We’ve barely set up the Scrabble board before we’ve drawn a crowd. Well, maybe ‘crowd’ is stretching it, but we’re certainly attracting attention by playing, as we are, in the park at Villa Bellini. A middle-aged Italian man cranes to see what … Continue reading
“Signora!” Donato winds down the window of his battered turquoise car and calls to the woman sitting in the back seat of hers with all the doors open. “Signora – Lei sa dov’è la spiaggia?” The woman peers around the … Continue reading
Or – er – Wednesday. Well, this post has started well, hasn’t it? Let me clear things up for you. For logistical reasons (among other things, the fact that, in this new school year, my working days are Monday, Tuesday … Continue reading
