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I ♥ Didascalie! Posted by Geoff on Nov 5, 2014
I’ve always enjoyed reading, but lately I’ve become lazy. I used to read for an hour or two every evening before going to bed, but these days I struggle to keep my eyelids apart for the duration of a single page. Ever had the experience of reading an entire paragraph and then realising that you…
La Furia del Magra Posted by Geoff on Oct 29, 2014
Introduction and photos by Geoff, Italian Captions by Serena In my last post My Name is Magra I wrote: But when we rage and thunder after the rains they curse us Ma quando infuriamo e tuoniamo dopo le piogge ci maledicono … and not without good cause. We live close to the source of the…
My Name is Magra Posted by Geoff on Oct 27, 2014
Story and photos by Geoff, Italian translation by Serena My name is Magra I am a river This is my journey In the beginning I am small a mountain spring from the Appennino I follow a fold in the southern slopes I become a waterfall I flow into a bowl of rock a cleft carries…
Il Vento Posted by Geoff on Oct 23, 2014
I’m searching for inspiration. I comb through the online journals. I toy with various old blog projects that never came to fruition … nothing … my mind’s a blank. I take a break, close my eyes, what do I hear? The wind. The rattling of dried leaves scurrying down the street. The air is fresh…
Il Nuovo Baby Pit Stop Posted by Geoff on Oct 21, 2014
You never know what might happen when you stroll across La Piazza Della Repubblica in Pontremoli. The other day, for example, I spotted the mayor, Lucia Baracchini, with a small group of ladies on one side of the piazza. I wandered over to greet her and have a quick chat, but much to my surprise…
Breaking News … Cannabis Can Restore Your Trullo! Posted by Geoff on Oct 13, 2014
I can never hear the word cannabis without being transported back to my hippy days in the mid 70’s. My friend’s father used to keep budgerigars, and in those days bird feed contained fertile cannabis seeds. I think it was during the extraordinarily hot summer of 75 that a strange leafy plant of gigantic proportions…
Now It’s Your Turn – The Translations Posted by Geoff on Oct 10, 2014
Italian translations by Serena, photos by Geoff So, how did you get on with your English to Italian translations of Lucky Number Seven – Now It’s Your Turn? Here are our versions for reference. N.B. As you will see, there may be several possible translations for some of the sentences. From Part 1: a. I…