Thanks John and Ann for checking the calendar for me!!! (Sometimes we need
the shop that isn't there for buying a little common sense, too)! I'll wait to hear until next week before resubmitting.
Using the mail is really not an option in Italy during the August holiday season (like at Christmas time), with tons of postcards going back and forth and postal workers on vacation. Otherwise the mails work fairly well here.
...or maybe that's just a rumor...
