(image by ilmungo on Flickr) Friday night was almost like being back in the UK: getting drunk, staying up until 7am and eating kebabs. In a twist to the story, however, the kebabs were the first thing on the menu … Continue reading
(images by Kate Bailward) This post has been entered into the “Grow Your Own” roundup, created by Andrea’s Recipes and hosted this month by House of Annie. Everywhere you turn at the moment there are oranges and lemons. A few … Continue reading
(image by Nicoze on Flickr) I come from a rugby playing family. Family lore (i.e. my ma) tells me that my parents had a long engagement, due to my dad being unwilling/unable to get married in the rugby season. This … Continue reading
So the results are in for the Blogging from the Boot competition. It was very close-run and hard fought, but in the end I won in *four* categories – unbelievable! A big thank you to Tina and Cherrye for organising … Continue reading
(image by Kate Bailward) Dictionaries are wonderful things. I love them. My Collins English dictionary has served me very well over the years, although it’s pretty battered now. Unfortunately I don’t have it with me in Italy, as it was … Continue reading
(image by vk-red on flickr) From the ages of 11-14 I went to a girls’ boarding school near Bristol. As part of our slightly old-fashioned ladylike education, we received both needlework and cookery lessons. To counteract the girliness, we were … Continue reading
Oh wow! Five of my posts have been selected as finalists for the Blogging from the Boot competition. I’m up against some great contenders, so I’d love it if you all went by the competition site and voted for me. Please. Pretty please. There’s … Continue reading
(image by Carbon_NYC on Flickr) In an ideal world, every teacher would write their own materials, tailored precisely to each class’ needs. This is what I was trained to do at college, and I look back fondly on some of … Continue reading
(image by Kate Bailward) My day-to-day teaching takes place in a private language school. The students that come to my classes come from families who presumably have a reasonable amount of cash to splash, and who have big ambitions for … Continue reading
Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read. – Groucho Marx The journey from Heathrow to Rome goes without incident. It was always going to be the change at … Continue reading
