Interviewed About Italy By the BBC Twice in One Week

Enchanting Italy

Oh this blogging life! That's twice I've had a chat with BBC radio this week. First I had a chat with Roberto Perrone, an award wining Sicilian-born broadcaster and columnist who does the Mondo Italiano programme on BBC Three Counties radio.Then I was interviewed by Tony Livesy and Chris Mason … [Read more...]

Flu Hits Blog from Italy

Well, we're not sure if it's really the dreaded swine flue H1N1 virus, but my other half thinks it could well be.  Whatever it is, this distinctly flu-like illness, has laid all three of us low.This is why not much has been happening on Blog from Italy recently.  The flu assault started on … [Read more...]

Of Writing and Love Struck Spiders

I can't write.  Well, not in the tradition pen and paper sense.Honestly, if you were ever to have the misfortune of  seeing my dire handwriting, you would probably run away screaming and feeling confused.About the only being likely to find my handwriting even moderately attractive would be … [Read more...]

Surreal Legal Writing

Justice

Yes, I know it's odd to say it, but today's (it was still 'today' when I started writing this!) encounter with the advocates was a little bit on the surreal side.Would you believe that an examination of the language relating to liquidated damages, lept towards kangaroos, enduro and dirt bikes, … [Read more...]

Good Weekend, Bad Weekend

The 442 Pub, Milan

Ah, spring is in the air.  It's almost feeling balmy in Milan at the moment, as winter starts to drift definitively away.And I wish the problems with my hosting service would drift away definitively too. I did not manage to post anything to this blog at the weekend.  Partially because of … [Read more...]