^ above: This restaurant in Lecco was named Malpensata: “badly thought of” or “badly thought out.” Apparently either or both was the case – it’s for sale.

^ “BHW mortage, the German mortgage that protects your house. BHW: The German bank specialized in home mortgages at fixed interest rates.”

Pastore tedesco = German shepherd

Interesting that Germanness is assumed to equate with reliability.

“McDead”

The newsstand has definitively closed.

We thank everyone.

It’s been beautiful.