Little Italy 26

[Rosa]

Siamo qui ... Ciao a tutti !

Hello ladies and Buon Primo Maggio!!

Rosa, I followed your advice but I am using Hawaii calendar not a reward one LOL So 2 days to go before I can hug my husband again and 18 before moving out... YAY!!

This morning, just to remind Scottish residents that the weather is unpredictable and likes to surprise us.. well sleet and snow showers! I don't know if I should laugh or cry, I guess it feels like thinking about the new governo :D

Franca, was the exhibition any good?

Hi Lake, glad to hear you'll be seeing your dh soon!
Yes, the exhibition was good, it's Jeff Wall.

The nuovo governo :(...

Well today the forecast was right.. Rained all day but we still managed to get out and about. In the huge downpour we were in a shopping centre and dh spent a fortune in North Sails shop.. He won't have the courage to say a thing if I spend a bit much......
only 18 days that will fly past as I presume you have to pack up etc.
Seeing an exhibition ...sounds like bliss.

Did you get to go to the acquario, Rosa?
It was dry here, but more rain tomorrow. Fingers crossed for nicer weather so that you can go n the beach!

Thanks for the info about the concerts Franca, I'll check it out - looks like the site is down at the mo but I know the Teatro del Verme. Used to go to the Milanesiana there a few years back, which was fantastic.

I need to do a toy cull as well, especially as we're moving, but it's going to be impossible as DD keeps digging out baby toys and "reclaiming" them, all three of us are impossible hoarders I fear...we'll end up sepolti in casa under a pile of babyclothes and Chicco plastic

Not sure what to make of the new governo and of Letta himself, he seems slightly android-like!

Hi spaghettina, I am pretty sure there is a last concert at the end of May. I have to say there is plenty of stuff to do with children in tow nowadays here in Milan, it is such a shame mine are getting older!
The only thing I like about Letta is his voice, he has the perfect accent, his vowels are excellent ! Other than that, I don't know what to think either.

We are back and the washing is out ...before it rains ! Had a too short a break as I was just starting to relax ! Yesterday the girls were in the sea !! Infatti DD1 has a cough but I think its the sea air shifting things ! Can so recommend the hotel for small children and families it was great . As for the beach crikey the spiaggia have so much to learn here in Veneto they have everything you can think of. We are lucky if we get a toilet !!! ( and we pay the same price !)

Welcome back Rosa, glad to hear you had a lovely time. The riviera romagnola is very well organised and very family friendly, and not expensive. Lovely countryside nearby too and great food!

It rained here this morning, again. I have lots of little rotture di scatole burocratiche which I can't find the strength to face, uff!

Letta's vowels...well I'll have to listen to him speaking more carefully! Suspect my Italian pronunciation is all over the place :)

I have yet to listen to him speak - as to be honest I don't have any faith ..I wait in anticipation to see what he comes up with.
I would like to go back again and see more as we only touched on the edge of things to do and see. The prices I agree are excellent , mind you we did eat at the parks so the dds have had the quota of patatine and hot dogs for May!!! I have just eaten a piadina that I brought back...yummy.

I don't have much hope either, we'll see I suppose.
Spagh, you should listen to me speaking english ... and my italian has that awful milanese accent!

You make me want to go to Emilia Romagna now, I'd like to do the countryside, the Appennini...it's beautiful. So many places, so little time.

Hot today had to iron in a t shirt !!! Mind you forecast is terrible for domani is it raining in Milan yet ??
May seems to be getting very busy with lots of things , end of term events saggio here and there and dh work is also getting busy - shouldn't complain though.

It's raining here, in fact: boring.
Oh yes, once one of your children starts primary, May and the beginning of June become busier than Christmas: end of year's parties, gite, saggi, organising activities for the month of July (for instance I have to remember to go and pay for a corso di acquarello for dd end of June), birthday parties (dd's on the 26th), etc etc etc. My calendar is filled. Plus all the scadenze to pay taxes, etc (the other day I got a letter from the Agenzie delle Entrate that I owed them 800 euros , but luckily they made a mistake)

the month of June, not July

Just to think that Dd1 is on summer holidays in less than a month ....we have a bake sale domani to raise money for the progetto del plesso so am at the fornelli most of the day... Its very quiet on this thread we seem to have lost everybody

We do, don't we?

Will find Gio on FB and tell her to come back !!!

Am here . Sorry girls will never leave you, just been a bit hectic. FIl is hospital waiting for an op and work been crazy. Been awake since 5 with a sore throat, fun.
How are things anyway. Rosa i dont know that part of italy at all, you have inspired me to google some images and looks lovely. Lake how are things? Must be nearly move day??

Ciao Gio !
Best wishes for fil operation, I hope all goes well.
I can't believe it's nearly the end of the school year, dd is in gita today, they are visiting the Archeopark nr Brescia.

Hope dd has fun Franca. What is she doing there? DS went on one to the Villa Borghese yesterday where he got very excited about bees and nectar and proceeded to leave his zaino on the pullman... They are meant to be going to see the Papa as well but not sure in what capacity- whether they pop down on a weds morn to see him on his balcony or something more. Boh!
Have a cold today- bloody weather, one day is 26 degrees and the next its fresh like today. Viruses and mozzies both seem to be thriving,

www.archeopark.net/, it's like an active museum on preistoria (which is what they do in 3 elementare) and is near the caves paintings of the Camuni. Ds went when he was in 3 and loved it.

Oh, villa borghese... splendid! Can a state school take children to see the papa? I mean what about those children who aren't catholics? (if there are any, of course!). I wouldn't mind going to see this papa, though.

Yes, crap weather, and lots of people with febbre and bronchite here too.

Ah, and yesterday ds went to see the Milano romana, I guess it'll be much more exciting for master Gio when they'll study the romans !

ah looks fab Franca, did she enjoy it? Not sure what the situation is re state schools going to see the Papa? boh! I would happily see this one as well. In fact I might volunteer as a helper...

Yes, she really had a great time and the teacher was all proud as the guida complimented the children for their knowledge

Yes, I'd go and see the new Pope. Actually, I really need to plan a trip to Rome, I haven't been for decades, and it's time the children saw it. ANd hopefully it will have a new mayor

Rain ( heavy) winds ( strong) and bloody aqua alta FGS its May ! I had to do an arrivo and coming back even getting off the vaporetto it was ankle deep. NO duck boards as the don't have them after 1 May as its so unusual... Of course the commune sent the alert after I was out of the house but thankfully I had my timberland kind of boots - waterproof so I hopped through and have rinsed them off and hope they are still ok and not ruined.
Mad Mad Mad... Bimbi were in long sleeves and felpe !
Pope possibly but not going to Rome just to see him - seems like a nice chap though.
Off to the gym now despite being shattered ( work off my anger at the commune useless idiots)
Oh and in the cake sale yesterday we made ?1000.. ... Despite not having full support of all the parenti as they expect everything for nothing and have yet to understand that Italia is like this now and the schools have no bloody money !