Getting older

It's finally happened. I'm starting to become aware of my age. Young people now look, well, young, whereas before I felt I was one of them, now I no longer have this feeling. I suppose I have simply become conscious of my years.I think having a child has also contributed to my new awareness in … [Read more...]

Danea Easyfatt 2006

If you happen to be registered for IVA - VAT in the UK, then you will have to prepare VAT invoices and it is nice to have some way of monitoring when and what people actually pay you. You can just rely on Word and Excel or you could invest in some 'tax-deductable' software to help you. Last year I … [Read more...]

If you go down to the park today….

....you may well be surprised at the number of non-Italians there.  I was.  I went to Parco Sempione in Milan on Sunday to relax and read a book.  While sitting there I noticed that about 50% of the passers by were not speaking Italian.  I heard French, Spanish, English and one or two languages … [Read more...]

Seems like July

It's still darn hot - a late heatwave if ever there was one. … [Read more...]

First the bike…

....and now I've managed to cut the palm of my right hand, a nice deep cut too. How did I manage to do this? How about trying to carry a piano. As I put the thing down a protruding nail ripped into my hand - not too painful, but bloody all the same. Pianos are heavy, and I'm not used to carrying … [Read more...]