Baby and the hospital

Yesterday was a little traumatic. We spent the best part of the day at a large Italian hospital, which goes by the name of Niguarda. I had heard some bad things about the place and a friend of mine's wife gave birth to their child there and from his accounts the experience was not wonderful. I … [Read more...]

Baby is ill, part 2.

As I wrote the other day, baby has got his usual swollen eye problem. This means he is not at the nursery, so we have to take turns looking after him or get a babysitter in. At least we seem to be getting closer to finding out what exactly is causing his eye to swell up, it would appear to be … [Read more...]

Baby is ill………..again

Our little darling has a swollen eye again. Only, this time there is no obvious cause - no cold, no congestion, no nothing. He is even down by the sea, where the air is better. I have been left here in Milan to have a little baby free time and to catch up on work (Baby is ill so often, that … [Read more...]

Italian temperatures and Umbrellas

Nope, this entry is not going to be about the weather here in Italy. It's about thermometers, and umbrellas. Every house in Italy has got at least one of thermometer, or so it would seem.  And you would not believe how many umbrellas lurk in Italian houses.I regularly hear that someone has … [Read more...]