Just watched the qualifiers for the Belgium Grand Prix and Italy are 1st and 2nd - well done Giancarlo Fisichella and Jarno Trulli. Looking forward to the race tomorrow. Not so good for the Brits though, Jenson's 14th and Lewis 12th!!!
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Here's Jessie at 10 months - she has a new hobby - haystack jumping. Rusty's not too impressed though! Looking forwarfd to their birthday party soon!
Sun, 08/23/2009 - 06:53
Just read about a daycare centre being set up for earthquake-affected children of L'Aquila at last, run by SOS Children's VIllages.
Fri, 08/21/2009 - 08:38
Just wondering if anyone has any helpful advice/ experiences of obtaining an Italian mortgage for a non-resident. Some friends of ours are looking to buy a house and are asking if it is easy process and where is best to try first. Many thanks.
Thu, 08/20/2009 - 06:01
Can anyone tell us if there is such a thing as a booster for an Alice Wireless Modem? We have been told that the range is 100m but there is no signal inside our farmhouse and we are presuming this is because our walls are so thick.This is much le
Tue, 08/11/2009 - 09:27
One of our favourite festas of the summer is coming up very soon - Castrum Sarnani is a magical glimpse into Medieval life in Sarnano and topped off by an amazing stilt-play complete with fireworks, lights and music.
Wed, 07/22/2009 - 07:08
Wed, 07/22/2009 - 04:34
The Le Marche Fundraising Team would like to let you all know that the running profit to date from the total Raffle, BBQ & T-Shirt sales stands at an amazing €1958.57 We would like to thank everyone for their kind support, particularly as we
Mon, 07/20/2009 - 13:09
Thank you so much for your support with the Le Marche Fundraising Team's raffle and BBQ - we are amazed by the response and will inform you of the total raised as soon as possible but it looks like it will be around €2000, which is fantastic new
Thu, 07/16/2009 - 08:41
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A lovely copy of Italy's Sibillini National Park Walking and Trekking Guide, kindly donated by Sarah from Cicerone (the publishers).
Very sorry not to have met you the other night at the meal - sounds like you had fun!Didn't put everyones full names down as wasn't sure if folk would mind (so used their initials), but basically I have had confirmation from 9 people plus we were told you wanted between 8 - 10 (more the merrier!) plus A & R, S, D, B, J & J, S & M (hope I havn't forgotten anyone)Then I have 2 ticket donations from friends who can't make it, and 3 more provisional ticket sales from friends who are waiting to find out if they are free. So around 31 so far including us lot.Love the bee lines - Mark will find you hillarious (he obviously thinks like you!). Take care. S & M
Thank you Terry, any new ideas or raffle prizes much appreciated! Look forward to meeting you at the BBQ. How many tickets would you like? (just so we can get a rough idea of numbers!).
Yes Penny, we had to have exactly the same as the original layout, including size of windows etc etc (we were in the Ascoli Province too). As far as we understood it is more or less impossible to change any of the existing layout.
Hi,We were told in Comunanza that the nearest shoe repair place to us (in Villa Conti) is at Roccaflouvione (not sure of the spelling) on the way to Ascoli. I wanted the zip repairing on my boots after my puppy chewed them, but we had a brief look the other day and couldn't see the shop.It is on the main road in the town - didn't have time to stop and ask as we were in a rush, but someone there must know. If you find it can you let us know!!!!
We have bought cuttings / bulbs over when driving down - never been a problem as we were not searched but don't think it is entirly legal - something to do with the bacteria in the soil. If you are driving down and don't go through Switzerland, then there is much less chance of being searched anyway. I know you can legally transport bulbs which have a certificate on them to say they have been tested/ treated. We flew with some blubs we bought in Amsterdam and this was fine. All our daffodils and snowdrops are doing fine and also the plants we bought from my Mums garden. Just can't seem to get any roses to grow but that must be down to our hard clay soil (looks like it would be great for making pots!).