Archive for November, 2010
Pazzesca Burocrazia Gattesca – part 2 Posted by Serena on Nov 8, 2010
As I explained in part 1 of ‘Pazzesca Burocrazia Gattesca’ (Crazy Cat Bureaucracy), getting Mimì the cat sterilized turned out to be rather more complicated than we had anticipated. In order to qualify for the free service which should be provided for gatti randagi (stray cats) we would be obliged to jump through all sorts…
Pazzesca Burocrazia Gattesca! Posted by Serena on Nov 5, 2010
A short while ago I wrote a couple of blogs about our new cats, Mimì e Cocò. I explained that we found them abandoned in the car park near the rubbish bins. We decided that it would be best to have Mimì, la mamma, checked out by a vet and sterilized. As is often the…
Occhio all’Etichetta Posted by Serena on Nov 2, 2010
Le etichette dei cibi (food labels) have become increasingly detailed in recent years. In theory we should all be better informed about what we consume. In practice though, we are bombarded by a plethora of symbols and terminology which often mean little or nothing to us. Le informazioni sulle etichette. Information found on food packaging…