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La Festa dei Santi–Part 2: Grammatical Notes Posted by Serena on Apr 30, 2015
How did you get on with yesterday’s article, La Festa dei Santi? Hope you didn’t find it too complicated. Whilst I was reading through it and highlighting some of the vocabulary for the footnotes, I also picked out a few grammatical points that I felt it would be worth discussing. Below you’ll find short excerpts…
La Festa dei Santi Posted by Serena on Apr 28, 2015
Ormai da alcuni mesi faccio la tessitrice nell’associazione Antiche Arti e Mestieri della Lunigiana, organizzata dalla Pro Loco di Pontremoli. Quest’anno siamo stati invitati insieme ad altri gruppi storici a fare gli animatori alla Festa dei Santi di Capalle. Capalle è un paese del comune di Campi Bisenzio vicino a Firenze ed è pieno zeppo…
La Festa della Liberazione Posted by Serena on Apr 27, 2015
On the 25th of April 1945, Torino and Milano, Northern Italy’s two biggest cities, were liberated from German occupation by Italian Partisans and the Allies forces. On the 28th of April Benito Mussolini was executed by the Partisans and by the 1st of May all of northern Italy had been liberated, thereby putting an end…
The Travelling Butterflies Posted by Serena on Apr 22, 2015
A short while ago I wrote an article about my gita in sella with the association Farfalle in Cammino, which you can read HERE. The founder of the association, Simona Ferrari, is a friend of mine and, as I was curious to know how Frafalle in Cammino came about, I asked her if she wouldn’t…
Pasquetta in Bicicletta Posted by Serena on Apr 15, 2015
Quest’anno ho rispettato la tradizione di fare la gita fuori porta per il lunedì di Pasquetta. Avevo ricevuto una mail dall’associazione Farfalle in Cammino con l’invito a partecipare ad una gita in bicicletta. Il percorso di circa 35 km prevedeva la partenza dall’antica Pieve di Sorano, a 178 metri s.l.m., la scalata fino ai Prati…
Helpful Labels – Spring Cleaning Posted by Serena on Apr 10, 2015
Here’s another post in our ‘Helpful Labels’ series which is aimed at reinforcing everyday vocabulary. Simply copy or print out the phrases below and position them around your living space so that you’ll see them regularly. With time, the phrases will become embedded without you even noticing it! In this post I’m going to give…
Home Made Italian Easter Eggs Posted by Serena on Apr 7, 2015
Da bambini abitavamo all’estero, in Nord Africa, perciò era sempre molto difficile per i miei genitori procurarsi i dolci tipici delle nostre festività, ma come dice il proverbio: non tutto il male vien per nuocere. Così un anno che eravamo senza le uova pasquali, mia madre decise di farci una sorpresa. Una mattina, approfittando del…