The time-honored way of showing love in an Italian family is to offer food. Whether we're celebrating, mourning, happy, sad--if we're breathing, there's a table filled with great things to eat. Life's too short, so eat what you love and love what you eat.
Pittypat is feeling exceptionally adventurous this morning. She's been trying to make the acquaintance of these 2 "pets" for some time now, but she's not quite tall enough yet.