I’ve played around with a few settings, and moved things around on the right hand side bar, including reducing the number of Google ads. I’ve done this, and some other stuff, because Jan, one of my faithful readers, told me that this blog was taking ages to appear in her browser. On my computer there is a slight lag, still, while the right side bar appears. To cut some of the fat away from the slow bar, I’ve also removed what appears to be the java script ridden Google search and gone back to the standard WordPress search.

Stop reading, start speaking
Stop translating in your head and start speaking Italian for real with the only audio course that prompt you to speak.
Can someone kindly give me some feedback as to how slowly/quickly this ‘ere blog is loading up? Many thanks in advance. Alex.