The friary here has had a traditional pizza oven for quite a number of years. It was donated to us from our neighbors and we keep it outside in the garden. We don’t really use it very often because it takes a lot of work to get it going and it is just not worthwhile for just the three of us. But it comes handy when we have a big group of people staying with us for lunch or dinner. So, on April 6th, we had a big pizza party with some of our friends, neighbors and supporters. What was the occasion? Well, franciscans don’t usually need a special occasion to celebrate but this time the main reason was the presence of Brother Clark, our minister general, here with us for until Sunday 11th. It was a great night but unfortunately a very rainy one! I helped out to cook the pizzas in the oven ( after all, I am always Italian), and together with a friend of mine, we got totally soaked in the rain because there’s no roof above the oven in the garden. But I don’t complain about that at all because it was really a great fun. Also, we had quite a diverse group of people and it was a real pleasure to see everyone getting along very well together – or at least, that’s what I hope it happened! Due to the heavy rain, we had to move inside but that didn’t stop the party, we also had some very good music from a great musician playing the accordion. I would like to thank all the people who were there for making such a special night and hope to see you all and maybe more next time!