Whilst sometimes simple words seem to pass me by, it is amazing what can be plucked out of a distant memory!.
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Hope this works and only in the pub, just thought it might be a useful place to list things for BBQ.saladsA&R bean, tomato , plus bowl of egg mayoMoxie rudely dressed saladJean potato saladS&M Green salad and coleslaw
Tue, 06/09/2009 - 04:50
Just a warning for everyone, a few days ago a friend was badly stung by wasps that had formed a nest inside an outside shed, he was attacked when entering and required urgent hospital treatment.
Sat, 06/06/2009 - 04:07
I have a very good friend coming out to Italy to spend 2 months touring, and hopefully buying a small second home here.
Mon, 06/01/2009 - 14:57
The Marche Chapter are holding a BBQ for funds for the victims of the L'Aquila earthquake, Sunday 21st June, hosted by Sarah and Mark at their home Villa Conti (please pm Sarah for directions) from 3pm.
Wed, 05/20/2009 - 10:23
The Marche Chaper group will be holding a fund raising BBQ for the victims of the L'Aquila earthquake on Sunday the 21st of June, starting at 3pm, hosted by Sarah and Mark at their home Villa Conti, please pm Sarah for directions.
Wed, 05/20/2009 - 05:53
Morning Ronald, I wanted to post on the old IMF, to let people know about our latest fund raising event for L'Aquila, but it isnt allowing me to, is it closed for posting now?.A
Tue, 05/19/2009 - 04:58
Trying to find my way around this new community, and am slightly better than I was, but with so many threads I am now having difficulty in remembering which one I posted in, so searching for an answer is a task in itself, any easy way to track you
Sat, 05/16/2009 - 08:53
Ah I think I may have got somewhere have been alittle lost here, and never known for my techy skills, something I posted earlier is somewhere out there. Actually Moxie its not too scarey, just wonder where the teeth have gone.
Wed, 05/13/2009 - 16:11
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So its Marche then????, Ancona, Pescara, Rimini, all within easy reach.Plus only 3 hrs from Rome and Bologna, no contest!
We live very differently in Italy than we did in the UK, and much more simply, comparison with prices is difficult, but as a general rule living expenses seem to be on a par from my experience. Huge savings in the summer against large heating bills in the Winter, a consideration when buying property, vaulted ceilings may be charming , but are a huge expense to heat. Keeping chickens and growing produce is fun, but I am not sure that savings are made, especially if you buy locally and in season when there is a glut. But you have a huge head start by speaking Italian, something that many of us still struggle with so good luck and do plenty of research.
Thanks for your post, this is a fascinating subject, I hope that others are able to help, we live in Marche, which already has members researching, and I know Italian families here who have a long memory of the people they helped during the war. and the children of UK servicemen still come and visit them after all this time. Good luck with your search.
Much more of a golden yolk and much, much better, Gilda has just produced another one, must be the basmati rice she had last night.
Misha stalked them all day yesterday Gala!, but they saw her off and now she has taken to pouncing on scorpions, no doubt she will grow up someday if she lives that long!. had the egg poached Pilchard, delicious.
I wonder if you have pine trees surrounding you?. This is the time of year that the pine tree caterpillars emerge from their winter nests high in the trees, and in procession march down the tree and across the land to burrow into the soil, to emerge later as moths and start the whole process over again. The nests look like large cobweb type structures and hold up to 300 caterpillars, the barbs of the caterpillars are extremly toxic, and can cause allergic reactions in humans and pets, they are especially dangerous for smaller animals especially if they are ingested. We had our nest removed last week by a local builder with his cherry picker as we were very worried about our 4 cats. Something to be aware of for the future.
Dont know what you are doing wrong, but you can buy a replacement sweet potato at Oasi, on the roundabout below Fermo and continue with your experiment!
Postmac is right, this should have been sorted out by the pm system, it has no relevance to this forum.
Fascinating stuff Anne, thanks for posting it. We have Italian friends in the next village who sheltered a soldier for 6months during the war, he was called George and has also died recently, his widow and son visited last year and there are still strong ties between the families. It is amazing to contemplate the courage of these people who risked certain death if it was ever discovered. There were public hangings in the village of Montepone a reminder of the fate they would suffer if found out. A
lets hope more schools follow their lead,