Yes, that's right, there is a schizophrenic mouse here in sunny Italy. The little fellow goes by the name of 'Topo Gigio' and has his own show on TV earlyish on Saturday evenings here. He is quite cute, I suppose, as these characters go. But, he seems to have a bit of a personality crisis. The … [Read more...]
A UFO!!……..not??!!
February 25, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Have you any idea what the strange object next to the famously lop-sided building might be? … [Read more...]
Baby and the hospital
February 24, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Yesterday was a little traumatic. We spent the best part of the day at a large Italian hospital, which goes by the name of Niguarda. I had heard some bad things about the place and a friend of mine's wife gave birth to their child there and from his accounts the experience was not wonderful. I … [Read more...]
Metering out………..power cuts.
February 22, 2005 By Leave a Comment
The meter in question, m'lud, is the little box which sits in a cupboard recording how much electrical energy we have to pay for. The black box works very closely with its good friend, who goes by the name of 'circuit breaker', can't remember the Italian and can't be bothered to dig out the … [Read more...]
Revolution: Britain
February 21, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Revolution: Britain is my first reall attempt at writing a novel. I started it some time ago and it is as yet unfinished, although I have written something like 16 chapters. I need an excuse to find some time to finish it, so I would like people to have a look and say how much it stinks or … [Read more...]
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