Ah, I miss the English perfect summer day, so beautiful (shame there weren't enough perfect days for my liking )... the sky gets so blue... (gets nostalgic).
lol at the two of you buying all those shoes, I used to buy the children's shoes in Italy (while for me I was addicted to topsham's flats).
Rosa, yes, my inlaws - who are great - were there, but all the boring bits of child -rearing (mainly showering a reluctant ds and being a referee to endless arguing) which I usually share with dh were down to me, and after a while I was a bit bored. To be fair, dd had a ball in Sicily, while ds was quite whiney, which he rarely is and a bit "nervous". I think he is in now at an age when he craves company for his peers. He told me so. Poor ds.
Gio ponza is bellissima. I went in the early 80s, I was 12 and loved its rocky bays, where I spent my time diving and snorkeling. There is also a big sandy beach. I do recommend it, if you can avoid august, of course.
Rosa, I'm off on friday. Here in Milan is now very hot, after 3 weeks of mild weather.
Pippi, I received another copy of the magazine from you. thank you ever so much, it is much appreciated. Do you need anything from italy, like novella 2000 ?