Archive for 'Italian Language'
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…
La Primavera è Balzata Posted by Geoff on Apr 2, 2015
La Primavera è Balzata … what on earth kind of title is that Geoff! Well, if you’re a regular follower of our blog you’ll know by now that Geoff’s mind works in mysterious ways. Currently, I’m having a phase of re-reading some of my favourite old books which I brought over with me years ago…
Fuoco! Posted by Serena on Mar 26, 2015
Every cloud has a silver lining, or, if you’re a writer, every cloud has a little story to tell. For example: Venerdì sera stavo preparando la cena quando Geoff, che stava lavorando al computer, mi ha chiamato: “ Serena, puoi controllare il fuoco per piacere? Sta facendo un mucchio di rumore”. Così mi sono asciugata…
Non E’ Detto …. Posted by Geoff on Mar 9, 2015
I must say that I really enjoyed reading the responses to my recent post Conversational Fragments. I love the fact that we have such imaginative readers, and I also find the responses very useful for gauging people’s comprehension of the colloquial expressions that I tend to use in my articles. One such expression that really…
Ai Musei Vaticani Posted by Serena on Feb 26, 2015
In today’s post, I recount a visit to the Vatican Museums that I made when I was a student of archaeology many years ago. Apart from two brief notes, I’ve left the text entirely in Italian. If you have any difficulty translating it, please leave a comment below. L’altro giorno la mia amica Annalisa mi…
I Racconti di Luisa – Il Falò Posted by Geoff on Feb 19, 2015
Story by Luisa with an introduction by Geoff A good friend of ours, Luisa, grew up in Vittoria, Sicilia. Sometimes when we’re chatting she opens up her ‘box of memories’ as she calls it, and recounts episodes from her youth. “Do you like writing?” I asked her one day, “yes, I used to” she replied…
Nevicata Posted by Serena on Feb 4, 2015
Preface by Geoff: Dear readers, when I opened the shutters and saw our valley transformed by an unexpected overnight snowfall, I immediately suggested to Serena that she described the vision in Italian for your edification. Little did I know that she would pen what to me is a rather beautiful poem ………………. Photo by Geoff…