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http://www.girlfriendinacoma.eu it’s a blog and it is also a film now. (The film is actually named after a song by the Smiths). It’s written and directed by two Italy lovers. Bill Emmott who also writes “Forza, Italia: Come Ripartire Dopo… Read More ›
The Namesake, a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri. I read it when we were living in New York (2005). We had no kids back then, still I could feel the difficulties of raising a child in a country which is not… Read More ›
I love my grandma’s tea set. I loved her and I loved the way she always used to set up the little side table, by her favourite armchair, when it was tea time. She used to drink it “white”, it… Read More ›
Mrs Cricri. Lucky her. She has been living in London for many years, as most of us: two kids, far away from her hometown, a husband super stressed for his job, always tired and sleepless, no weekends to the beach… Read More ›
..and then there is this bunch of guys, all ex GS and all CBS Alumni, who are very good friends, even if their lives took very different paths. They try hard to get together once in a while to share… Read More ›
‘I am done with my hairdresser, where are you now?’ – ‘doing some shopping for Cicci’s new baby, she’s due at the end of the month and she’s got three now!’ – (particularly high reproductive demographic profiles around here!!!) –… Read More ›
Yesterday it was Mardi Gras. I know in UK there is nothing to celebrate about and it’s all about Halloween instead…but we are Italians and maybe sometimes we do it better! 😉 All right, let’s see what’s the difference between… Read More ›
It’s sunday morning, it’s chilly outside and you don’t really know what to do. So Mr M, Mrs M, Miss M and Mstr M head straight to the Columbia Flower Market to have a quick – very quick, indeed – walk… Read More ›
Mr and Mrs M are off for a week end to the marvellous Verbier. One of their best friend has a beautiful chalet up in the mountain and this time they got the chance to be invited at his place… Read More ›
It’s a very chilly and snowy January afternoon, Mrs M invites over some of her girlfriends with their kiddies. Italians don’t know how to deal with this cold weather, they dress their kids like onions, layers on layers on layers…. Read More ›
Casa Mia in London 