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  1. Summer Holidays and Photos

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    My father used to be a scout master so our holidays always used to be camping. Both he and mum were born north of the lakes( Barrow in Furness and Millom) so I think we saw every corner of the lakes and visited all the places they spent their courting and early married days , always on a tandum. Then when I was born they added a sidecar. Feeding me was never a problem aparently because they gave me a bottle and there I'd be on my back feet in the air balancing my feeding bottle.

    I dont think my parents would have ever settled in an hotel. We then started camping in a ridge tent and when it rained ...careful not to touch the roof and then having to run your finger down the roof and walls so it didnt leak. We went onto a frame tent , then a bigger one with bedrooms until dad bought a caravan then an awning so all the family could join in.

    I remember the first time we crossed the channel arriving at Calais, customs officer if we'd got anything to declare. " such as what " dad asked and mum said " ssshh hes got a gun",

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  2. Do culinary tastes change with age, or is it just me

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    Wine drinkers.....Festa della Barbera coming up. 3 day event wine tasting buy your glass €3 and wine €1 per glass. Barbera is our own local wine. Coupled with 23 courtyards of local specialities from €2.50 to €5. What more do you need. Daughter is selling gnocchi with a cheese sauce topped with a concentrated sauce made from Barbera wine, my son is selling Vitello tonnato. Slices of veal served with a tuna mayonaise sauce. The village is expecting 40,000 visitors from all over europe. The village is twinned with 3 other villages and they will be selling their specialities and I think one of them will be selling their own beer. Its a lovely event with street performers, flag thrower

    teams, dancing and live music. We have 10 friends coming down from Nottingham for the event. They come every year and cant wait to come again this year. Something to look forward to and remember.

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  4. Do culinary tastes change with age, or is it just me

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    Like Fly I refuse to eat a McDonald after watching a documentary on what goes into a milk shake never mind anything else. I've never been finicky about food but marrying an Italian especially coming into a family of great cooks has taught me a lot about food. Years ago a friend took me to an area where wild asparagus grew, we came home with armsfull of it. We made sauces for pasta , ommlettes and even ate it slightly cooked with a butter melted on top. My mother in law taught me how to make pasta with "tenerumi". When sicilian courgettes ( those very long ones you see climbing against fences and walls) are growing you nip out the growing shoots , the tender ones and chop them put them into a pan of boiling salted water along with the pasta. Apart make a concentrated sauce with garlic and chopped tomato once the pasta is cooked drain it and add the sauce. It is one of the most delicious meals that I've ever had. Its cheap to make and in summer very light.

    Roll on summer

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  5. Do culinary tastes change with age, or is it just me

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    Yes Banjo I do think your tastes change as you get older. My pet hate when I was young was cheese I couldn't stand the taste of it. Now I love it apart from a cheese called "Brus" and the cheese that walks to greet you ( not joking) The only things I refuse to eat are tripe and snails. I love all sorts of food especially spicy food. Pasta in any form from courgette pesto to black spaghetti made with the ink of the cuttle fish.

  7. Things you don't see anymore

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    Pripsen ....Whenever there was an outbreak of worms at school my kids used to dread having to drink it. Everytime they see a pink drink now of any sort they shiver with the memory. So do I with the memory of coaxing them to drink it, the bribes, the promises etc. Fingers crossed my grandchildren havent had them. It would be a nightmare.

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  11. Hospital Visit.

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    Michael sorry to hear your wife is still in pain and the best person to see is the Dr who operated or whoever is following her and knows well her history. If its nothing to worry about I can assure her it DOES get better. I have a massive scar on my torso and still after 31/2 yrs when the weather is damp I get "twinges" but no pain. Its been a battle for her but she will be the winner. Mrs Michael don't let this ex intruder ruin your positiveness. A big hug and keep smiling.

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  13. A Pom down under

    in ++ Oo R Ya'? ++

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    I live in Piemonte Morton. Asti spumante country. Havent heard from or about Claudia for a long time. Last heard when she got married and again when she had a child. Didn't know she was into design but years of not hearing about her things do change.

  15. Importance of getting your spelling correct

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    Wow Chulla.....Ok lets take it one step at a time.......now I'm sitting comfortably I'll begin,

    1). will have to look back.

    All woman retain their maiden names, from birth to death. Its always been like that. When I first met A's family I thought his mother had had 7 illegitimate children !

    2) In my case both my children were born in uk. But as you say if a woman marries an italian and goes to live in italy and has children ,her children take the surname of their father. The mothers name is "Jane Smith" not Signora or Signorina.

    3) If Jane divorces and returns to uk its up to her whether she retains her married name or reverts to her maiden name. She will have documents in both names in uk or italy. ( I presume)

    Complications crop up when it comes to travelling. I always travel with my ID which is in my maiden name, I have let my passport expire which I could still use ,if updated, in my married name. Same if I had documents or anything official in my married name and they were needed here. So far no problem. I tried to get them to put my married name on as well to my ID and they couldn't do it because of the privacy laws. Its a nuisance but you get used to it.

    Marrying an Italian gives you automatic dual nationality which both my children have.

    Hope this answers your questions.

    Stephenford, I keep telling them the "e" is silent but it makes no difference. We have a delivery man who delivers almost every week and I have to sign for the parcel and every time he asks for my name and every time he looks at the signature he answers with the "e". So what do you do. Its only my oncologist that gets it right maybe because he also speaks english.

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  17. Importance of getting your spelling correct

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    Its not only spelling and apostrophies (?) that are problematic. Its also pronouciation. Here in Italy when a woman marries she retains her maiden name not that of her husband. After many years of being Mrs C I have had to revert to my maiden name which is Boyle.

    Can they pronounce it correctly? Every letter is pronounced in italian so I become Signora Boyle eh, no its Boyle ....until the next time.

    Its a bit off topic but it came into mind reading back along this topic.

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