October 12th, 2007 by Administrator
It seems there’s a lot of flack being dealt out to Italian men lately based on a proposed tax break for those who leave home. Of course, there was a lot said about it too and many jokes were made. The proposal? A 1000 euro tax break for Italian men in their […]
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October 11th, 2007 by Administrator
For about a month now we have been pet owners.. And, you may think that there’s nothing like cuddling up to a dog or a cat. And you are right. But, our fish are pretty neat too, if I do say so myself.
We’ve got a large aquarium with 2 black moors, one […]
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October 10th, 2007 by Administrator
Sorry about the lack of posts. I’ve been occupied with various and sundry other things, but am now getting back to my blogging.
Last week I posted a light ravioli dish. In response Judith from Think on It requested a typical hot and spicy abruzzese dish and I’m happy to oblige. So, here […]
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October 5th, 2007 by Administrator
Yesterday, as I was preparing for a lesson with a student today, I was gathering together English tongue twisters to help practice pronunciation.
Tongue-twisters, as I’m sure you know are phrases that are difficult to articulate properly, causing the speaker to mix up sounds and sometimes even utter swear words in place of the normal words.
According […]
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October 4th, 2007 by Administrator
Last week my cousin, actually my dad’s cousin (which would make her my aunt here in Italy), came to visit for a few days, so we took the opportunity to ride down to the town where my great-grandmother, her grandmother, was born. The town is Riccia, in the province of Campobasso, in the Molise […]
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