Chain reaction
Those of you who live vicariously through these ramblings will be pleased to know that Stephen and I had not misunderstood the email from...
Chips with everything
Another week’s water has passed under the bridge (which is a somewhat disconcerting image), but it’s been a bit of a trickle rather than...
Of cabbages and kings
There have been several milestones in the 10 months since we arrived in downtown MSP, and this week saw a personally monumental one when...
Culture Club
With yet another Friday night round up I’m starting to think I should rename this blog ‘Letter from Italy’ in homage to the late, great...
One moment, caller
Time for another bumper edition of this everyday story of Italian country folk, which I suppose is a bit like the Sunday omnibus of ‘The...
All change
The affair of the burst water pipe having reached a satisfactory conclusion, it was time to turn our attention to other matters...
The best things in life aren't three
After a reminder of the perils of working for yourself on Saturday when I had a full day of teaching – well, four hours, which is quite...
Poste Hesitante
Having been resident in LCDDB for six whole weeks (seems longer, we’re so settled here) and with Christmas well and truly over, Stephen...
What's in store?
As ever when January rolls around, which it does with alarming frequency, life almost seems to enter suspended animation: Christmas...
A friend in need...
It’s quite fitting that we’ve just had Epiphany, for it seems that a great and sudden realisation has hit the good people of MSP some two...
