HUNGRY GERALD

This has been the rainiest Spring in Rhode Island weather history. More rain today but, happily, it eased up in late afternoon. Skies turned steel grey and the temperature, while still cool, was comfortable. HG/BSK dined with their gifted daughter, Lesley R. and her brilliant husband, Profesore Massimo R.,at their Riverside, RI, home. Seated on their breezy deck with its stirring water views, all toasted the Professor for his recent honors (Massimo heads the Italian Studies program at Brown University). Massimo has received the Brown Presidential Faculty Award and Lecture (he gets a $5,000 stipend for the lecture). Deserved recognition for his many academic contributions. As usual, dinner indoors was a delight–ricotta and anchovies was one appetizer; the other was prosciutto wrapped around bread sticks– both yummy and perfect with Spritzes. Main dish was creamy asparagus pasta. This was followed by a dessert of warm fruit crumble topped with vanilla ice cream. Oh, what a pleasure it is to live near family. Making Central Falls HG/BSK’s home was a smart choice.