me drunk on lambrini. conclusion: nonna & i are very alike.