It's not just me, there are more Christmas lights than ever before here in Milan. Apparently the reason behind this festive splurge on pretty lights is rising crime levels in the city and some kind of pact the city's politicos have made with the residents. Well lit streets reduce the probability … [Read more...]
Sausages, again
December 13, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Sorry to go banging on about this, but my life seems to be being taken over by the things these days. And the first problem has arisen, thus putting my sausage strategy skills to the test a wee bit.It had to happen I suppose, after all, that's business. My sausage supply has gone from sizzling … [Read more...]
Italian TV, one more time…
December 12, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Well, I've gone on about it before, Italian TV that is, and how low the overall quality of programming is. Another of my Italian TV related gripes concerned the inordinate amount of advertising viewers are blessed with.Some time back, both of the biggies, RAI and Mediaset, were fined over the … [Read more...]
Christmas is a coming
December 11, 2007 By Leave a Comment
It is. For some reason there seem to me more Christmas lights than ever this year. OK, so they are not the colourful Oxford Street type of lights, but they do add a little something. Even Corso Sempione - the wide avenue that points towards the Castello, has lights in the trees lining the road. … [Read more...]
News from the Sausage front
December 9, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Well, I don't want to give too much away, but there has been some movement on the banger front. Some of these 'ere sizzlers found their way down to deepest darkest southern Italy, and went down well. Interesting. My thanks go to my sausage partner, Gaetano Salvo for his efforts on this. He has … [Read more...]
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