June 18th, 2007 by Administrator
That’s the problem. No snow this winter and no rain now. Well, we’ve had some rain, but very little - in other words, not enough to replenish our supply.
As usual, Saturday morning, we headed out to the garden to do some weeding, tie up some of the tomatoes, and water the garden. This spring O […]
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June 13th, 2007 by Administrator
Gasp! I’ve been tagged! Do you believe it? Giovanna (and yes, I will get you back) has tagged me and I’ve accepted the challenge. OK, so it’s not as if I have to do something all that difficult, but I am kind of excited to have been tagged, so here goes….
Hilda Carrol at Living out Loud […]
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June 12th, 2007 by Administrator
Recently I gave a student a reading lesson that included an article on culture shock. As I was preparing it, I was thinking about my own experience coming to Italy from the US.
Basically, the article states that there are 5 stages to culture shock. Stage 1 is basically the honeymoon stage, when everything’s new […]
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June 11th, 2007 by Administrator
Yesterday was a big day in town. 8 children received their First Holy Communion and most of the town was involved. The parents of the children had even gotten together to choose the gowns that the children would wear. Therefore, all the children were dressed the same – the girls in the same style gown […]
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June 8th, 2007 by Administrator
I have to admit, I feel incredibly lucky to be able to live where I do. As I was contemplating that today, I was thinking about all the things I really love about being here. Of course, there are some things that I don’t love, but that’s another subject. We won’t go into that right […]
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