“To be on the same wavelength / To be on the same wave / To be on the same page”
What was your favourite subject at school? I had two – English and Art. What was your worst subject? For me it... Read More
“Food for thought”
“Food for the body is not enough, there must be food for the soul,” (“l’anima”) said Dorothy Day, a famous twentieth- century... Read More
“Mum’s the word!”
Mother’s Day is celebrated on different days all over the world and in Italy it’s 14th May. In English there are different... Read More
“Donkey’s years”
Having rides on donkeys at the English seaside is something I remember distinctly from my childhood. What about you? When have you... Read More
“To push the boat out”
The silence of those sleepy, after-lunch hours at Le Terrazze when all the shops are closed was broken last Thursday as the... Read More
Book Club: “LION: A Long Way Home” by Saroo Brierley
About the Book “LION: A Long Way Home” is the heart-breaking and inspiring true story of a lost little boy, Saroo, who found... Read More
“To be on cloud nine”
Have you ever looked up at the sky and been struck by some amazingly beautiful cloud formations? (“siete mai stati colpiti..?”) Or... Read More
“To get the hang of something”
Today is 1st May which in English-speaking countries we call “Labour Day.” “Labour” means work or workers, particulary where people use their... Read More
“Two shakes of a lamb’s tail / Two ticks”
How was your Easter? Did you go for a picnic on Easter Monday (“Pasquetta”)? It’s interesting how we use symbols from nature... Read More
“To egg someone on”
Well, it is nearly Easter so the idiom had to involve eggs! We’ve probably all heard of people getting eggs thrown at... Read More