Just bloggin’ along – in Italian

I've just started a blog in Italian: Ingliano - which is basically an attempt to teach myself how to write in Italian - something which I'm not too good at. So, seeing as the best way to improve your writing, IMHO, is to write, then that is just what I'm doing. There is no theme, so my entries … [Read more...]

There’s no fire without smoke

We have a wonderful neighbour. She's around 60 or so, retired and unfortunately a widow. Our neighbour joined the residents of the first floor at about the same time as ourselves and was the guiding light behind our pre-summer evening get together in the courtyard. She's really quite … [Read more...]

New website

I've been upgrading my old site at the moment and things are coming along quite well, although I'm not sure I'll be able to get everything live by my self-imposed December the first deadline. The new site will include an affilliate based shop, so it'd be a good idea to have it … [Read more...]

Winter is sneaking up

The week before last it was really quite warm. This week the temperatures are moving to below 10 degrees C. The transitions here between hot and cold have always been rather abrupt. In the UK the temperature slides down gracefully over a few months, whereas here, in the north of the lving museum … [Read more...]

The busy schedule of a two and a half year old

Our little tornado of joy is charging around everywhere and making lots of mess - just like most other two year olds. He gets a kick out of hiding himself in the shower, so while his mum was about to have a shower we asked the little whirlwind if he'd like to too. The reply: 'Non posso' … [Read more...]