Recent Posts Tagged With 'shopping'

• SATURDAY SURPRISE

  Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 13:26 in shopping, Herbs, Daily Life, greengrocer

  It's always nice to have a freebie, especially when you are not expecting it. So I was pleased when the greengrocer threw in this generous bunch of parsley yesterday. ...

• DON'T YOU WISH YOU HAD ONE?

  Posted on Friday October 16th, 2009 at 17:07 in shopping, gadgets

  Brace yourselves, readers, for you are going to be green with envy! This is my latest toy, acquired with my supermarket points. I must get baking because this essential item is a musical cake slicer! It plays "Jingle Bells", "Happy Birthday", "PerchÃ...

• COSE BLU - 2

  Posted on Thursday October 8th, 2009 at 16:47 in shopping, water, Daily Life, blue

  Rowena had the idea of taking the "blue" meme a stage further by photographing blue objects outdoors. Here's what I came up with on my way to work today:Blue October sky.Blue water tank on top of house. [I wonder how often they have to call for the w...

• YOU KNOW YOU\'RE GETTING OLD WHEN....

  Posted on Friday September 25th, 2009 at 08:45 in shopping, ageing, Daily Life

  .... you take your high-SPF-factor lipsalve back to the chemist's because you can't twist it up, lipstick-style. You ask,"Please can you tell me how it works?"The chemist replies,"By taking the seal off."...

• VERDURA

  Posted on Monday September 14th, 2009 at 17:21 in shopping, Herbs, verdura, carob, oranges, greengrocer, modica bassa

  Fruit and vegetables on display outside a small greengrocer's in Modica Bassa this morning:Above: There are carob pods in the basket on the left. Above: French beans are very popular here. I was amazed to see a woman inspecting a whole boxful of thes...

• WHAT WAKES YOU UP?

  Posted on Saturday August 29th, 2009 at 16:55 in shopping, underwear, polls

  Spotted in a window display in Modica today.I thought it would be fun to have a poll about what makes us wake up, so please take a moment to do the poll in the right sidebar if you can. ...

• DAILY DOINGS - 24

  Posted on Sunday August 16th, 2009 at 14:11 in shopping, environment, ice cream, clothes, post office, hairdresser, altro posto, edicolè, ferrragosto

  Another Ferragosto has come and gone, and that means I have almost survived both the summer and the silly season! The summer takes some surviving because of the heat and, for women, it entails even more worrying about one's appearance than usual. As ...

• SILLY WEEK: DRAGON FOOTWEAR

  Posted on Friday July 31st, 2009 at 05:42 in shopping, Daily Life, #sillyweek

  I wonder what sort of shoes dragons wear....

• TO MARKET, TO MARKET - 3

  Posted on Sunday July 26th, 2009 at 19:36 in shopping, market, clothes

  If bargains are to be had in Modica's shops, they are certainly to be had in the market during this period. On Thursday I bought:This dress. It's in cool cotton and I now have this style in purple and black as well.These three-quarter-length trousers...

• REGALI, REGALI

  Posted on Friday July 24th, 2009 at 12:15 in shopping, supermarket

  I must say I'm very pleased with these French plates, which I obtained with my supermarket points. Now I have to find somewhere to put them!...

• DAILY DOINGS - 22

  Posted on Tuesday July 14th, 2009 at 15:38 in shopping, water, market, friendship, ice cream, Daily Life, rosa, patience, post office

  "Patriuccia! Patri-uuuuuu-ccia! Sono io! " [It’s me!] sang a woman’s voice over the intercom earlier this evening. [ Sicilians are fond of the – uccio / a suffix as as term of affection. ] It was, of course, Lucia, who had arrived bearing yet a...