Archive for 'Italian Language'
La Casa della Strega Posted by Serena on Jun 2, 2015
Quando ero bambina la scuola finiva il trentuno maggio, e dal primo giugno al trenta settembre ci godevamo le meritate vacanze estive: quattro mesi completi di mare, sole, giochi e niente compiti, niente sveglia la mattina. Poi ad un certo punto l’Italia si dovette adeguare alle normative europee, e così le vacanze scolastiche furono ridotte…
Una Notte fra Nudisti Tedeschi Posted by Serena on May 15, 2015
The publicity on the internet advertised our lodgings in Freiburg, Germany, as a Hostel/Spa, but in reality it was a nudist spa with a few mixed male/female dormitories! Hence, the first night of our long journey from Italy to England turned out to be not quite what we’d hoped for … as Serena recounts below…
Blame It On The Cat! The Solutions Posted by Geoff on Apr 24, 2015
As promised, here are the solutions to our quiz Blame It On The Cat! Well done everyone who had a go. Smokey’s errors are numbered and highlighted in red, with the corrections and explanations given below. I’d particularly like to thank the brave readers who posted their answers in the comments section. Now let’s have…
Quiz: Blame It On The Cat! Posted by Geoff on Apr 20, 2015
All seven of our cats are bilingual, after all, they’ve grown up in a bilingual household. Actually, due to their relatively limited vocal capacities some words are easier for cats in English than in Italian. Miiiilk, for example, is much easier for a feline to pronounce than latte. It’s something to do with the length…
Strategie Contro L’Allergia Ai Pollini Posted by Geoff on Apr 16, 2015
I’ve decided to write today’s article in Italian without an English translation. I’ve kept it short and fairly simple, but if you do run into difficulties you can use the ‘Leave a reply’ section at the end of the post. In fact, your comments are very useful as they help us to identify your needs and hence…
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…
aaa … aaa … aaa … tishoo! Posted by Geoff on Apr 13, 2015
I love nature, but for some reason nature doesn’t love me! If bees can spend all day with their proboscis stuck in flowers and not suffer any adverse consequences, why is it that I can’t even stick my proboscis out of the door without exploding into a salvo of sneezes that would put the guns…