#tricks... and tips!
Happy New Year! No, I haven’t forgotten to update the calendar, and no, I’m not in a hurry to get to 2025. It’s just that, for us Italians, September feels like the start of a new year. With the summer...
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The recent meteor shower that streaked across the August sky got me thinking: why do we always need an excuse to make a wish? Whether it’s Christmas letters, birthday candles, meteor showers, wishing wells or coins tossed into Italy’s most...
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For some of us, our summer holidays have already wrapped up, for others they are just about to start. Others are right in the middle of that blissful, perfect balance between departing and returning... But for most of us, this...
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This public holiday celebrated in Italy on 15th August was once an agricultural festival that marked the end of the harvest and the start of autumn rest (for both people and Mother Nature). Today, Ferragosto splits the summer in two:...
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Privacy is all about personal space (and drawers). I realised this just the other day, when the lovely lady who irons my shirts and trousers kindly decided to reorganise my underwear and sock drawer. A sweet and professional gesture, albeit...
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