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Snow Joke.

Milan had an attack of snow last week. The snow started first thing on Thursday and lasted all of two days. Now there is virtually none to be seen. As is often the case with places which are not used to snow, the white stuff caused quite a lot of chaos. Lots of minor accidents […]

All the snow has gone

It’s true. All the snow has melted. However, it has been a wonderfully sunny day here in Milan and it has even been quite warm. There is some wind too, which is something of a rarity in this city. Might blow away some of the pollution if we are lucky.

Snow!

As I scribble down this brief entry it’s snowing all over Milan. There is already enough of the wonderful white stuff for that delicious silence that only snow can produce to descend upon the city this evening. Wonderful! I love snow, it adds an extra dimension to everything. All that perfect whiteness drifting down and […]

An evening out

Not the most interesting title, I know, but having an evening out when you have small children can be a bit a a rarity and merits jotting down a little, or so I think. Some friends of ours invited us to their house to celebrate a birthday. Things got off to a bad start, seeing […]