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News From Italy

Random postings about our everyday life in Lazio.
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Foligno, Perugia.

Foligno, Perugia.

News From Italy ― When we went off to Assisi for our celebration weekend last month we decided to stop and take a stroll round the town of Foligno en route. Our guidebook had nothing at all to say about this Umbrian town, but you can find out more by checking out the... (more)
 LindyLouMac ― Posted 1 hour 40 minutes ago
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Musical Moment - Momento Musicale - Eurovision 2012 - Nina Zilli - Italian Entry

Musical Moment - Momento Musicale - Eurovision 2012 - Nina Zilli - Italian Entry

News From Italy ― Eurovision 2012 takes place in Baku, Azerbaijan this year when 43 countries will be taking part in the 57th contest. The semi finals are to be held on the 22nd and the 24th of May with the grand final next weekend on the 26th of May. The Italian... (more)
 LindyLouMac ― Posted 6 days ago
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Assisi - Through My Camera Lens

Assisi - Through My Camera Lens

News From Italy ― On April 22nd 1972 David and I got married and came to Italy for our honeymoon, as we had already developed a shared love of this beautiful country. We decided that we would like to celebrate this years special Ruby Wedding Anniversary and forty... (more)
Tags: Italy, Assisi, Umbria
 LindyLouMac ― Posted 10 days ago
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Our Garden in April - Il Nostro Giardino in Aprile

Our Garden in April - Il Nostro Giardino in Aprile

News From Italy ― My Vaio computer is still at the repair shop for the second time as the repairs carried out at the end of April have unfortunately not resolved the issue. I have so much to share with you on my blogs and a busy time ahead with friends arriving... (more)
Tags: Flowers, Garden
 LindyLouMac ― Posted 16 days ago
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Wisteria - Glicine - Blogging Break

Wisteria - Glicine - Blogging Break

News From Italy ― Last weekend we went away to Umbria for the weekend to celebrate our Ruby Wedding Anniversary. We visited a number of the beautiful hill towns en route and spent a couple of days in Assisi. The plan was to this week write a post or maybe even two,... (more)
 LindyLouMac ― Posted 28 days ago
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Musical Moment - Momento Musicale - Arisa

Musical Moment - Momento Musicale - Arisa

News From Italy ― Over the years I have discovered that there are others out there in the blog sphere that share my interests and thanks to all my lovely followers I now have separate blogs to cover books, photography and travel as well as this one concentrating on... (more)
 LindyLouMac ― Posted on Apr 20th, 2012
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Tourists in Town - Festa del Cioccolato

Tourists in Town - Festa del Cioccolato

News From Italy ― Easter was cold, damp and windy in most of Italy for the long weekend. Monday turned out to be the best day as at least the skies were blue, as you can see from my photos, but it was bitterly... (more)
 LindyLouMac ― Posted on Apr 13th, 2012
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Buona Pasqua  -  Happy Easter

Buona Pasqua - Happy Easter

News From Italy ― In celebration of Easter I would like to wish all my family, friends and followers an enjoyable and peaceful time. We will not be with our family but we will be thinking of them, one daughter on holiday in Sri Lanka, the other in Salisbury, my... (more)
 LindyLouMac ― Posted on Apr 5th, 2012
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Our Garden in March - Il Nostro Giardino in Marzo

Our Garden in March - Il Nostro Giardino in Marzo

News From Italy ― Last year from February until September I published a regular post on News From Italy entitled 'Our Garden' at the end of every month. It was a popular feature and I have decided that now the plants have caught up after The Big Freeze in Lazio and... (more)
 LindyLouMac ― Posted on Mar 30th, 2012
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Friday Photos  -  As It Was!

Friday Photos - As It Was!

News From Italy ― A few weeks ago I wrote a post about the big changes taking place at the Fisherman's Beach - Spiaggia del Pescatore in Marta. In case you missed the post you can read it here.After reading that post a friend of mine very kindly sent me a selection... (more)
 LindyLouMac ― Posted on Mar 23rd, 2012
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Linea Verde - Elenora Daniela and Fabrizio Gatta Filming in Marta.

Linea Verde - Elenora Daniela and Fabrizio Gatta Filming in Marta.

News From Italy ― On March 1st and 2nd Elenora Daniele and Fabrizio Gatta came to Marta with the film crew from Linea Verde I was really pleased that we just happened to be in town on the morning of March 1st and being a beautiful sunny morning we decided to stay... (more)
 LindyLouMac ― Posted on Mar 21st, 2012
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Wind Turbines and An Afternoon Walk

Wind Turbines and An Afternoon Walk

News From Italy ― When I go for a walk I often take my camera with me so that I can share the landscape with you here. Today's photos and mosaics are from a walk I took on the 29th of February, a lovely afternoon with the first signs of Spring appearing in the... (more)
 LindyLouMac ― Posted on Mar 14th, 2012
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Sunday Song – Costa Concordia Tribute -  Justine Pelmelay and Antonello Tonna

Sunday Song – Costa Concordia Tribute - Justine Pelmelay and Antonello Tonna

News From Italy ― I have not previously mentioned this terrible Italian disaster on News From Italy which happened on the 13th of January 2012, while we were in the UK. The Costa Concordia partially sank after hitting rocks, then running aground off the coast of the... (more)
 LindyLouMac ― Posted on Mar 11th, 2012
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La Festa della Donna – International Women’s Day - March 8th 2012

La Festa della Donna – International Women’s Day - March 8th 2012

News From Italy ― Italy takes part in International Women’s Day, La Festa della Donna when women of all ages celebrate this special day dedicated to them with celebratory dinners or just get together with other female friends and are often presented with bunches of... (more)
 LindyLouMac ― Posted on Mar 8th, 2012
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Sunday Song - Lucio Dalla Tribute.

Sunday Song - Lucio Dalla Tribute.

News From Italy ― Popular singer and songwriter Lucio Dalla died in Switzerland of a heart attack, on the morning of March 1st just at the beginning of his latest tour. Today would have been his 69th birthday so this post is my tribute to him.His funeral is to be held... (more)
 LindyLouMac ― Posted on Mar 4th, 2012