Jun
19

Eh?

2006 | Filed Under Italy, Language, My son | 2 Comments

My son's grasp of the Italian language is coming on, eh. He speaks rather well in fact, eh. Asks a lot of questions which consist of only 'why?', eh.

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Jun
19

Funny country

2006 | Filed Under Italian politics | 1 Comment

Recently, as those in Italy know well, rather a lot of people have been caught with their trousers down as a result of the clever use of phone taps.

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Jun
16

Cakes….at a price

2006 | Filed Under Italy, My son | 7 Comments

fruitcake.jpgPictured here are the two cakes we got for our son's belated third birthday party. Italians really do know how to make some of the most wonderful cakes in the world. They are mini-works of art too.

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Jun
16

Chosen

2006 | Filed Under Writing | 2 Comments

Walking in the mountains had always been a passion of mine, so, yet again I found myself wandering the high valleys of the Italian alps.

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Jun
14

I beat the taxi!

2006 | Filed Under Milan, My son | Leave a Comment

Yes, it's true. My other half and baby set off from hospital, after an abortive attempt at a magnetic resonance scan (our wee one suddenly developed a cold), in a taxi. I was aboard my trusty new bike (I had expected the bairn to be in hospital for at least one more day).

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Jun
14

When life isn’t - unless you are a mouse.

2006 | Filed Under England | Leave a Comment

Dictionary.com

life (Slang.) A sentence of imprisonment lasting till death.

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Jun
12

Categories

2006 | Filed Under This blog | Leave a Comment

Ah, I've managed to categorize everything I've written since the beginning of this year.  I shall have a go at last years scribblings shortlyish.

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Jun
12

New bike

2006 | Filed Under Me | 4 Comments

I picked up my new bike, and a new lock on Saturday.  The bike has a black aluminium frame, 21 speed 'flick' change Shimano gears (I don't like the 'grip shift' system), V-brakes and rather nice looking black spoked 28 inch wheels.  I've popped my favourite saddle on it, too.  It's a sort of cross between 'city' and 'touring' bike.  It has flat handlebars and no suspension.  I like it a lot.

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Jun
12

Roaming 2

2006 | Filed Under Italy | Leave a Comment

Well, my trip down to the capital of the Living Museum turned out to be quite uneventful and I saw just about nothing of the city.  Typical business trip, really.  You fly in, go to where you've got to go and then fly out.  Travelling sounds glamorous, but it can be quite a non-event.  The flights were efficient and flying really is the best way to, in all senses when you don't want to waste time.

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Jun
11

Career decisions

2006 | Filed Under Italy, Thoughts, Work | Leave a Comment

As I may have mentioned in the past, I get to see many bright young things every year. People who will most likely go on to become senior managers or run their own businesses, indeed, some already do.

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Jun
8

Thanks

2006 | Filed Under This blog | 2 Comments

Many thanks to those of you, kind readers, who have updated the links from your blogs to Blog from Italy’s new Wordpress powered base.

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Jun
8

Career decisions

2006 | Filed Under Italy, Thoughts | Leave a Comment

As I may have mentioned in the past, I get to see many bright young things every year. People who will most likely go on to become senior managers or run their own businesses, indeed, some already do.

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