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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Been here since Feb 2006, Penny,so a way to go. yet. But have now got my E121 so another trip to Fermo. And dealing with the UK pensions service from abroad has not been easy, and as for the Inland Revenue, another phone call this morning I think.A
I was looking for an old post to add to today on olives, and using the search button it directed me to where I wanted to be, I am the most useless person techy wise, but if you dont know, just post and someone will help you.A
Thank you very interesting, apart from us( and a few others) all the trees are looked after by Italians in Marche, and the yield is bad this year, after the glut of last year, but I am pleased to hear you in Tuscana are doing better than us.And admit that we try but dont always get it right, but rely on our neighbors for advice, their trees are having very bad yields as well, so doubt here it is our inability to be Italian.A
Well said Gromit, agree yet again, at this rate you will be eating Nutella pizza?A
Just returned from the press to ask if they will consider the paltry amount we have yet to pick this year. They said yes so amounts must be very down on last years as we expected. They sell their own oil (its on the road out of Servigliano towards, Amandola on the left) which seems to work out at 9euros a litre. Last year it was priced at 6euros.A
I think Gromit has summed it up nicely for me.Can I take it Jinty didnt like the hat/picture or whatever she won in the raffle then?A
Hopefully Penny ,Fermo are more clued up, we had no problem with them re our health cover, good luck.A
Good luck, Amanda and Dave, glad to hear you are not leaving us, or Italy?Angie
Its interesting in the use of language,"man enough" and "confront"and that old time Americanism "disrepect", what a load of nonsense.May we return to the real world. I doubt gio that you "know" her or that she/he is a friend. Friendships are based in a real world, with people that we like and support from day to day, and that for me is what this community has enabled me to do.A
Bet Al didnt expect such a robust response, and interesting to see the disaffected post after a long time to stir up the pot. I think it is difficult to create a virtual community, and it has been easier for members in Marche to take part perhaps as we often do know each other in real life and have formed friendships by way of this community and the other forum.And whilst J&C aka Anastasia did start the fund raising drive, there are also others including the Marche Chapter who carried this through, and I am thinking of Sarah and Mark and Andrew and Jean and Russ. But we saw it as a group project, and something that we were lucky to promote through Italy Mag, so dont knock it, it would have been impossible without Ronald and his team.I am not in favour of of what some may see as a "lively" debate which is just a disguise for some vitriol and bullying, those days are long gone. There is still room for debate, and perhaps this thread has opened up the opportunity to do that.A