Whats Good About Friday? Have a peaceful Good Friday everyone, and send positive thoughts to my friends in Colledimezzo, who suffered terribly in the last few days of heavy rain. They have a big mess to clean up, but I kno…

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There’s Something About Easter Follow your dreams before its too late. Life is short, make it sweet.

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Almost eight years ago we flew to Rome, crossed Apennines, and bought a vacation home in Abruzzo.
Two years later we left America for good and made Italy our home.
Do you want to follow in my footsteps?

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The Little Band of Old Folks! Now my gang of trendy, ground breaking young friends, has become a little band of feisty, ground breaking mature (old) folks, and there is still lots of fun to be had.

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I talk about my life in the us...and write about my life in Italy...all fun stories...all just waiting to be share...come visit.

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Hello…It’s Still ME! I got a message from my boss…well my Wordpress blog boss. It said I had to update the background of my blog before June 15th. I know…its still only March, but I always like to be ahead …

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Arsenic? Will it Kill me or Cure me! Arsenic, a homeopathic remedy. Yes, I’m desperate. Will it kill me, or will it cure me?

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Anyone else being driven insane by the constant screaming in your ears?
My latest homeopathic remedy is ARSENIC. Will it kill me...or cure me. Lets find out.

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Relaxing walks in Teramo province, Abruzzo...another reason why I moved here. Surrounded by beauty and nature.

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A Place to Call Home. I’m sharing a smile with you all in my video below in part six of our American adventure. The year was 1995, and what a year that was. I was still young…(38) and able to handle what eve…

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Aftermath…and a little danger. When the picante sauce was brought to our table, we were told to be careful. “è pericoloso” the restaurant owner said…which means its dangerous.

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After three days of rain, hail, thunder, lightning, mud slides, flooding...I expected locusts!
Instead I got this.
A beautiful afternoon walk with a view.
I love Italy!

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Finally....it stopped raining. I have a view again.
Happiness!

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Speak Slowly, Please...I'm English Amazon.com: Speak Slowly, Please...I'm English eBook : Thompson, Sandra: Kindle Store

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'A New Life in Italy' came to film us in our home on Monday. It was fun.

Maybe one day I can make a film of my book!
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No Tornadoes Here! A severe storm passed through in the early hours of Monday morning. It was ferocious. I woke up to the sound of heavy, pounding rain, hail, and angry thunder. Lightning stabbed the earth.

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Just a beautiful blue sky after a ferocious storm.

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Fast, Furious and Fun Saturday in Ascoli Piceno was an absolute blast…giddy shopping, wine in the sun…and then a delicious lunch.

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A fun day of shopping in Ascoli Piceno

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Happy Saturday from central Italy....let your weekend shine.

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Friends, Media, Art and a little Chaos. This has been a busy, bumpy year! Not everything has gone smoothly, but good and bad seem to be balancing each other out…well almost. Thats life right!

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Hosting a TV show at my house...almost famous...but not quite.

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Smiling Stairway and Silly Stories I needed something to make me smile on Monday because I got a bad case of the blues.

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Beautiful girl!

My daughter...making me smile on a miserable Monday.

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The Queen of Chatter The Queen of Chatter!

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I can see clearly now...and I love the view.
Central Italy, looking across the hills and valleys of Le Marche on a chilly morning in March.

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Leaving, on a Jet Plane We were leaving behind everything we knew and moving to a country defined by movie stars…police chases and guns.

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Moving was my life. First America, and then Italy.
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Ahhh!
Who is that old woman?
This photo was meant to show the fog...all I can see are my wrinkles.

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Tiktok, X, Instagram, Facebook, BlueSky, Threads…. When we retired to Italy, we learned everything the hard way. I wish I’d had a book like Speak Slowly, Please…I’m English to guide me along the way. Something I could look at and …

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Lets Move to the Rocky Mountains After living in beautiful Colorado for a few years, I decided to hit the slopes…literally, and usually on my posterior. I was a TERRIBLE skier. The instructor told me to go one way…and …

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After living in beautiful Colorado for a few years, I decided to hit the slopes...literally, and usually on my posterior.

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Our Italy – La nostra Italia Are you toying with retiring to Italy? If you are…and need a blow by blow account…buy my book. My email is inside if you have questions. I wish someone had written this book before I ma…

Are you toying with retiring to Italy?
If you are, and need a blow by blow account, buy my book. My email is inside if you have questions.
I wish someone had written this book before I made the move.

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Fully Charged and Ready to Travel – Completamente carico e pronto per partire Waking up to sunshine makes the whole day better. I know, its still February…but Spring is on the way. Fingers crossed we don’t get hit with a March snowstorm….My British Passport…

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Friends, Old and New – Amici, vecchi e nuovi It’s been a funny old week so far. I’m a funny old gal, so it’s hardly surprising!

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A sense of wellbeing – Un senso di benessere On Monday I returned to Sant’Omero hospital to have my stitches removed. The staff remembered me. How could they forget a crazy Brit with terrible Italian pronunciation? So nice…we laug…

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Speak Slowly, Please, I'm English tells the story of how we found our home, and moved to Italy...the good, the bad, and the downright ugly.
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Another day in the life of crazy old me!

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