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March is definitely a long month, but it’s gone so fast this year that I barely realized it passed. And to be honest, I have no idea how that happened.
Winter is finally coming to an end, we start feeling the warmth of spring, mimosa flowers are blooming almost everywhere and there are a lot of fun events around the country.
Well, this can be said for the rest of the world too. We are not going through easy times, but we have to be strong. January in Italy meant quite a few disasters and lots of sadness too. But there are some positive things as well, so let me tell you everything about it.
I don’t really like November, to be honest. Here in Italy, it begins with All Saints’ Day, on November 1st, and the Day of the Dead, on November 2nd, two days you spend remembering the ones you lost.
It’s been a while since I last wrote about this topic, I know. I stopped updating this section of the blog because I was not totally convinced of its content. It was a mixture of private life and general happenings and it didn’t feel right.
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One of the most famous is undoubtedly Under The Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes, but there are many others. I have read quite a few of them and I had to admit they tend to follow the same cliché: moving to Tuscany, buying property there and finding the love of your life – which isn’t a bad scenario at all, to be honest.
Summer is finally happening, which is the most important news – in my humble opinion. We can finally eat outside, go to the beach and just stay outdoors.
If you speak a little Italian, you may know what this phrase means. Well, if you don’t, let me help you a bit. In Italian, ponte means bridge, but – figuratively speaking – it also means a long weekend due to a public holiday. [Read more…]
Last month, I decided to start a new blog series, interviewing expats to hear their point of view about living in Italy and getting used to Italian culture and way of life. [Read more…]
Last week has been quite hectic for me, I had to work a lot and had some family issues to face as well, therefore I was looking very much forward to some relax during the weekend. But there was a cool event in Lucca, called Verde Mura – a gardening fair held on the city walls – and I didn’t want to miss it.
