My Guest Post at Volette.com

OK, it's up and running. If you wish, you can hop on over to Volette.com and see what I've written about, and find out what I was up to at the weekend. There are also some photos by me.Comments/feedback, either here or there, most welcome! … [Read more...]

Just Completed a Guest post

And I'm waiting to see if all is OK before showing you where to find it!Watch this blog! … [Read more...]

Don’t Touch WordPress 2.5!

Having read that WordPress 2.5 was out, I was curious to see what it was like, but I had also read that there were problems.However, my curiosity got the better of me, and I went ahead and installed this new milestone release of my favourite blogging platform. Only, I installed WordPress 2.5 on a … [Read more...]

Rubbish in Naples, Dioxin in Mozzarella, and now Toxic Wine

The 'Made in Italy' brand is suffering something of a buffeting at the moment. The latest famous Italian product to come under the spotlight is that of wine.Apparently unscrupulous producers of dirt cheap Italian reds have been popping a little acid into the mix. So the next time that cheap red … [Read more...]

Daylight Robbery

A friend of ours fell victim to the wandering Rom boys yesterday. She lost her purse and fifty Euros. Luckily there was no important documentation in the purse at the time.The Rom boys, generally from one of the Gypsy camps on the outskirts of Milan, often hunt in packs and pick on women and … [Read more...]