Reading – Book: Saturday | Article: Women-owned businesses increase What I wish I had invented: Dunk Mug After only 2.5 hours in my attempt to arrive at work, during which I discovered I had left my cell phone at home so I couldn’t do either of the favorite Italian pastimes: Call someone, anyone, and complain [...]

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Ok, there’s no denying it’s December and the holiday season is coming up. Personally I think I’m really lucky as I will only be working about 15 days of this month…this week, I work two days thanks to the Patron Saint of Milan, Sant’Ambrogio, on Wednesday, and the Immaculate Conception on Thursday, and then most [...]

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So, last weekend (19/20th) being such a beautiful weekend, I decided to bring my camera around with us as we went on our bikes around town. I don’t really talk about my little town, Pavia. It’s very well known, especially in the north, and it’s considered one of the top 10 places to live in [...]

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Winter has officially started here in Pavia…in some areas, snow is still on the ground. I can’t wait to see how this neighborhood decorates for the holidays!!! Speaking of decorating, if you download this video, you will see what it means to have “too much time on your hands,” and of course this only happens [...]

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So, we went back to the “Cioccolato! Sapori e magia del cioccolato artigianale” little festival in Pavia. It was packed!! Luckily we went yesterday so we had already sampled and chosen our purchases for today. PS> Diabetics may want to check their blood sugar level after this post. People were getting a little more aggressive [...]

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