“To Have or To Be Left with Egg on your Face”
Next week one of our students is going to show us how she paints eggs for Easter and this made me think... Read More
“Actions Speak Louder than Words”
Ever since I arrived here, I’ve had a love affair with Rome! I feel so privileged to live here! Every place has... Read More
“Stop and Smell the Flowers / Roses”
It was Mothers’ Day in England last Sunday and Ladies’ Day on Tuesday – what a great week for all women! As... Read More
“IT’S BUCKETING DOWN AND RAINING CATS AND DOGS”
I arrived in England late on Thursday night, in Birmingham to be exact. It felt a bit like going home as we... Read More
“RIGHT UP MY STREET”
Today is the last Friday of February – I can’t believe how fast this year is going! At The English Tree we... Read More
“SNOWED UNDER”
Are you going skiing this year? Quite a few of our students are having a “settimana bianca” next week, but they are... Read More
“A WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING”
When you emigrate and start to live in a different country, one of the interesting things you notice is the new country’s... Read More
“FULL OF THE JOYS OF SPRING”
If you read last week’s Idiom of the Week you will have seen that one of the examples using the idiom was:... Read More
“Once in a Blue Moon”
This morning I woke up very early at about 04.30am. I was still sleepy and thought I would go back to sleep,... Read More
“BigWig / To Pull The Wool Over Someone’s Eyes”
Temperatures in Rome dropped this week to below freezing. A lot of us were wearing jumpers or pullovers made of wool (woolly... Read More