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Ricetta del Nocino Posted by Serena on Jun 24, 2010
Today is the 24th of June, il giorno di San Giovanni (Saint John’s Day), the traditional day on which to begin making il Nocino, a liqueur concocted from noci col mallo (green walnuts) that has its origins in the Emilia-Romagna region. A small glass of Nocino is often drunk after meals as a digestivo (digestive)…
Fidarsi – part 3 Posted by Serena on Jun 21, 2010
Fidarsi – ‘to trust’, is an intransitive reflexive verb, in other words a reflexive verb that is followed by a preposition. When we want to say that we trust someone or something we use the preposition ‘di’, hence ‘fidarsi di qualcuno/qualcosa’. Here are some examples of how to use it: Present: mi fido di te…
Fidarsi – Part 2 Posted by Serena on Jun 18, 2010
In "Fidarsi – Part 1" I wrote about an article that I had recently read in the Italian magazine ‘Focus’ entitled "Fidarsi è rischioso, non fidarsi è peggio" ("To trust is risky, not to trust is worse"), which is a more optimistic version of the Italian proverb "fidarsi è bene, non fidarsi è meglio" (to…
Fidarsi – Part 1 Posted by Serena on Jun 15, 2010
I recently wrote a couple of articles about Italian detti (‘sayings’. See: ‘Una Mela al Giorno’). Here is another well known ‘detto’ that perhaps reflects one of the negative sides of the Italian character: ‘Fidarsi è bene, non fidarsi è meglio’ (‘to trust is good, not to trust is better’). I have never particularly liked…
Bed and Breakfast 2 – Ancora Ospiti Posted by Serena on Jun 11, 2010
Once again, live from ‘Ai Chiosi’, the B&B that me and Geoff are managing for our friend Adriana, here is another brief description of a few of the ospiti (guests) that have recently come to stay with us: Mia cugina Maria Pia è venuta a fare una breve vacanza al B&B insieme col suo compagno…
Bed and Breakfast – Gli Ospiti Posted by Serena on Jun 8, 2010
If you are a regular reader of my blog you will know that at the moment me and Geoff are managing our friend’s Bed and Breakfast ‘Ai Chiosi’. One of the nicest things about this job is that we have the opportunity to meet a variety of interesting people from different parts of Italy. Here…
Una Veduta dalla Finestra dei Chiosi Posted by Serena on Jun 5, 2010
A few months ago I wrote a blog entitled: ‘Una Veduta dalla mia Finestra’, in which I described the view across the valley from la mia casa in Valdantena, Toscana (my house in Valdantena, Tuscany). Today it’s a different window and a different view, this time the view is from the window of our apartment…