We did it - we finally had the 'BBQ Event of The Year' and we had a great night and we hope that everyone enjoyed themselves.
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Wed, 07/15/2009 - 08:22
Well we just can't get Jessie out of the water and to celebrate her 9 month Birthday, we went down to our lovely Lago di Ruffino for a swim!
Thu, 07/02/2009 - 15:42
Did anyone just feel that earth tremor at 11pm. Here near Amandola it was very strong but short, the first we have felt for a while. Hope this does not mean there is worse to come.
Mon, 06/22/2009 - 18:15
Had a great meal in Da Cicco in Gualdo last night. Although it was 10pm when we arrived, Michelle the lovely waitress was very helpful and friendly (she is Romanian) and spoke very good Italian and English.
Mon, 06/22/2009 - 10:04
The devastating earthquake that struck the region of L'Aquila on April 6th 2009 is long gone from newspaper headlines and television reports.
Sat, 06/13/2009 - 04:58
The Marche Chapter are holding a BBQ to raise funds for the victims of the L'Aquila earthquake on Sunday 21st June, hosted by Sarah and Mark at their home Villa Conti (please pm Sarah for directions) from 3pm.
Sun, 06/07/2009 - 11:15
Please can we make a list of raffle tickets bought and add them on here when we have been notified. If we can try and just keep this post for the raffle ticket listing so that it is easier to add up. Thanks.
Fri, 06/05/2009 - 18:15
Please can we list here any raffle prizes we have collected or are donating, so that we can all see what we have:
Fri, 06/05/2009 - 10:41
More raffle prizes! - Sarah who works at Cicerone, the publishers of the walking book we found, has very kindly donated a copy for our BBQ. Anyone else collected any prizes - we need as many as possible!
Tue, 05/26/2009 - 11:53
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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!).