Today, I would like to say something profound.
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008It’s an age thing. I feel I ought to be able to say something profound with the experience I have. But there is nothing to say.
Ah well.
Archive for April, 2008
I feel as flattered as a ‘D’-list celebrity – and just as stupid
Monday, April 28th, 2008I mentioned in the previous post about Chiara. Now, those of you who read this blog will probably fall into one of five categories:
Don’t stop the food coming - an Italian wedding
Monday, April 28th, 2008It was our first Italian wedding. Our second wedding this year. They were very different.
Mafia paint; Jack’s Blog - RIP
Sunday, April 20th, 2008
There are a couple of things I just thought I’d say.
One is that, further to the apparent monopoly that the Mafia have on the rubbish collections around Naples (and most of Italy), it seems they might have a monopoly, here, on the supply of tarmac and road paint.
Principle Qualities for an Italian Prime Minister.
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008Buzz Lightyear, having won the election is, no doubt, preening himself before the mirror at this very moment. Not that looks are so important to him but, well,……. they are.
Romeo and Juliet, alive and kicking……well….sort of
Sunday, April 13th, 2008
Here, most people live in apartments and these apartments usually have at least one balcony, even if it the size of a postage stamp, overlooking the street or the inner courtyard of the apartment block. So, the idea of Romeo calling to Juliet whilst she is on the balcony is so accurate.
‘They suffered immigration…..now they live in reservations’
Friday, April 11th, 2008
For you lot in the UK (or anywhere else outside Italy) you may have noticed in your news that Italy is going to the polls this weekend.
Lemon Meringue Pie; Dino
Saturday, April 5th, 2008
I couldn’t wait until Monday. The last time I had made a Lemon Meringue Pie, a week or so ago, I took a piece in for Silvia to try. She had been badgering me for the recipe ever since and, eventually, I obliged.
Who would you have as Prime Minister - Wallace or Buzz Lightyear?
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Well, Wallace’s real name is Vetroni.
I was struck the other day, whilst waiting in some traffic and looking at the election posters (one of them above, nicked from Italy is Falling), which are everywhere, that the man looks so much like Wallace (as in Wallace and Gromit) with that inane grin, that every time I see the poster now, all I can think of is Wallace’s voice saying ‘Cheese, Gromit?’.
I mentioned it to some friends over the weekend and they thought it was very funny.
Meanwhile, Berlusconi is now promising that he, and he alone, can save Italy from the marauding hoards of ‘foreigners’ looking to strip Italy of it’s major assets - namely, the proposed take-over of Alitalia by KLM-Air France. Nothing too concrete though. After all, we wouldn’t want a real and definite proposal that anyone would have to stick to, would we?
So, I read this morning, the unions have walked out of joint talks saying that they would prefer to wait until after the elections. I guess they’ll be voting for B(uzz) then?
It looks like the Italians have a choice between Wallace and Buzz Lightyear. Not much of a choice, really.
