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Lo stambecco che sale per il sale Posted by Serena on Feb 8, 2011
Yes, I know it’s a bit of a strange title! Let’s see if this little blog will explain its meaning. Lo stambecco – plural gli stambecchi – (ibex) is a species of mountain goat which is well known for its prodigious climbing abilities. See these pages:http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capra_ibex http://www.parchionline.it/stambecco.htm The Stambecco’s usual habitat is le pareti rocciose…
‘To’ Posted by Serena on Feb 5, 2011
When you’re learning a language it seems that every answer gives birth to at least two new questions, and my recent blog ‘In’ was no exception. In order to deal with one of the most common questions about the Italian word ‘in’ we need to have a look at the English word ‘to’. ‘To’, with…
Febbraio Posted by Serena on Feb 2, 2011
The name of the month of Febbraio (February) comes from the Latin word "februus" which means ‘purifying’, because in Roman times this month was dedicated to the purification rituals used in preparation for Spring. Principali Festività (Main Festivals): On the 2nd of February we celebrate the festival of la Candelora (Candlemas), which commemorates the Purification of…
Mimì La Gatta – part 3 – La mia Ava Posted by Serena on Jan 30, 2011
Sono figlia unica di una figlia unica di una gatta genovese. Lei stessa era discendente di una gatta cacciaratti portoghese, che è arrivata dal di là della ‘Grande Acqua’ su un veliero a tre alberi. I am the only daughter of the only daughter of a cat from Genoa. She herself was the descendent of…
Bastaaaaaaaaaaa NON NE POSSIAMO PIÙ!!!!!!!!! Posted by Serena on Jan 27, 2011
If you have followed my blog for a while you will be aware that I tend to avoid writing about Italian politics. La politica (politics) in Italy has long been dominated by scandal and corruption, but just lately, with the ‘Rubygate’ affair (I hope you’ve been following the news, if not, make a start here…
La Conta Posted by Serena on Jan 24, 2011
A few evenings ago, while having dinner with my friends Annalisa e Claudio, the conversation moved onto the topic of the traditional games which we used to play as children such as nascondino (hide-and-seek), chiapparello (catch/tag), mosca cieca (blind man’s buff), girotondo (ring-a-ring-o’-roses), etc. We all agreed that the fun was not limited to the…
Mimì La Gatta – part 2 – La Fuga Posted by Serena on Jan 21, 2011
Here is part 2 of Mimì La Gatta’s biography as dictated to us by Mimì herself. You can find part 1 here: https://blogs.transparent.com/Mimì La Gatta La notte era calda, un po’ afosa, con una falce di luna appena visibile tra le silhouette degli abeti che si rizzavano come frecce lungo il crinale. Avevo deciso…