Recent Posts Tagged With 'blogging'

• THANK YOU, SICILY GUIDE & CIAO, AMALFI!

  Posted on Sunday December 20th, 2009 at 11:21 in blogging, sicily, simi

  I was delighted to be mentioned by Maria over at Sicily Guide last week as it's one of the best sources of information about this fascinating island. Thank you, Maria and Buon Natale!And today Simi and I are thrilled to be the subject of Laura's Sund...

• MOUNTAINGIRL\'S PHOTO CHALLENGE - "BODY PART"

  Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 17:42 in blogging, photo challenge

  It's Friday and time for my friend mountaingirl's Photo Challenge. Why I always end up doing these posts just before midnight, I don't know but c'est la vie. This week's theme is "body part" and that had me dithering for quite a while, mountaingirl, ...

• THE BLOGGERAID COOKBOOK

  Posted on Saturday November 14th, 2009 at 17:51 in books, recipes, blogging, hunger, dolci, bloggeraid

  Some months ago, I posted that I had submitted a recipe for inclusion in the Bloggeraid Changing the Face of Famine Cookbook. Tonight I am delighted to be able to tell you that the Cookbook has now been published and it looks full of good things. Do ...

• LUNCH WITH MY POET

  Posted on Friday October 30th, 2009 at 17:19 in blogging, zucchini, friendship, pasta, antipasti, salsiccia, lonardo

  I'm delighted to be able to tell you that "my poet", Antonio Lonardo, now has a blog. Do go over and say "hello" - he'll like it.Antonio and Carla invited me to lunch today:Antipasti of this year's olives, marinated artichokes and gherkins - all pati...

• THE ENGLISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL BLOG

  Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 16:45 in blogging, teaching, eis

  I am writing this post on behalf of the English International School, Modica.I am delighted to announce that the English International School in Modica now has a blog. We have only just begun it and we will be adding grammatical explanations, exercis...

• DAILY DOINGS - 25

  Posted on Saturday September 12th, 2009 at 16:33 in blogging, animals, media, ice cream, fruit, perfumes, hairdresser, lemons, prickly pear, quinces, altro posto

  It's been a busy couple of weeks and I have started back in my old job at the English International School [where I taught before I was ill last year]. I must say it is pleasant seeing some of my old students again and meeting new ones. I took in som...

• MOUNTAINGIRL'S PHOTO CHALLENGE - "GUIDE"

  Posted on Friday September 11th, 2009 at 16:17 in books, blogging, photo challenge

  It's Friday already and time for my friend mountaingirl's Photo Challenge. This week's theme is "guide".My friend Sally, who comments on this blog, is the author of "Sicily" in the AA Spiral Guide series and was kind enough to send me a copy. I very ...

• PHOTO MEME

  Posted on Thursday September 10th, 2009 at 17:45 in blogging, friendship, memes, rice, simi

  I don't often do memes but this one is simple and quick and doesn't involve an intricate set of rules. In addition, it was Leslie over in Canada who tagged me and she was tagged by Liz in Wales, then Anne in Oxfordshire told me I'd been tagged. All t...

• FOODIE FRIDAY - PESTO AND PEACHES

  Posted on Thursday September 10th, 2009 at 17:03 in blogging, market, prices, pesto, comparisons

  Don't worry - not together! I was going to call this post "Some Foodie Matters" but as it's just Friday in Sicily [00.04] I'll make it a "Foodie Friday" post.My commenter Peter of italyMONDO - do click on the link to check out Peter's profile and blo...

• MOUNTAINGIRL'S PHOTO CHALLENGE - "SPARKLING" [BY SIMI]

  Posted on Saturday August 22nd, 2009 at 16:16 in blogging, fashion, friendship, simi, photo challenge

  By Simi the dogHello, folks. It's Simi here! I bet that surprised you, didn't it?! My Mummy asked me to tell you we're a day late with Auntie mountaingirl's Photo Challenge and that's because Mummy was out shopping with Auntie Marie-Laure from la be...

• A STORY OF POSTCARDS

  Posted on Sunday August 9th, 2009 at 18:11 in blogging, war, fashion, friendship, postcards, Nostalgia

  Like my blogging friends Lucia in Toronto and Anne in Oxfordshire, I love receiving postcards so I was delighted when this one arrived from Lucia last week: Lucia was wondering whether it is possible to buy postcard albums and I thought I'd show her,...

• POSITIVE DAY - POST 1

  Posted on Friday July 31st, 2009 at 09:33 in dad, blogging, friendship, mum, rosa, simi, positive day

  Positive Day is the inspiration of a 12-year old girl and you can read all about the idea here. I am delighted to be taking part.Like everyone else, I've had my troubles, particularly during this past year, so today presents me with a great opportuni...

• THANK YOU, "CIAO AMALFI" !

  Posted on Sunday July 26th, 2009 at 17:11 in blogging

  I was surprised and delighted to receive this award from Laura of Ciao, Amalfi last week. I have to pass the award on to 15 bloggers with lovely blogs:Ardent ObservationsBella BaitaCherie's PlaceEat Right TonightEllee SeymourEurodogtrainingFinding Li...

• POSITIVE DAY - JULY 31st

  Posted on Wednesday July 22nd, 2009 at 17:28 in blogging

  "Positive Day" is the inspiration of a 12-year-old girl and you can read all about it here. I'll be joining in on July 31st and I hope you will, too. If you have a blog, please write about the positive things in your life; if you don't, I hope you'll...

• UPDATE

  Posted on Tuesday July 21st, 2009 at 15:45 in Computers, blogging, Daily Life

  Yes, I'm still here! I didn't get around to posting yesterday because I spent the whole day trying to upload the video of the second TV interview about the poetry book onto youtube.When I was first given the video file [on a memory stick] I couldn't...

• A SURPRISE FROM "LOST"

  Posted on Sunday July 12th, 2009 at 15:15 in blogging, Daily Life, simi

  I am delighted to have recieved an award from the always interesting Lost in Sicilia. In order to confirm it, I have to write 10 honest things about myself. Hmmm - what can I tell you that I haven't revealed before?1. Unlike Lost, I'm very much an ...