Buondì. I have to be quick, as I already spent way too long answering emails from club members and commenting in the mini-book club! So I thought that today, to save time, I’d try and catch two pigeons with one bean, as Italians say. (The equivalent English expression also has a pair of birds but […]
Archives for May 2020
The Great Escape!
Buondì. I started writing later today as, beard-trimmed, hair-combed, and clad in clean shorts and a new polo shirt, I made my dash for freedom (like Steve McQueen in this famous scene.) Stefi and I, clutching a fresh face mask each, and carefully-completed copies of the new ‘modello autodichiarazione’, headed OUT, to our local park […]
What I say to myself when I feel guilty about not studying
Buondì. The ‘Mini-Book Club‘ is off to a flying start. Thanks to everyone who has joined us to read ‘Pinocchio’, either in the original version (available free online) or using our simplified ‘easy reader’ version. The former is free (there are tips on where to find it on the ‘Mini-Book Club‘ page). The latter is […]