The Old Stable Project November of fortunes and misfortunes 30 Nov 20171 Dec 2017 October saw our first painted Stable doors and our eldest daughter's birthday. We had cyclists staying for a visit and we were all geared up for installing our wood burning…
The Old Stable Project Stable doors, cyclists and mice 29 Oct 2017 Autumn has made its way here and those coolish foggy mornings when the sun either rises as a bright red circle in the mist or never appears until it's nearly…
Uncategorized The first nine weeks 19 Oct 201719 Oct 2017 We finally got an internet connection and it took us nearly three months to get there! There is so much to update that I don't know even where to start.…
Uncategorized “Eccovi le chiavi… però la porta non chiude” 5 Jun 201724 Jun 2017 4 giugno. Atterriamo a Bologna e salutiamo i colleghi di Barak, che hanno preso il nostro volo per partecipare ad una conferenza dell'Università di Bologna; Barak li raggiungerà domani. Il…
Local Crafts Reviving old crafts, anyone? 7 May 201716 May 2017 Pasta making by hand, using only a wooden board and a rolling pin; cleaning, dyeing, carding wool and retting and preparing hemp and nettle fibres; spinning on a spindle or…
Learning Italian Learning Italian 3 May 201712 May 2017 We are ourselves avid language learners and we believe that learning languages means much more than just understanding the waiter or taxi driver in your next planned holiday abroad. Learning a language is learning a…
Learning English Learning English / Imparare Inglese 3 May 201719 Oct 2017 Many of my Italian friends are embarrassed with their English skills. When we meet they first mumble a few greetings in English with a blush on their face, sometimes laugh in…
The Old Stable Project The Old Stable Project 16 Aug 201616 May 2017 It has been a long process but finally our star-dust like dreams (those that are always there twinkling in the back of your mind but only come out verbally after…
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