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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Morning S&JWe are in pretty much the same position, with about 20 vines, and I have been making grape juice, wash and put in a large pot, bring to the boil, simmer for 10mins, allow to cool and then bottle and put in the fridge. Keeps for about 5days, though never lasts that long.Use diluted or with a fizzy wine.PS. that little kitten is very lively and we may call her Houdini!A
The reason that many restaurants in Italy and by the same token in Marche are closed at present is because the owners themselves have gone on holiday after the big August holidays. They will be opening again within the next week or so, especially those around us which are not dependant on the tourist trade. But most exhibitions museums etc are open, the festas are going strong, and the "season" goes on really until the end of October. Of course this area is not one of mass tourist attraction, so you wont see the crowds or the tourist buses, rather you will be able to experience some historic and beautiful places away from the masses.A
Hello and welcome to the community, where in Italy would you like to visit if you had the chance?A
Plain cards are the norm Sarah when I was looking, but in Servigliano in the old square there is a shop (from the main front entrance tucked back on the left hand side) which does cards with no greeting, which are hand made with pressed flowers and just about do the job for you.A
All interesting stuff, but some big generalisations, not sure about "most" Italians living in awful flats and certainly in our area of Marche the Italian health service is fantastic. I could not praise them enough. It is very difficult to compare and contrast the two countries. There are areas in the UK as well as in Italy that suffer from poor local services, crime,ghettoised housing. I guess if you are not living in those areas then life is easier. I would suggest though from my experience that it is better to live with less money in this part of Italy than it would have been in England.We were talking to our guests last night who come from a pretty rural village in Suffolk, but are becoming increasingly concerned re the rise in crime, and do not go into the local town at night due to drunks and the violence that comes from heavy drinking.Its not a country I would be happy to return to.A
I think we have gone totally off thread but sounds delicious, perhaps Jean can give me the recipe, mine always used to turn out like burnt biscuits. Tonight I have cauliflower cheese and mashed potato , with rabbit (the Italian touch) and veg (all local). Comfort food after a day of pouring rain and thunder...better tomorrow?A
Perhaps people thought you were being enigmatic michael by leaving it blank?A
Brilliant Andrew, a good laugh on a wet and stormy afternoon.A
We never had any problems with Fermo when we registered for health cover over 3 years ago. We both have Tesseras for a 5 year period which were dated from the old PDS. What happens after that remains to be seen, hopefully by then they will have unified and corrected their interpretation of the regulations. Well done to Penny for taking this up.A
I just remember his terrible rages when I got it wrong (as ever) happy days!A