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Italian Identikit Posted by Geoff on Jun 8, 2015
Dear Readers, are you tall or short? What colour are your eyes? Do you have straight or curly hair? How well would you be able to describe yourselves in Italian? Here are a few examples of simple descriptions of a couple of my friends. Michele: è di media altezza e grasso. Ha il viso tondo, gli…
How To Describe People In Italian Posted by Geoff on Jun 4, 2015
So far this week, we’ve had two family orientated articles: La Famiglia Italiana and La Casa Della Strega. Today, as an introduction to some of the vocabulary that we use when describing people, Serena and I have decided to write about members of our family who have passed away in recent years. I’ll begin by…
La Canzone del Piave Posted by Serena on May 25, 2015
My grandparents used to live in Via XXIV Maggio (24th of May Road), and that date was an enigma for me in my childhood days. “What is the importance of the 24th of May?” I used to ask myself, “ There are lots of important dates in May: dad’s birthday is on the 6th, dad…
Un Passo Avanti Posted by Geoff on May 11, 2015
We have one final stop to make before the border, the famous ‘Last Chance Cafe’, our romantic sobriquet for a decidedly unromantic service station which provides us with the last opportunity to have a real cup of caffè before heading into the culinary wastelands of Northern Europe. It also gives us an opportunity to buy…
Luisa’s Caponata Posted by Serena on May 8, 2015
Caponata is a fabulous vegetable stew in a sweet and sour tomato sauce, but unfortunately it’s a real calories and cholesterol bomb. However, a few days ago I was talking to my friend Luisa, who is from Sicily, the original home of this dish, and she told me that she had recently learned a variation…
The Journey Continues Posted by Geoff on May 7, 2015
By Geoff, with Italian translation by Serena The traffic is surprisingly light, we compliment ourselves on having got up at five thirty a.m. and I feel a pang of guilt that I shouted at Gigia when she kneaded and purred me into wakefulness at five twenty. She knew that we had to get up. Like…
Our Journey Posted by Geoff on May 5, 2015
Saturday, 2nd May 2015: 05:20 a.m. “Wake up Geoff!” ”No, go away ………..” 05:21 a.m. “Geoff …. wake up!” “Gigia ………….. NO! 05:22 a.m. “Geooooffff ….!” ”Gigia … F#çK OFF or I’ll kill you!” ”purr … purr … purr …” 05:25 a.m. “Okay, I surrender!” So begins our two and a half day ‘adventure’, a…