Little Italy 25

[Rosa]

Greetings, Ciao , Welcome , Benvenuto

Sorry GIO had to smile thinking if you ' stamping you foot' in a brace ..as for the stone roses never did anything for me..... Now Duran Duran is playing in Verona and I am tempted.

Ooh go and see Duran Duran Rosa. Saw them twice since they started retouring and were fab. Total nostalgia fest and filled with women in their late 30s/40s reliving their teen years and screaming for john taylor.
Hope dd's better this morn rosa and sput. Rosa that is ridiculous re medica turistica.
Those with aircon advise me. Bear in mind not the wealthiest at the moment but obviously dont want to buttare soldi by getting something useless. What do i need to look for and are these 300 euro deals in euronics worth it?
My very patriotic ds is going around the house singing l'inno at the top of his voice

awwww, he must be so excited for tomorrow's game

Wow, I am glad to hear Duran Duran are great on live shows, I have always feared they were a bit crap. I used to totally love them when I was a teen. Major crash on JT, of course, though he doesn't do anything for me now.
I wish I could have seen them when I was young (nostalgic again!!!)

No idea really re A/C. I think the best would find a specialist company for a good impianto, but that means £££. No idea re Euronics, though I find that Darty have good costumer service, boh!

Hope the little ones are both feeling better today.

We are child free today as the children have gone to the countryside with my parents, whereas we have a 40 birthday party tonight. This morning I visited my grandmother, bless her, she didn't recognize me at first, but she is still keen to look upbeat and cracks jokes in piemontese

Franca with all these changes of look you're confusing people!
We started DD with the ABS as she had fever again this morning, but they are really strong and making her feel sick, poor thing. Hope we make it through the night. It probably doesn't help that we just watched Star Wars and she maybe got a little space sick from all that speeding over the death star.

Asked dh if he wil be working over the concert as its in Verona he said vediamo no lo so..". Sput hope your dd is feeling better and not suffering from the abs. Dd1 I took to the medica turistica and they never even blinked when I filled the form with residence on. Charged me ?21. Maybe on the next non Uk peps using the NHS I will post about it... as its a flat cost per visit any nationality ..... They gave me antibiotic ear drops but she is still on the tacchip as well and today doesn't look much better. am going to get more wax dissolving stuff and try and soften everything up. She hated bobbing up and down in the pool rather than sinking herself but looks like today is going to be like that as well, rather warmish here still.
Gio no idea re A/C we got ours via our plumber and it was more dh department. We have 3 splits and really we only needed 1 possibly 2 as they are pretty strong.i want to say we have Aeg or Lg but I can't remember.

Indeed Sputnik ... i have to say though that my nonna is now 97, and somedays she is more forgetful than others, but she is always in a lovely mood, bless her.
I hope your bambine are feeling better tonight.
I am hiding in a different room, as I get too apprehensive to watch the football.

97 wow, it is good that she has the happy side of things . I am guessing that Italia have lost as I haven't heard claxons, trombe etc etc I was at a friend and she made gelato with her 'Bimby' It seems a fantastic mixer thingy but I don't think I have the space or I could justify the cost. I think she is better overall today but not clear enough for her to start being a fish again....hard as she loves being under the water. I have had her bobbing in minirosas ciambella so she doesn't get water in her ear. The tappi we got keep coming out.....

Glad your DD is better Rosa, mine is too and seeming a bit more cheerful.
97 is pretty good going, my grandma is 94 and still cheerful too, maybe that is the secret!

Yes, my grandma has always been of a cheerful disposition, I guess this helps.

I hope your dds are both feeling much better now.

Everyone who owns it, raves about bimby, but v. Expensive and I wouldn't know where to store it.

Very windy here. Buon viaggio Sputnik!

Yes much better I think maybe domani I will let her swim. I ghink the tappo of cerume is moving out as the drops are taking ages to absorb in....meglio as I have to take her back on thurs possibly for a lavaggio.. I am also using the softening drops to help.
Sput have a fantastic holiday am green as Croatia is really beautiful and if you make it up the Pelisiac penninusla, the hotel Koruna at the start does yummy food and the right at the end literally the tip there is a small restaurant over the harbour that does the most fantastic lobster.... Mind you you could be going to Istria in which case that is totally useless
I have the same problem with a Bimby, my Kenwood which I do use lots needs replacing ( people keep telling me my 40 year old one is a relic ..) but I need a new one now. I have space for 1 itemonly unless I clear out the storage cupboard but I can't justify both.... It looked as if we were having a storm earlier but it passed....

I soooo would love one of those kenwood mixer thingies, I think they are around 300 euros on amazon.

Buon viaggio sputnik!
And rosa hope dd is fine now. Def less hot here, ds desperately waiting for his cousin to come and play...

I love my Kenwood, I really only use the K beater, whisk and rarelythe dough hook but I need a big bowl for a 10 egg mix sometimes and the Kitchen Aid are not big enough. I have a whizzer thing with loads of attachments and I have hardly used them...
Its still hot here but we are ventilated. Dh came back from work in citta he did sun, mon and he is physically exhausted from the heat....

Breezy here, luckily.
I am a bit bored, though.

Today ds turns 10! 10 already, I can't believe it. Such a shame his friends are already away, but we'll have a party en famille on sunday.

Crikey 10 hope he had a nice day and sunday the party is fun. Yesterday was also slightly breezy so a lovely day on the beach. Dh was here and we managed lots of swims all together. Dd lost another tooth so the fatina brought her a mask and snorkel....great success. Today feels a bit steamy no wind at all so best get moving so we get the cooler part of the day.
Gio hope the flight went ok and its not too wet and horrible in the UK. I so hope it improves for you and also for us when we go, I can't cope with a month of wet I will go nuts!!!!!

Yes, it looks rather dreadful in the uk at the moment, what a pain. I hope it gets better.

Uffa, i am getting bored here, the dc love it though. Oh well.

From 30 deg to 15 its going to be a shock. Doesn't seem like its going to improve in the UK either.....Dh is working in 40 deg and he says it is like a hairdryer blowing its so hot. I have said no to nipotina coming over with dh tom as he needs to switch off and relax. SIL has a bit of a hump but dh is shattered last week he came back tues and thurs he was normal only to go back fri!!!

Oh gosh, your poor dh, Venice must be unbearable in the heat!
I hope the weather will get better in the UK, it'd be nice if you could get sunny weather without it being too hot.
I have recently watched one of those property programs on SKy (the one with Jenny Falconer), a couple looking for a house in Cornwall... so nostalgic!

Hi all from the UK. Lovely and cool here but rain has been pretty much daily. Are you over yet Rosa? Dp struggling in Rome, said has hit 42 a couple of times.

Hi, no we come over next week. It looks as if it might improve a bit but will believe it whn it happens. Just have to clear apt here take home wash and dry then repack for the uk ...easy!!!!
It seems to be fresher here a bit now but still steamy in some places. Gio I feel for yr dp as its beena scorcher.
Am doing my sainsburys order on line as its easier than asking mum to get it all, crikey the crap they sell ...I have never wandered before just keyed in what I want. Dd1 is a bit rounded ( not really but paed said her % increase in peso was a bit high) so I was looking at healthy options / snacks to take out and about as well as normal. Was a bit surprised really . Also the tortellini fillings and sauces loads more than we get here. ( I know little things, little minds etc.....)
Good spiaggia this year have had fun.....

Hey I'm back everyone, Croatia was great, I would totally recommend it and the DCs loved the camping, and swimming everyday, DS has got over his fear of water and was even starting to "swim" with braccioli. We are now back in our mountain house, definitely a bit cooler than when we left, been doing a lot of cleaning as we've had various works done here recently, it's starting to look good :-) . We'll be here for 2 weeks fixed as we're having the bathroom redone in Rome so it's a no-go area.
I'm a bit sad at not going to the UK this year, then again I won't forget last august 12° and I was in sandals. Anyway, say hi from me.

Glad you have a wonderful time which part were you in ? Well done to DS and the swimming.
Hope you don't get too drowned out by the bad weather that is heading downwards. We only have had strong winds which has been great for me as have managed to get 8 loads of washing dry. Am only ironing what we need for the UK ( not much as taking winter stuff!!!!) the rest is being done for me ! But my beach towels are no longer filled with sand and salt and I all the dds summer dresses are away not taking them to the Uk ! Mind you my mum has said she has been in the garden twice this week so thats an improvement.
Minirosa has just put her shoes on and decided they are too tight - she is right actually , so am hoping to find a cheap pair next week that will get us to the Uk - even I refuse to do socks and sandals which are her only shoes that fit her right now !

Rosa I think you've guaranteed now there will me a major heatwave when you get to the UK :o
We took a ferry from Ancona to Split, then went to a camping an hour or so's drive north of Split, it was lovely, super clean and shady, we had the sea about 15m from our tent. Rocky beach but the sea was really clear, great for snorkelling. We were there 3 days, one of which we went to a national park inland - Krka - with lakes and waterfalls, lovely but it was really hot and quite crowded. Then we drove 4 hours north to Krk island, we didn't like the campsite there so much, our place had no shade at all so we left after 2 nights.
Then Istria, we went to a huge campsite, like a small town, but it was really great, there was a pool for kids, kid's club with activities, bars, playgrounds, restaurants and shops all over the place, I would definitely go back. Also good value, we spent about ?50 a night, food and restaurants were cheaper than here. In general everything was cheaper relative to here compared to when we went in 2003, when it was about the same.
After that we drove back to Rome, it would've been 8 hours or so had we not got stuck at the border into Slovenia for over 2 hours, as it was Saturday.

Today more excitement, it was DD's birthday and we went to Rainbow Magicland, the new theme park near Rome, it's great, we all want to go back. No queues at all as it was supposed to rain today, it was cloudy but didn't actually rain so a definite win win :-)

Ciao ragazze, happy to hear you both had a lovely time. My kids want to go to Magicland too, Sput!

It looks like the uk is now basking in the sun, hope you get some of it Rosa!

We are going to salina on saturday, I cant wait. Sending you all a big hug!

You should come Franca, you could do Magicland, Zoomarine, then if you can handle the excitement, meet up with me and Gio :-)
Have a good time on Salina :-)

Oh, I would love to, and I would love to meet you and Gio.
Actually, I think the dc should really see the capital...