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Today we finished the first coat and are pleased with the result. During the day the neighbours came to watch and comment and so far all of them like the colour. |
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One coat done
Thursday, September 18th, 2008House painting begins
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 |
Today started painting the front of the house. Not sure if we like the colour but the neighbours seemed happy with it. |
End of Summer
Sunday, September 14th, 2008
Today, Sunday, we have had a real downpour. Marks end of Summer or that we have decided to start painting the house. Good news for our garden. Most of our cuttings have survived and so next year can plant out more lavender, teucrium, caryopteris etc.
Alitalia
Saturday, September 13th, 2008Alitalia has been filling the newspapers in Italy. Corriere della Sera published an article illustrating some examples of poor managemet.
In 1985 Alitalia stopped landing at Mexico City. However, from 1985-1999 Alitalia continued to have an office in Mexico City which employed 15 people.
In 2002 Alitalia started a daily air service from Fiumicino, Rome to Villanova d’Albenga (Liguria), which happened to be the electoral seat of the then Minister of Home Affairs. The maximum number of passengers ever to use the service was 18. When the minister left his post the air link was also cut.
Painting the house – green.
Saturday, September 13th, 2008 |
Preparations to paint the house are almost finished. Hopefully we will start on Monday when “grubby white” will be changed into “light green”. |
Summer and sea continues
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008Another beautiful day. The humidity of the weekend has gone and it is a pleasant 28degrees. The afternoon, therefore, was spent on the less than crowded beach. Only 6 people from San Giorgio on the beach today with a few Czechs, Dutch scattered around.
Zapping trees of paradise
Monday, September 8th, 2008The tree Ailanthus Altissima is called the tree of paradise here in the Marche. It is a pest as it seeds and suckers everywhere. I have now obtained “Roundup 450” which should kill it. This herbide is 4 times stronger than Tumbleweed. Problem is that it is sold in litre bottles and is aimed at a farmer’s market i.e. suitable for spraying on hectares (10,000 sq metres). From my calculations 10ml is sufficient for my garden.