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		<title>Strange Days &#8211; Halloween and The Day Of The Dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2014 08:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The weather got cold this week. Sunday night, to be precise. Obviously, it&#8217;s not in minus figures yet (°C, Gail) but, still, those of you who&#8217;ve been reading long enough will know that I absolutely abhor the cold. And, as &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5717">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Inauguration</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2014 09:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve now eaten a few times in the kitchen. F made soup. And, one time, pasta. I like eating in the kitchen. It&#8217;s warm (from doing the cooking) and light and very comfortable. I think, even if he says he &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5715">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>MIB, 2 flip-flops and a funeral</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2014 18:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am sitting wearing a dark suit, a white shirt and a black tie. F sits next to me with dark trousers, dark shirt and dark jacket. Next to him is a guy wearing a T-shirt, shorts and flip-flops like &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5661">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Being a foreigner; another first!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2014 07:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s probably about 10.30 p.m. Maybe 11. It&#8217;s Friday night and I&#8217;m taking the dogs out for their final time that night. It&#8217;s a bit later than normal as tomorrow is Saturday and a lie in. If I take them &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5255">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Free eBook and my very first purchase of another eBook.  I am moving into this century &#8230; albeit, slowly!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2013 07:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WARNING &#8211; This post is wrong &#8211; see update below! This morning I downloaded 2 ebooks from Smashwords. This is, in my opinion, an incredible site. The first book is Given Away, A Sicilian Upbringing, by Marianna Randazzo. Not having &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4938">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Going to an Earthquake Zone?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may or may not have heard about the earthquakes that have been occurring in the Apuan Alps. And, even if you had, you may not have thought much about it. But, let me explain that Carrara, where F has &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4900">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Where I get to see a bit of Italy I haven&#8217;t seen before.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve lived here almost 8 years now (I know, I can hardy believe it myself)! And, much as it was in the UK, I know I&#8217;ve seen hardly anything of Italy. There are tons of places I&#8217;ve never been to, &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4854">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>We have successes and setbacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, after yesterday, when he was a model of a puppy for the whole day at the office, we had one slight setback and then this morning a great success &#8211; maybe two, depending on how you look at it. &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4316">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dino goes abroad</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 07:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh yes, we have photos. Lots of them. 99% of which are of Dino. It was a Dino holiday. And his first time abroad. I&#8217;d taken his passport, just in case, but it wasn&#8217;t needed. Sure we saw some nice &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4146">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>And Creme Eggs!  A picture post.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This follows on from my last post. I also really fancy a Cadbury&#8217;s Creme Egg and, since some of my readers didn&#8217;t know about Hot Cross Buns and, almost certainly, won&#8217;t have ever heard of a Creme Egg, here are &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=3978">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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