Italian Musings Archive

Tourist Attractions

Castello di Las Plassas

Today, Brooke and I left Cagliari early and drove north towards the village of Barumini. The largest excavated Nuraghe is just outside of the village. On the way we passed two other interesting sights where we stopped to explore.

Church of Santa Maria Maddalena

The Castello di Las Plassas was built in the […]

Thought for the Day.

Say Cheese.

Those are 80 pound wheels of Parmigiano Regiano.

Thought for the Day

Pace

Kala ‘e Moru

Kala ’e Moru Beach Shot

Day two of both school in the morning and a sweet ocean dip in the afternoon. We picked the nearby town of Villasimius as today’s destination, it’s south-east of Cagliari about 45 km on a winding coastal road. We had intended to stop at a store that Bob used […]

Bush Searches for Replacements

After a spate of personal and professional abandonment’s by key White House figures GW Bush is seeking to fill the very small shoes of Alberto Gonzales with the conservative feet of retired federal judge Michael Mukasey.
As you might recall we have recently seen a long list of departures from the Bush camp:

Alberto Gonzales, U.S. Attorney […]

First Day of School

My son Riccardo had his first day of school today. I walked him to school, not because he needs someone to do that, but because that is the ’thing’ that parents do here. This is more about a meet and greet with the teachers and other parents. I hung out for a few minutes and […]

Talk Like a Pirate Day

Wednesday is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. In an effort to get everyone up to speed I’ve listed some important resources below. These sites should allow you to be prepared for any eventuality. If you are pressed for time in your research activities you can limit yourself to the first three […]

And who has time to post?

I know, I’ve been very poor about posting over this past weekend. There has just been so much going on!
Yesterday my daughter Michela left on the ferry for the mainland. She was traveling with her mother, her car and what seemed to be about 8 suitcases! For those of you who might not know, Michela […]

Feelin’ Creative…

I’ve been asked to post regularly, and since i’m usually not one to disappoint, especially when people ask as nicely as papi did, here i am, again. A couple of days ago i found a nice tutorial on internet, that explained how to make a notebook from scratch, only using common things, like white vinylic […]