Being brought up in the UK, no-one said much about the choice of words you used. It was all perfectly understood.
What’s in a word?; Sayings and swallows
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Gardening in Milan
Tagged
Man of Roma tagged me for this meme. It is the first time I’ve ever been tagged. I’ve noticed other people have done this sort of thing before and always wondered what it would be like and if I would do it, not being mad on the chain-letter type of thing. However, I thought I would give it a go.
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Today, I would like to say something profound.
It’s an age thing. I feel I ought to be able to say something profound with the experience I have. But there is nothing to say.
Ah well.
I feel as flattered as a “D”-list celebrity – and just as stupid
I mentioned in the previous post about C. Now, those of you who read this blog will probably fall into one of five categories:
Don’t stop the food coming – an Italian wedding
It was our first Italian wedding. Our second wedding this year. They were very different.
Mafia paint; Jack’s Blog – RIP
There are a couple of things I just thought I’d say.
One is that, further to the apparent monopoly that the Mafia have on the rubbish collections around Naples (and most of Italy), it seems they might have a monopoly, here, on the supply of tarmac and road paint.
Principal Qualities for an Italian Prime Minister.
Buzz Lightyear, having won the election is, no doubt, preening himself before the mirror at this very moment. Not that looks are so important to him but, well,……. they are.
Romeo and Juliet, alive and kicking……well….sort of
Here, most people live in apartments and these apartments usually have at least one balcony, even if it the size of a postage stamp, overlooking the street or the inner courtyard of the apartment block. So, the idea of Romeo calling to Juliet whilst she is on the balcony is so accurate.