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La Tempesta Posted by Geoff on Jul 21, 2014
A dramatic start to the week! At around seven this morning we were awoken by a tremendous tempest that roared and shook its furious fists above our heads. As I lay there in awe … I love a good storm … the though came into my mind: blog! I had in mind a piece by…
Berceto Posted by Geoff on Jul 9, 2014
The plan was to go to Parma. My sister and niece are here from England for a few days, and as part of our itinerary we had hoped to spend Tuesday at San Terenzo on the Liguria coast … but the weather had other ideas. Martedì: Temporali (Tuesday: Thunderstorms). Luckily, as we live right on…
Mimì The Cat’s Special Recipe Posted by Serena on Jun 26, 2014
Written by our guest blogger Mimì the Cat (with a little help from Serena). Based on a True Story. Cari lettori, oggi tocca a me, Mimì La Gatta, descrivervi una buonissima ricetta, e finalmente non vegetariana: arrosto di orbettino! Questa è una ricetta molto semplice ed economica, come potete vedere dagli ingredienti, pochi e genuini…
Fiori di Zucca Fritti Posted by Serena on Jun 24, 2014
It’s early in the morning and the courgette plants look beautiful with their big yellow orange flowers fully open, they look so inviting to the bees, but also … to me: mi viene l’acquolina in bocca pensando ai fiori di zucca fritti (my mouth waters just thinking about fried pumpkin flowers). I don’t know why…
I Gigli Posted by Geoff on Jun 16, 2014
People often ask us where we get our ideas for blogs. Well, the source of inspiration for a good many of them is the view from our dining room windows, a view that mutates continually: with the season, the weather, the time of day, and depending on what happens to be going on in our…
A Trip to Ravenna Posted by Geoff on Jun 13, 2014
“This spring” we said, “we’ll go ‘somewhere’ … We’re always promising ourselves that we’ll go ‘somewhere’. When it’s not too cold … too rainy … too hot. When we can afford it. When we can find someone to look after the cats. Well, let’s just go … ‘somewhere’. Okay, Ravenna, how about Ravenna? We haven’t…
‘Let It Go’ Made in Italy Posted by Geoff on Jun 3, 2014
Okay, let’s get something straight, no one does romantic better than the Italians, punto e basta! So, take the super romantic Academy Award winning song “Let it Go” from Disney’s Frozen, sing it in Italian with a few ‘small modifications’ to the lyrics, and you’re onto a winner. ‘Let it Go’ has been translated into…