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Customer service
on Oct 9, 2008 in Life in Italy A recent morning:1. Exchange outfit for smaller sizePata and I are off to the shop where I bought her cousin's birthday gift. We get there and I notice that the ramp is actually graded and it's extremely difficult to navigate with a stroller. I'm ver...
Salute!
on Oct 15, 2008 in Parenting Pata Life in Italy Baby I'm in the living room working hurriedly on some chores I never manage to do when I'm home alone with Pata. From the bedroom I hear N call me. I hesitate because I'd really like to finish what I'm doing.He calls me again, "Tesoro!" He sound...
Keep it to yourself
on Oct 30, 2008 in Parenting Pata Life in Italy Baby A selection of the silliest comments about parenting I've heard since having Pata:1. Don't hold her. She should be in her cradle at all times.2. Nurse for only ten minutes on each side. 3. Let her cry, it's good for her lungs!4. Babies can only go ou...
Complimenti
on Nov 11, 2008 in Parenting Pata Life in Italy Baby For the sake of balance, I thought I might write about some of the nicest comments I've heard since having Pata. One of the positive things about having a baby in Italy is that Italians tend to be effusive about babies. Hearing someone tell you how b...
Olive Oil Imbroglio
on Nov 23, 2008 in Campo di Pere Food Life in Italy This year, N and I are having the olives at Campo di Pere harvested for the first time. Not having a clear idea how much oil our trees would produce, or the money to pay the laborers fifty Euro a day, the going rate here, we decided to enter into an...