Dec
31

The Village

2005 | Filed Under Films | Leave a Comment

Not a place, a film. I saw the Village this evening. Very good. Worth watching. The ultimate reality show? Good question. Watch it and let me know.

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Dec
31

A bug

2005 | Filed Under Me | Leave a Comment

Nope, nothing to do with PC's or even those flying things - this is one of those, or should that be 'some of those' darling little microbes which tend to send hoardes of the population to bed for a few days every year. The little blighters which got me left me feeling downright lousy - so bad, in fact, that I did something I very rarely do - I went to see the doctor. Well, feeling down over Xmas is not great, so attempting to kill the little bug**rs by artifiical means seemed to be justified. There was, and still is, the problem that my voice has been coming and going. This is not got for someone who attempts to eek a living out of teaching. Then there was, still damn well is too, this blasted cough. Much better thanks, now - at least it is not waking me up at four in the morning in an attempt to get me to deposit my lungs all over the floor - which is progress. The sore throat was a nightmare too and made coughing painful. Not good. And the darling little sore throat seems to be creeping back, for some reason. This means that the antibiotics which the Doc gave me have not done the job - so out with the home remedies. Water, honey, lemon and a nice shot of grappa. Even if it does not cure you, it knocks you out enough to ensure that you will get a reasonable night's sleep. Staying up far too late and scribbling a few words in my blog may also aid the sleep thing too, I suppose….hope. Cough, cough.

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Dec
31

Merry Christmas

2005 | Filed Under Italian Food, Me | Leave a Comment

Well, better late than never….. I usually leave everything to either the last minute or just after the last minute and Christmas greetings are no exception. I finally got round to emailing a selection of virtual cards to people on Christmas Eve - about an hour before hopping in a taxi and heading off to the station to catch a train down to Genova. It was 'Nonni Shelley' or the 'Shelley Grandparents' turn to have us for the festive season, next time round, 'Nonni Sabbia' or the 'Sand Grandparents' will have the pleasure. What's with this 'Shelley' and 'Sand' grandparents thing? Well, our talkative little toddler has given his two sets of grandparents labels. The Italian gramps have a dog called Shelley - hence the nickname and the UK gramps allowed Marty to get nice an messy in his own little sandpit - which he had never forgotten. Two year olds seem to have rather good memories, or so it would seem.

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Dec
12

Cogne - something I prepared a little earlier

2005 | Filed Under Holidays | Leave a Comment

We got back from our extended weekend trip to the Alps on Sunday afternoon (11 December), after having spent just over two days in the midst of spectacular mountain scenery.

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