Marzo Mattarello

My husband always knows what the weather forecast is.  He has to have some idea since he is outside working and his livelihood depends on the weather.  If it rains too much profits drop and if there is too much mud, work becomes more difficult.  This year of course has been the wettest winter in the past 30 years in Italy.  I hadn't really noticed a difference from the past 10 years that I've been here (except of course last winter when it didn't rain at all).  But that is what the statistics are saying, and if you look at all of the damage that the rain has caused in the south of Italy I suppose it is actually quite obvious.

A few days ago (maybe it was March 1st or 2nd)  I woke up to the sun, which is always a nice thing, it always boosts my spirits.  And upon checking the outside temp, I was also quite pleased to feel that it was really warm.  In fact I wore one of my spring cardigans and a t-shirt with only a light jacket and was plenty warm all day.  However the next day I awoke to rain and much cooler temperatures.  I guess that is what they mean here when they say 'ah e' Marzo mattarello" meaning Crazy March.  And would you believe it if I said that snow is in the forecast for the weekend!?  Well, it wouldn't be the first time I've seen snow in Italy in March (or even in April for that matter), but this weather truly is Crazy!