Canasta

As I've mentioned before, there is a group of American women here whose husbands are all on the same project. We get together at a coffee shop once a week to visit and sometimes commiserate about life in Italy. (As an aside, I usually get water or Coke Light there, but I once had the thickest cup of hot chocolate EVER! My spoon was standing straight up! It was impossible to drink but would have tasted great over ice cream!)

A couple of months ago, some of us got together and played the card game canasta. The last time I played canasta was at my grandma's house when I was a teenager. It was a game that my cousins and I loved to play. Only one of the group had played recently, so the rest of us learned (or relearned) together.

I quickly remembered why I loved canasta when I was younger! It's a fun card game, with some very strange rules. It seems complicated when you're first learning how to play, but it's pretty easy to pick up.

Now we try to play at least once a week. I really enjoy those afternoons. They are some of the high points of my weeks. Fun with the ladies! Something I really need!

It's not Tuesday Evening Book Club, but it's a good substitute until August!