Benvenuti to all my lovely Loyal and New Followers,
“I wouldn’t start from here, If I were you, and by the way I found this in the garden!” The start point my man was referring to was the beginning of my blog and the thing he found in the garden was a porcupine quill. Now our still new garden is very well fenced and has so far kept out the deer and cinghale (wild boar), but low slung animals still seem to get inside. We have only ever seen a porcupine once crossing the road, safely I hasten to add, and after dark.
But back to the blog and I always ask my man to do a quick edit. He quite rightly suggested I start somewhere else, rather than begin by mentioning that he had returned from a business trip to London on Friday feeling exhausted; so I won’t mention that. Then to change the subject I told him about the earthquake, which happened when he was away. I had spread a load of work out on the kitchen table and when the tremor started I had to hold on to it to steady myself. Fortunately, my glass of wine only shivered slightly and quickly settled down again! Has anyone else experienced an earthquake? Do let me know.
We have recently had a new internet connection installed and so working on-line has become so much easier. I can definitely recommend AirWiFi to all those struggling to fund a decent internet connection in this part of the world. Thank you to friends Karin and Hans for suggesting it. Go to http://www.airwifi.it However, with a cat on one’s lap, who is needing comfort from the nasty thunder outside, it’s not so easy to reach the computer and go on-line! Everytime I get up he’s back on the chair waiting for my return and I’m too soft to send him away!
Hurrah, we have a winner for my signed book and she is blog follower Odette, who spotted that my coffee had changed to a small black, whereas in previous fotos I always had a white one! Brava that lady! So why had my coffee changed? Well down in Certaldo I had been trying different ways of drinking espresso as I believe the milk is not too good for me. This is very sad because I love my morning caffè latte, it just no longer seems to like me! This has been very confusing for Caffe Bar Il Solferino, where they know all their customers and what they drink. So finally, I have selected caffè latte with soya milk, it has the same creamy texture but I am having to acquire the Italian liking for sweetness!
Ok, at this time of year, as many of you know, we are gearing up for The Rock Chick Band’s annual concert garden party and we already have one rehearsal under our belts. I read in the paper that the original line-up of the rock band known as POOH is touring again. They were very popular in Italy in the 60’s and 70’s and in the rest of the world I’m told! It’s a great time for the aging rockers of this world, particularly in Italy where the concerts are always sold out!
Meanwhile, back in our lovely wooded garden, the deluge of rain has bought lots of interesting fungi to the surface. If any of you clever clogs know the name of these, do let me know.
Finally, we are all very sad to hear that Silvio Berlusconi has been committed to hospital with heart problems and is to be operated on today (Tuesday). It sounds quite serious and is a four-hour job!
There is already talk of finding a replacement leader for Forza Italia, Silvio’s political party. But let’s hope that all goes well for him; Italian politics will lose a lot of colour if Silvio steps down.
Well, enough of that, must organise some lunch, do voice exercises whilst its cooking and pour myself a nice chilled white to assist my singing practice. My man is currently occupied in his own studio, with a Skype call to England, so I had best not disturb him!
Have a really great week and do drop me a line, or visit http://www.amazon.com/author/junefinnigan
Salute June x
Yes, I have experienced some earthquakes (in Italy).
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