Brrr...cold is here

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Rbvo9r7OCHa3b21b4wLl2LUPhtuqXR2mDNyaR5-37cjo4k-IMYaWbqq9ihWXF_KaGOcmnala2t5_OxS6zwwIUm7qD-F0XbfQHvTNm7D88QRl2O5FmaJHrEypu1Aygs1ssxy4pxf_q3Q/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Rbvo9r7OCHa3b21b4wLl2LUPhtuqXR2mDNyaR5-37cjo4k-IMYaWbqq9ihWXF_KaGOcmnala2t5_OxS6zwwIUm7qD-F0XbfQHvTNm7D88QRl2O5FmaJHrEypu1Aygs1ssxy4pxf_q3Q/s640/4.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It seems that winter is finally</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">arrived here in Italy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's not snowing</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">at the moment,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but I can feel that</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">snow is nearly here.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, I hope so!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Sembra che l'inverno sia</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>finalmente arrivato qui in Italia.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Non stà nevicando al momento</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>qui da me, ma sento che la neve</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>è vicina.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>O almeno lo spero!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PiUUhKUIlaXYH4f23lbCVsxfhtDeop5aNox3NNA8QrEL1Q2oREpkEfTGT2h26qYcr_IS4j30F8iMY13IIZf5Dya8agsmN6ZxsAPdumLc3u7Eq7Hvhe3DRmWpBzfKFKLc0gs-_igDzgg/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PiUUhKUIlaXYH4f23lbCVsxfhtDeop5aNox3NNA8QrEL1Q2oREpkEfTGT2h26qYcr_IS4j30F8iMY13IIZf5Dya8agsmN6ZxsAPdumLc3u7Eq7Hvhe3DRmWpBzfKFKLc0gs-_igDzgg/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Usually I love winter</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and can't wait to see the snow,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but this week I have other toughts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in my mind.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Both Amedeo and Sofia are sick,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but while Sofia is nearly 3 years old</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and I know that she just need</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">rest and some cough syrup</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">to get well,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">seeing little Amedeo (who is just</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">3 months old) with</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> fever and coughing</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">is like a knife in my heart.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Sunday morning we also went</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">to the hospital because</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">he had so much cough he seemed</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">to me he cannot breath right.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Every mom out there</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">know what I've been trough</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">without need of telling you.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Luckly is he OK, he has just</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">a bad flu and they give us some</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">medicine.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Di solito amo l'inverno e</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>non vedo l'ora di vedere la neve, ma </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>in questa settimana ho altri</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>pensieri in testa.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Sia Amedeo che Sofia sono malati,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ma mentre Sofia ha quasi 3 anni</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e so che ha bisogno di riposo e</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>di qualche cucchiaio di sciroppo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>per stare meglio,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>vedere il piccolo Amedeo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>(che ha solo 3 mesi) con la febbre </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e un sacco di tosse</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>è una stilettata al cuore.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Domenica mattina siamo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>anche andati al Pronto Soccorso</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>perchè aveva così tanta tosse</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>che mi sembrava non respirasse bene.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Tutte le mamme che mi stanno </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>leggendo sanno cosa ho passato</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>senza che stia qui a scriverlo.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Fortunatamente Amedeo stà bene,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ha solo una brutta influenza.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Ci hanno dato degli antibiotici</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>da dargli.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPfWXJW71wObhrPTOiuNj9aFpOIWqzdxvEeYkDJuCmQA4Ek9iEbe4nU10FapuG5oioA1lDsO7iSrc3aMUm_4NP1s0wxCjvW5YF4kDANEJdKNIrl8g8hw2yz0nPtOqVR5XYOffTIE2JvU/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPfWXJW71wObhrPTOiuNj9aFpOIWqzdxvEeYkDJuCmQA4Ek9iEbe4nU10FapuG5oioA1lDsO7iSrc3aMUm_4NP1s0wxCjvW5YF4kDANEJdKNIrl8g8hw2yz0nPtOqVR5XYOffTIE2JvU/s640/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I would love to see</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the snow</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and would love to play with</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">my kids in the snow,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but now all I really want is</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">that they feel better.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Per cui vorrei tanto vedere la neve</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>e vorrei giocare coi miei figli sulla neve,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>ma soprattutto e prima di tutto</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>vorrei vederli guariti.</em></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzeNeQKjWr62DmHzkRyz_qXfoWKSL-wVU-lIj6DelGB2bTAz3ewO25K9z_kf0VzADMKjQCN7krkiHTTkPPMemUA0iMXUh5AmPxcedw39sNSQLPK6W27DRiW1dr_HdjfRcIAi0XIGrP14/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzeNeQKjWr62DmHzkRyz_qXfoWKSL-wVU-lIj6DelGB2bTAz3ewO25K9z_kf0VzADMKjQCN7krkiHTTkPPMemUA0iMXUh5AmPxcedw39sNSQLPK6W27DRiW1dr_HdjfRcIAi0XIGrP14/s640/3.jpg" width="624" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://seasonal-love.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">credits</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">What can I say?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm a strong person,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">but I can't stand seeing</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">my kids ill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Just hope they fell</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">better soon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Che posso dire?</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Sono una persona forte,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ma non ce la faccio a</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>vedere i miei figli</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>che stanno male,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">vorrei solo che si rimettessero</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">in fretta.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a 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Brrr...cold is here

It seems that winter is finally arrived here in Italy. Here's not snowing at the moment, but I can feel that snow is nearly here. Well, ...

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Kate Forman's cottage

<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">It's been a while</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">since I've last posted</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">about English cottages...</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">So here you are,</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">a <span style="font-size: large;">very special cottage</span>:</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Kate Forman's cottage!</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>E' da un po' che non</i></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>faccio un post</i></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>sui cottage inglesi...</i></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>Quindi ecco qua,</i></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>un <span style="font-size: large;">cottage molto speciale</span>:</i></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>quello di Kate Forman! </i></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7f5EIKijS3l3FAWja9lAEtr5y64nDbXheQnnDAsnBgojpOlss1iNFzn62M3c4PwhOe7LXQsiytgsFKv0gNKpJAbWBFqJGit5prnKONDH5qIQ_dc_9-8jchJGyYgweF3VhOuSnC6EiWq0/s1600/Immagine1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7f5EIKijS3l3FAWja9lAEtr5y64nDbXheQnnDAsnBgojpOlss1iNFzn62M3c4PwhOe7LXQsiytgsFKv0gNKpJAbWBFqJGit5prnKONDH5qIQ_dc_9-8jchJGyYgweF3VhOuSnC6EiWq0/s640/Immagine1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kateforman.co.uk/shop/" target="_blank">Kate Forman</a> is a fantastic</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">fabric designer (we all love her!)</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">and in her cottage </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">she has used all her</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">amazing textiles</span>!!!</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.kateforman.co.uk/shop/" target="_blank">Kate Forman</a> è una fantastica</i></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>designer di tessuti (tutte la amiamo!)</i></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>e nel suo cottage ha</i></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>usato tutte le sue </i></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">meravigliose stoffe</span>!!!</i></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9JUxriGMsXkpWo4fIi5JO78R4JLEpdbnOjW9ElC2rzwubNXURqArgQ7ut56U7gg1sZnZ2zNBCGzbeBmEYvVbWophwTKvBtApNVI6GwISYktUmA29EEF5ZirIwwbuk6TViR43hNuzHnc/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9JUxriGMsXkpWo4fIi5JO78R4JLEpdbnOjW9ElC2rzwubNXURqArgQ7ut56U7gg1sZnZ2zNBCGzbeBmEYvVbWophwTKvBtApNVI6GwISYktUmA29EEF5ZirIwwbuk6TViR43hNuzHnc/s640/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">And there are a lot of <span style="font-size: large;">red </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">touches</span> which i adore!!!</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>E ci sono un sacco di <span style="font-size: large;">tocchi di rosso</span>,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">che io adoro!!!</span></i></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6elmPRfIHT5BE-ZL3DTjZnd8d1wn6NiknPqqpynClvz4EJW9XkSE2w88vf64FW7-IaktmnFngDv3NCGmmBVy_1bRfNWotspOJbXJHumhQO3MT1WfDg2PTl7F8IFxJ_OWnKjwlYHbyUT0/s640/2.jpg" width="640" /><a href="http://www.gapinteriors.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">credits</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VsOOL2cPP5DUdIjKpWc0YwCTduZ9SdBjJm4Bv-dkSLG8HgUEK01KfJ8_emmvQTvaEgMUSCQEW90nAYb3A37ADuO-pn5gkiBvzLpyo791qRW7S_6yJ5yRtKQOsdMkAcf8ENhntjVPdLQ/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VsOOL2cPP5DUdIjKpWc0YwCTduZ9SdBjJm4Bv-dkSLG8HgUEK01KfJ8_emmvQTvaEgMUSCQEW90nAYb3A37ADuO-pn5gkiBvzLpyo791qRW7S_6yJ5yRtKQOsdMkAcf8ENhntjVPdLQ/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div>

Kate Forman's cottage

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The Books Cafè - The Painted Veil

<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have to be honest: I don't have much time for reading since my little Amedeo is born. So today for my Books Cafè (after 2 months of absence!) I want to talk about a book I've read this summer:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Devo essere onesta: non ho molto tempo per leggere da quando il mio piccolo Amedeo è nato. Per cui oggi per il mio Books Cafè (dopo 2 mesi di assenza!) voglio parlarvi di un libro che ho letto quest'estate:</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>Il Velo Dipinto di W. Somerset Maugham</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUT1TAfHQWoSoVcGcsILYfVlRc7HaHMv5XYg1lDwzKG-zY1B2kwF_Ujb3Noqce2g_5aMQ9Vk3XSOplMPmMdlY9qgDTy_y7_MvQgZZYITyVANrfE347pL5p26T-xYrol2wA2WBV7FLkAGc/s1600/velo_dipinto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUT1TAfHQWoSoVcGcsILYfVlRc7HaHMv5XYg1lDwzKG-zY1B2kwF_Ujb3Noqce2g_5aMQ9Vk3XSOplMPmMdlY9qgDTy_y7_MvQgZZYITyVANrfE347pL5p26T-xYrol2wA2WBV7FLkAGc/s400/velo_dipinto.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kitty is a spoiled, superficial english girl whose only desire is marrying an important man to live the high society life. When her younger (and uglyer) sister announce her marriage, Kitty decides to <span style="font-size: large;">accept the proposal of the bacteriologist William Fane</span> (who is madly in love with her) just because she wants to be married before her. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Kitty è una ragazza viziata e superficiale il cui unico desiderio è sposare un uomo importante per vivere la vita dell'alta società. Quando sua sorella più giovane (e più bruttina) annuncia il suo matrimonio, Kitty decide di <span style="font-size: large;">accettare la proposta del batteriologo William Fane</span> (che è follemente innamorato di lei) solo perchè vuole essere sposata prima della sorella.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQyhSECQP7UB6eL9KhIkvKZlzIZe_sB-hzorDwOAfeOqwqsOczQsuFceBZD4L3Tfa15ThzqYmqAOL-0DXhOXrC6Je2SE7N9gL15uMnKlnUERxHid78EUfriCb0IhiWJV-7JvPPputIqk/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQyhSECQP7UB6eL9KhIkvKZlzIZe_sB-hzorDwOAfeOqwqsOczQsuFceBZD4L3Tfa15ThzqYmqAOL-0DXhOXrC6Je2SE7N9gL15uMnKlnUERxHid78EUfriCb0IhiWJV-7JvPPputIqk/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://sayra.deviantart.com/art/lullaby-177874930" target="_blank">credits</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Soon after the marriage they leave for Hong Kong where <span style="font-size: large;">Kitty starts a love affair </span>with the assistant colonial secretary Charles Townsend. When William discovers the affair, Kitty is almost happy: now she will have the divorce and marry Charles. But Charles doesn't want to divorce from her wife and, in order to avoid a scandal, suggests to Kitty to accept the other option William gave her. The option is to follow William <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to a little Chinese interior town to deal with a </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">cholera</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> epidemic, risking death.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Appena dopo sposati, partono per Hong Kong dove <span style="font-size: large;">Kitty inizia una relazione</span> con l'assistente del Segretario della colonia, Charles Townsend. Quando William scopre la relazione, Kitty ne è quasi felice: finalmente potrà ottenere il divorzio e sposare Charles. Ma Charles non vuole divorziare dalla moglie e, per evitare uno scandalo, suggerisce a Kitty di accettare l'altra opzione offerta da William. L'opzione è seguire William in una piccola cittadina dell'interno della Cina per combattere un'epidemia di peste, rischiando la vita.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKljZCucNyxojtKKeYOWbvqzLJMRjGKIKNbi1giKB0DvBVO4PsskxrYuhyphenhyphenEKMRFmkjiknySGuiN9QnHROFnqsWw2D7y02fiOGUiihqeKTBjlfR1DKcjooQos6dJs2IL73rXJtjQL4MCfs/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKljZCucNyxojtKKeYOWbvqzLJMRjGKIKNbi1giKB0DvBVO4PsskxrYuhyphenhyphenEKMRFmkjiknySGuiN9QnHROFnqsWw2D7y02fiOGUiihqeKTBjlfR1DKcjooQos6dJs2IL73rXJtjQL4MCfs/s640/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jabbeltubel/6295314607/sizes/l/in/photostream/" target="_blank">credits</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">During her stay at the Chinese town, Kitty has a <span style="font-size: large;">lot of time to think about what she did</span>, and how stupid she has been to fall in love with such a superficial and selfish man as Charles. Moreover she starts to look at William and she discovers how honest, brave and generous her husband is. She also will start to help some nuns in the fight to cholera. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Durante la sua permanenza nella cittadina cinese, <span style="font-size: large;">Kitty avrà molto tempo per pensare a cosa ha fatto</span> e a quanto stupida sia stata ad innamorarsi di un uomo così superficiale ed egoista come Charles. In più comincia a guardare William con occhi diversi e capisce quanto onesto, coraggioso e generoso sia suo marito. Avrà inoltre modo di aiutare alcune suore di un convento impegnate nella lotta contro il colera.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMTAEzhZmmo8Zfnqn2Oi0zIDo4IQqApRFzMSJtuGCWBhjLxCoScXmSsdyAzp17gdtVBRmcyNmKbUNdavWWn4LcBOAb6bO7E0IlhrIqYPiGTcosoORSYBe-cDG2zZmoLEDeQOI1G69c1k/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMTAEzhZmmo8Zfnqn2Oi0zIDo4IQqApRFzMSJtuGCWBhjLxCoScXmSsdyAzp17gdtVBRmcyNmKbUNdavWWn4LcBOAb6bO7E0IlhrIqYPiGTcosoORSYBe-cDG2zZmoLEDeQOI1G69c1k/s640/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I don't want to tell you more. This is <span style="font-size: large;">a bitter book</span>, but it is also a great book about <span style="font-size: large;">a woman who understands her faults</span> and tries to improve herself. I loved the caustic irony of Maugham. An advice: the last movie based on this novel is from 2006, but I didn't like it because it is very far from the novel in my opinion.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Non voglio raccontarvi di più. Questo è <span style="font-size: large;">un libro amaro</span>, ma anche un grande libro che parla di <span style="font-size: large;">una donna che comprende i propri difetti</span> e cerca di migliorarsi. Ho amato la caustica ironia di </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Maugham.</span></em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <em>Un consiglio: l'ultimo film tratto da questo romanzo è del 2006, ma a me non è piaciuto, perchè è molto lontano dal libro.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VsOOL2cPP5DUdIjKpWc0YwCTduZ9SdBjJm4Bv-dkSLG8HgUEK01KfJ8_emmvQTvaEgMUSCQEW90nAYb3A37ADuO-pn5gkiBvzLpyo791qRW7S_6yJ5yRtKQOsdMkAcf8ENhntjVPdLQ/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VsOOL2cPP5DUdIjKpWc0YwCTduZ9SdBjJm4Bv-dkSLG8HgUEK01KfJ8_emmvQTvaEgMUSCQEW90nAYb3A37ADuO-pn5gkiBvzLpyo791qRW7S_6yJ5yRtKQOsdMkAcf8ENhntjVPdLQ/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

The Books Cafè - The Painted Veil

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When a mom is ill...

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...<span style="font-size: large;">the house collapses</span>!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's two days I'm KO</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">because of a flu</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and the only thing I can do</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">is moving myself from the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">bed to the sofa.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>...<span style="font-size: large;">la casa collassa</span>!!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Sono due giorni che sono KO</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>per via dell'influenza e la</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>sola cosa che riesco a fare</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>è ciondolare dal letto</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>al divano.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwShQ6undQAEnGmfxLnxET5EbGaagtHEHBqRKEhPt4ws0SFJ-5dI5Uk5cKQvb1alpT3BdZ_LKlCLGf0Z4FQyzhR4LjBjQkavZBQY4anew1OvbeAKWfC3GN6Kknq_0Z3zUuq72fCVnOqI/s1600/ill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwShQ6undQAEnGmfxLnxET5EbGaagtHEHBqRKEhPt4ws0SFJ-5dI5Uk5cKQvb1alpT3BdZ_LKlCLGf0Z4FQyzhR4LjBjQkavZBQY4anew1OvbeAKWfC3GN6Kknq_0Z3zUuq72fCVnOqI/s640/ill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Comfy clothes, warm plaid,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">hot tea</span>...and all around me</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the house drifts into</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">anarchy...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Do you remember</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">my post <a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.com/2012/01/mom-has-no-time.html" target="_blank">A mom has no time</a>?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Well I've discovered that a </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">mom also has no time (she is not alloweded) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> to get ill!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><em>Vestiti comodi, calda copertina,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">tè bollente</span>...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>...e tutto intorno a me</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>la casa scivola in una sorta</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>di anarchia...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Vi ricordate il mio post</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.com/2012/01/mom-has-no-time.html" target="_blank">Una mamma non ha tempo</a>?</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Bhè, ho scoperto che</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>una mamma non ha tempo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">nemmeno</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>(non le è permesso)</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>di ammalarsi!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Anyway I'm feeling a little better</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and luckly I haven't </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">infected Amedeo</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">nor Sofia.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">So I just need some</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">time...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">...and then all the house</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">will be <span style="font-size: large;">under Mom's rule</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">again</span>!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Comunque, mi sento un pochino meglio</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e per fortuna non ho</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>contagiato Amedeo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>nè Sofia.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Quindi ho bisogno solo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>di un po' di tempo...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>...e poi la <span style="font-size: large;">casa sarà di nuovo</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">sotto il mio governo</span>!!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VsOOL2cPP5DUdIjKpWc0YwCTduZ9SdBjJm4Bv-dkSLG8HgUEK01KfJ8_emmvQTvaEgMUSCQEW90nAYb3A37ADuO-pn5gkiBvzLpyo791qRW7S_6yJ5yRtKQOsdMkAcf8ENhntjVPdLQ/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VsOOL2cPP5DUdIjKpWc0YwCTduZ9SdBjJm4Bv-dkSLG8HgUEK01KfJ8_emmvQTvaEgMUSCQEW90nAYb3A37ADuO-pn5gkiBvzLpyo791qRW7S_6yJ5yRtKQOsdMkAcf8ENhntjVPdLQ/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

When a mom is ill...

... the house collapses !!!! It's two days I'm KO because of a flu and the only thing I can do is moving myself from the bed to the ...

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Kitchens!

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The kitchen is <span style="font-size: large;">the room </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love most</span> in a house and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">also the room I spend most</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">of my time during the day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>La cucina è <span style="font-size: large;">la stanza che</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">più amo della casa</span> e</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>anche il luogo dove trascorro</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">più tempo durante la giornata.</span> </em></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8S3ZhVs0Z-6aZ_lvODafL_uYa1WnW8rycC4W-EVpCPRVy69-CgK8Z5lg9eRl8CNkdKlcrxFZTTNWSfEXkpVeG07Fs_4qsQZE17N2B_UVVWofrRhygEq1VUeZ7bKhk2_T30dyXNCpZH4/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8S3ZhVs0Z-6aZ_lvODafL_uYa1WnW8rycC4W-EVpCPRVy69-CgK8Z5lg9eRl8CNkdKlcrxFZTTNWSfEXkpVeG07Fs_4qsQZE17N2B_UVVWofrRhygEq1VUeZ7bKhk2_T30dyXNCpZH4/s640/1.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That's the style I love:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">touches of red on a </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">pale palette</span>...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...and that's also</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the palette I've chosen for </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">my kitchen!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Questo è lo stile che amo:</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>tocchi di rosso su una </em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">palette chiara</span>...</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>...ed è anche lo stile</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>che ho scelto per la mia</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>cucina!</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzgNa_1rxtKM03coOudKbLT_iVv_O7EZb_VJfolykmEywqHmSJpCYSmvLZg-DuZSjpBIv-4RAiNb_DegkODY_rVAnK5NvsZJlU071Lj8FuGbzljS3coOF7bBTUJ8RUcuDwjjZ1_8luRg/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzgNa_1rxtKM03coOudKbLT_iVv_O7EZb_VJfolykmEywqHmSJpCYSmvLZg-DuZSjpBIv-4RAiNb_DegkODY_rVAnK5NvsZJlU071Lj8FuGbzljS3coOF7bBTUJ8RUcuDwjjZ1_8luRg/s640/2.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ikea offers a lot of</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">decorations possibilities </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">for the kitchen...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...<span style="font-size: large;">I love Ikea</span>!!</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Ikea offre un sacco di </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>differenti possibilità</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>di decorazione</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>per la cucina...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>...<span style="font-size: large;">io amo Ikea</span>!!</em></span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6uw3Tcye-cZQ7SXEnR2l0tPirb5ngo37hhKB3WCC-C0a6Llz9HJ9bcOV08I-IriWqPQcyYYG8uXDxazfP5pip-Jbdd8xesPoOq4z9rG0oCzv9oz60VCxFSNq-SP1aHMPhIrlo6NdS5g/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6uw3Tcye-cZQ7SXEnR2l0tPirb5ngo37hhKB3WCC-C0a6Llz9HJ9bcOV08I-IriWqPQcyYYG8uXDxazfP5pip-Jbdd8xesPoOq4z9rG0oCzv9oz60VCxFSNq-SP1aHMPhIrlo6NdS5g/s640/3.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And what about the </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">english country style</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with <span style="font-size: large;">a warm Aga</span>?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I don't have a Aga (sob),</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">but a wood burning stove</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">which I adore,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">especially during these</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">freezing days!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>E che ne dite dello stile</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>country inglese con <span style="font-size: large;">una</span></em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">calda Aga</span>?</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Io l'Aga non ce l'ho (sob),</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ma ho una stufa a legna</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>che adoro,</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>specialmente durante</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>queste giornate di gelo!</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Kitchens!

The kitchen is the room I love most in a house and also the room I spend most of my time during the day. La cucina è la stanza che più amo ...

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French Farmhouse Decoration

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Most of us love</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the <span style="font-size: large;">french farmhouse style</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's so simple and charming!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Molte di noi amano</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>lo <span style="font-size: large;">stile francese</span>.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>E' così semplice e affascinante</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>allo stesso tempo!</em></span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnOZEIqzsMWssCoyRHIjXRDezhC5WZdNgDs5aCwXpFhnvRlAIAExNotLt0cW3eNZbFuvvapFpORJ4Y3fd8HZeEELdqtAJuBZCuYNok5yyTvc4O6aWO7-_pRLFMZYShVQxtfXNkCCba0w/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnOZEIqzsMWssCoyRHIjXRDezhC5WZdNgDs5aCwXpFhnvRlAIAExNotLt0cW3eNZbFuvvapFpORJ4Y3fd8HZeEELdqtAJuBZCuYNok5yyTvc4O6aWO7-_pRLFMZYShVQxtfXNkCCba0w/s640/2.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Old paper, vintage linen,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">dried hydrangeas, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">vintage canning-jars,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">skeleton keys,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">vintage wire baskets...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Carta da libri vecchi, tessuti vintage,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ortensie essiccate,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>vasetti di vetro vintage,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>chiavi, </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>cestini di filo di ferro...</em></span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcT7SCoOAfulAQXhml58vgseSEqmHtAC-_K7ZEkk4LVPaGV3WuIob5e2HObJlUlncV8KDY0ShhUQ534PvhvBhAMLRq6JrZzxcnLwhmz-TSXwWrHpI6KJLFIthzogyAqatHmdyyHa1Oxc/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcT7SCoOAfulAQXhml58vgseSEqmHtAC-_K7ZEkk4LVPaGV3WuIob5e2HObJlUlncV8KDY0ShhUQ534PvhvBhAMLRq6JrZzxcnLwhmz-TSXwWrHpI6KJLFIthzogyAqatHmdyyHa1Oxc/s640/3.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.debrahalllifestyle.com/" target="_blank">credits</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All things that can be found</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in <span style="font-size: large;">antique markets</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and arranged in m</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">multiple ways</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to decorate your home</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with a french trouch!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Tutte cose che possono essere</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>trovate nei <span style="font-size: large;">mercatini</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>e disposte in molti</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>modi per decorare casa</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>con un tocco francese!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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French Farmhouse Decoration

Most of us love the french farmhouse style . It's so simple and charming! Molte di noi amano lo stile francese . E' così semplice e ...

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A white table

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today there's a little</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">bit of <span style="font-size: large;">snow</span> here,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">so what's better than</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">a white table to celebrate</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">the first snow I see this year?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Oggi <span style="font-size: large;">nevica</span> un po' qui,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>per cui cosa c'è di meglio </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>che un tavolo tutto bianco</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>per celebrare la prima</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>neve che vedo quest'anno?</em></span></div><br />  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyh9FCMT5h0v4beJ6oA14LQTy2FF9Elmh_uugWpBE6J5hcmWIf-OyYdoHmnSUmv_QdWHJQKfkMn7t0UhoLrzhOI0Uor333uC9OicKIxl2mSHYe2qOXNGb0kkSuQhXXPTaT5e37mJWjrc/s1600/white_table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyh9FCMT5h0v4beJ6oA14LQTy2FF9Elmh_uugWpBE6J5hcmWIf-OyYdoHmnSUmv_QdWHJQKfkMn7t0UhoLrzhOI0Uor333uC9OicKIxl2mSHYe2qOXNGb0kkSuQhXXPTaT5e37mJWjrc/s640/white_table.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mmmm <span style="font-size: large;">hot chocolate</span>...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">that's the perfect day to have a cup!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And I love that old Singer table!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Mmmm <span style="font-size: large;">cioccolata calda</span>...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>oggi è il giorno perfetto per berne una</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>tazzona!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>E adoro quel vecchio tavolo per macchina</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>da cucire Singer!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em><br /> </em></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em></em></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All these images are from </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the winter issue </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">of the <a href="http://www.heatherspriggs.com/2012/01/winter-2012-the-white-issue/" target="_blank">Gatherings e magazine</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Tutte queste immagini</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>sono tratte dall'edizione</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>invernale dell'e magazine</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.heatherspriggs.com/2012/01/winter-2012-the-white-issue/" target="_blank"><em>Gatherings</em></a><em>.</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-hvALH6FeFSXQzriqS6hWSEYkAyT0ugrjsp7MHSD3ob2DNXJVYwC1NdgNdc1JRxeGZaKUhsIN3yj5fr9dl6Docg57M-ecD7muz0TC2-l6jnJzjclJQ_mSyVjXze0l0I1dseQvrJOZcQ/s1600/white.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-hvALH6FeFSXQzriqS6hWSEYkAyT0ugrjsp7MHSD3ob2DNXJVYwC1NdgNdc1JRxeGZaKUhsIN3yj5fr9dl6Docg57M-ecD7muz0TC2-l6jnJzjclJQ_mSyVjXze0l0I1dseQvrJOZcQ/s640/white.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you want to read it</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(with a good cup of</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">hot chocolate!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">here it is:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Se avete voglia di leggerlo</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>(sorseggiando una</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>buona cioccolata calda!)</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>eccolo qui:</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><br /><center><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="10fda656-a2db-59a7-115d-a1b8de4334b4" style="height: 300px; width: 420px;"><param name="movie" value="http://static.issuu.com/webembed/viewers/style1/v2/IssuuReader.swf?mode=mini&documentId=120118010023-8b7bf623bdd642d98252f310d62f1625" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"/> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/> <param name="menu" value="false"/> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"/> <embed src="http://static.issuu.com/webembed/viewers/style1/v2/IssuuReader.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" menu="false" wmode="transparent" style="width:420px;height:300px" flashvars="mode=mini&documentId=120118010023-8b7bf623bdd642d98252f310d62f1625" /></object><br /></center><center> </center><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A white table

Today there's a little bit of snow here, so what's better than a white table to celebrate the first snow I see this year? Oggi nevi...

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Baby it's cold outside!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdq46fTpQHtCVoUh8cZDrGtxhimKtChBIF9aOa3THNT2f2k5XQ5ewfGWgML0SbZ6q2hrC0o4JVAykDecqSelyIX4CIPejCnPZtjQwSS2-wuqF2h1DAPozOo8ADFI0D4jZNLDOTR3rGCoA/s1600/winter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdq46fTpQHtCVoUh8cZDrGtxhimKtChBIF9aOa3THNT2f2k5XQ5ewfGWgML0SbZ6q2hrC0o4JVAykDecqSelyIX4CIPejCnPZtjQwSS2-wuqF2h1DAPozOo8ADFI0D4jZNLDOTR3rGCoA/s640/winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ok, you can think I'm crazy,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> but <span style="font-size: large;">I love winter and these</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">freezing days</span>! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">And I love to have a</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">walk with such days!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let's just say that with</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">this cold you are allowed</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to have a big cup of</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">chocolate with cream and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">no regrets...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">...you need calories to get</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">warm!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Ok, potete pure pensare</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>che sono pazza,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ma <span style="font-size: large;">adoro l'inverno e</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">queste giornate ghiacciate!</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">E mi piace passeggiare</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">in giornate come queste!</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Diciamo solo che con questo freddo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>abbiamo il permesso di berci</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>una bella tazzona di</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>cioccolata con la panna</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e senza rimpianti..</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>...le calorie servono per</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>tenerci calde!!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VsOOL2cPP5DUdIjKpWc0YwCTduZ9SdBjJm4Bv-dkSLG8HgUEK01KfJ8_emmvQTvaEgMUSCQEW90nAYb3A37ADuO-pn5gkiBvzLpyo791qRW7S_6yJ5yRtKQOsdMkAcf8ENhntjVPdLQ/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VsOOL2cPP5DUdIjKpWc0YwCTduZ9SdBjJm4Bv-dkSLG8HgUEK01KfJ8_emmvQTvaEgMUSCQEW90nAYb3A37ADuO-pn5gkiBvzLpyo791qRW7S_6yJ5yRtKQOsdMkAcf8ENhntjVPdLQ/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Baby it's cold outside!

Ok, you can think I'm crazy,  but I love winter and these freezing days ! And I love to have a walk with such days! Let's just say t...

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A DIY lamp

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love this idea </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">found </span><a href="http://www.plazainterior.se/new/post/Under-uppbyggnad.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All you need is</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ikea.com/it/it/catalog/products/00186102/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ikeas Skurar</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> vases</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and some electric cable,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">electric skills</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(or a lovely husband!)...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">... and voiltà!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">An original DIY lamp!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Adoro questa idea che</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ho trovato qui!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Tutto quello di cui</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>avete bisogno sono:</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">sottovasi </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ikea.com/it/it/catalog/products/00186102/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ikeas Skurar</span></a>,</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>filo elettrico,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>alcune conoscenze di elettricità</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>(oppure un simpatico maritino)...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>...e voiltà!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Un lampadario DIY veramente</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>originale!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbuHawYR7CSb9SLjGVaqyFMTx3YS61tpsQ5K63FsuPhL-TNVAbOW1S9A88xjB1pxxWH6FbvhPBq99w83j6BoNGcv-EKSOTWqQbeUMhUeAwOVqqOhhb8yfeD2vD3hdDYKEPbp_Aj2-RMFA/s1600/ikea_idea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbuHawYR7CSb9SLjGVaqyFMTx3YS61tpsQ5K63FsuPhL-TNVAbOW1S9A88xjB1pxxWH6FbvhPBq99w83j6BoNGcv-EKSOTWqQbeUMhUeAwOVqqOhhb8yfeD2vD3hdDYKEPbp_Aj2-RMFA/s640/ikea_idea.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.plazainterior.se/new/post/Under-uppbyggnad.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">credits</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VsOOL2cPP5DUdIjKpWc0YwCTduZ9SdBjJm4Bv-dkSLG8HgUEK01KfJ8_emmvQTvaEgMUSCQEW90nAYb3A37ADuO-pn5gkiBvzLpyo791qRW7S_6yJ5yRtKQOsdMkAcf8ENhntjVPdLQ/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VsOOL2cPP5DUdIjKpWc0YwCTduZ9SdBjJm4Bv-dkSLG8HgUEK01KfJ8_emmvQTvaEgMUSCQEW90nAYb3A37ADuO-pn5gkiBvzLpyo791qRW7S_6yJ5yRtKQOsdMkAcf8ENhntjVPdLQ/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

A DIY lamp

I love this idea found here ! All you need is Ikeas Skurar  vases and some electric cable, electric skills (or a lovely husband!)... ... a...

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A mom has no time...

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...for <span style="font-size: large;">manicure</span>! And for more</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">other things. When I wake up every </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">morning I'm the last one to get ready,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">because I've to make brekfast, wasch and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">dress Sofia for kindergarden,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">breastfeeding Amedeo,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">clean up a little bit the kitchen</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and then I have time for dress me up!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">And my day goes on</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">with a lot of other things,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">but I don't want to annoy you!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>...for <span style="font-size: large;">manicure</span>! E per molte altre </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>cose! Quando mi sveglio</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ogni mattina sono sempre l'ultima</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ad essere pronta, perchè devo </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>preparare la colazione, lavare e vestire</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Sofia per l'asilo,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>allattare Amedeo,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>mettere un po' a posto la cucina</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e finalmente ho il tempo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>per vestirmi.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>E la mia giornata prosegue</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>con un sacco di altre cose</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>da fare, ma non vi voglio annoiare!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginPwQpUTMm6pJO4SOoJ9RpWcG3U2aUf4G6SeWGT50uhmpiPNrj4V_9pmohagYJaSxa4ZXuefUOSAAMY7alAuYbUBBzT5-Us1Wp6obej5qqFqEseN19TDFx5hSUIOYqViG38d-Nluz2RM/s1600/manicure.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginPwQpUTMm6pJO4SOoJ9RpWcG3U2aUf4G6SeWGT50uhmpiPNrj4V_9pmohagYJaSxa4ZXuefUOSAAMY7alAuYbUBBzT5-Us1Wp6obej5qqFqEseN19TDFx5hSUIOYqViG38d-Nluz2RM/s640/manicure.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I'm dreaming of a <span style="font-size: large;">day</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">totally mine,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">making things I love to do,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> just a free day,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">a day when you wake up</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and have nothing to do,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">or, best, you can do whatever</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">you want to!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Perciò sogno una <span style="font-size: large;">giornata</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">completamente mia</span>,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>in cui faccio le cose che amo.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Una giornata libera,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>come quando ti alzi e non hai </em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>niente </em></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>da fare, o meglio, puoi</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>decidere di fare tutto</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>quello che vuoi!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A mom has no time...

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Chalk boards!

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I love <span style="font-size: large;">chalk boards</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And the fact that now </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">there are chalk board paints</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">is amazing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Image how much uses</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">you can do of it...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Amo le<span style="font-size: large;"> lavagne</span>.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>E il fatto che ora esistano</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>pitture ad effetto lavagna</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>è incredibile.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Immaginate quante cose</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>si possono fare...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5D3l5YGJ1rXpT1_LnxAc-LSx2dULVCCmfrar26poBSTBBnZC0olZkJH674gSe2DVXGiOWnaAUD6X8ImjwptXVxF7_7jehEIBycFKU0p6nqFb2BQtA8_u0bjb7pzmsw-O6UJnIH-fBzKk/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5D3l5YGJ1rXpT1_LnxAc-LSx2dULVCCmfrar26poBSTBBnZC0olZkJH674gSe2DVXGiOWnaAUD6X8ImjwptXVxF7_7jehEIBycFKU0p6nqFb2BQtA8_u0bjb7pzmsw-O6UJnIH-fBzKk/s640/1.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">credits: </span><a href="http://www.79ideas.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://blog.stylizimo.com/search/label/DIY?updated-max=2011-04-15T07%3A00%3A00%2B02%3A00&max-results=20" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://www.momtastic.com/diy/167987-diy-chalkboard-banner" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">3</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/85994909/red-rustic-chalk-tags-reusable-gift-tag" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">4</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the <span style="font-size: large;">kitchen </span><span style="font-size: small;">you can</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">use a wall or the door</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">for your <span style="font-size: large;">grocery list</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Or you can create</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">garlands for a party</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">or just to decorate.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>In <span style="font-size: large;">cucina</span> potreste usare un muro</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>o la porta per scrivere la</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">lista della spesa</span>.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Oppure potreste creare</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>delle ghirlande per le</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>vostre feste o semplicemente</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">da appendere come decorazione.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Tp8e6LSq4jg23V3u0zV7HZKzQA0r8WI4VAZLS7CZkf6nwbL7Z2A3Lx94VJHGbbYjKbyZCNlbsCtZ6rpGL6osQaganz3k4xomHZ1GVQxREzwpa4ydQoKDM7AMO-SBfNkyBLsw-RBELos/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Tp8e6LSq4jg23V3u0zV7HZKzQA0r8WI4VAZLS7CZkf6nwbL7Z2A3Lx94VJHGbbYjKbyZCNlbsCtZ6rpGL6osQaganz3k4xomHZ1GVQxREzwpa4ydQoKDM7AMO-SBfNkyBLsw-RBELos/s640/2.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">credits: </span><a href="http://www.laurenconrad.com/post/tuesday-ten-chalk-it-up" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/149604018841400310/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://twinsfoundcreativeideas.blogspot.com/2011_02_01_archive.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/66045/list/Twelve-Creative-Ways-To-Decorate-With-Message-Boards" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4</span></a></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you don't have a fireplace,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">but would love to have</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">a focus point in the living room</span>,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">the idea of painting the wall</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and place a shelf above it</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">is great!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Image how much fun it would be,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">to change what is written and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">also the disposition of decorative</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">objects on the shelf!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Se non avete un caminetto,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ma vorreste avere <span style="font-size: large;">un punto focale</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">nel vostro salotto</span>, l'idea di dipingere</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>una parte di muro e sormontarla</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>con una mensola è geniale.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Pensate che divertimento sarebbe</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">cambiare le scritte </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">e la disposizione </span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">degli oggetti sulla </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">mensola</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>in base all'umore o alle stagioni.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgneGXgqCgTct7a7njchebCILFLF3X7pFYw0hfvukFtcNQeDUUkskXpGWWrHxDguBH4M59iU-YiEFFGiJn6glJBOAmiZa9WfNMcapYwTDr-i93_pvgzgDAOdCfEpP2Iou2fi70pLrY1fcE/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgneGXgqCgTct7a7njchebCILFLF3X7pFYw0hfvukFtcNQeDUUkskXpGWWrHxDguBH4M59iU-YiEFFGiJn6glJBOAmiZa9WfNMcapYwTDr-i93_pvgzgDAOdCfEpP2Iou2fi70pLrY1fcE/s640/3.jpg" width="192" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">credits: <a href="http://blog.amyatlas.com/2011/08/amy-atlas-moment-one-to-grow-on/caitlin_birthday-2874/" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="http://racheldenbow.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-03-25T21%3A19%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=15" target="_blank">2</a>, <a href="http://www.ettestudios.com/search/label/furniture" target="_blank">3</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These are the ideas I prefer:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">reusing an old window</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">or door</span> and give it </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">another use by painting it</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with chalk board paint!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Queste sono le idee che preferisco:</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>riutilizzare una vecchia</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>finestra o una vecchia porta</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>dando loro un altro uso</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>con un po' di pittura</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>di lavagna!</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Chalk boards!

 I love chalk boards . And the fact that now there are chalk board paints is amazing. Image how much uses you can do of it... Amo le lavagn...

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Bathroom Ideas

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At the moment my</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 little bathrooms are the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 kids' reign with</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the changing area,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the diapers of the little one, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">their </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">creams/shampoos/body soaps</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">(how many beauty products </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">may have a kid???),</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and last but not least</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">all the rubber toys for</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">the bathroom...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Al momento i miei 2 piccoli</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>bagni sono il regno dei 2 bimbi</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>con l'area cambio, i pannolini del</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>piccolo, le loro creme/shampoo/detergenti</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>(ma quanti prodotti di bellezza hanno i</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>bimbi???)</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e ultimi ma non per ultimi</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>tutti i giochini di gomma</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>per il bagnetto...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6nwCaA0uO_5p5IO_9KYbnnXRkp0V5S6s_kXyfZ8yBuPI0I4YrGIAqInyLA-mqEzs0-Y6nzWHfsq2Q14ZnVnYmsWQOqGXTyOpjEac37tPKfVXQ08tU_ZY5MfkmHvAqqmWFXCekap-Q_E/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6nwCaA0uO_5p5IO_9KYbnnXRkp0V5S6s_kXyfZ8yBuPI0I4YrGIAqInyLA-mqEzs0-Y6nzWHfsq2Q14ZnVnYmsWQOqGXTyOpjEac37tPKfVXQ08tU_ZY5MfkmHvAqqmWFXCekap-Q_E/s640/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">So I'm <span style="font-size: large;">dreaming of a all mine </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">bathroom </span>(well mine and Max's),</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and in my mind I'm projecting</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">an extension work</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">which will be able to give us </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">a new master bedroom with an en suite</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">bathroom.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Well...it's a dream, don't know</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">when we will be albe to do it!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Così stò <span style="font-size: large;">sognando un bagno tutto mio</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>(bhè, mio e di Max),</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e nella mia mente c'è già</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>un progetto di ampliamento della casa</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>che ci darebbe la possibilità di avere </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>una stanza con il bagno privato.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Bhè, è solo un sogno,</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">non sò quando potremo realizzarlo!</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcar7c0woTus4qvWS16lsUzckO0B6er6xGyi509lFKEa8C6ivD-hX8ZUfsj40H42LUtjdZVey6Tabh7CpzSgC88wEdafM3SB3plqGmkBkCY7iCIkW6fV50SmMQCXS2Mr6UPYxD3xTg3pU/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcar7c0woTus4qvWS16lsUzckO0B6er6xGyi509lFKEa8C6ivD-hX8ZUfsj40H42LUtjdZVey6Tabh7CpzSgC88wEdafM3SB3plqGmkBkCY7iCIkW6fV50SmMQCXS2Mr6UPYxD3xTg3pU/s640/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For the moment <span style="font-size: large;">I just dream</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">watching these images</span>...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...and share my hot baths</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with a lot of rubber</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">toys!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Per il momento <span style="font-size: large;">sogno</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">guardando queste immagini</span>...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>...e divido i miei bagni con una </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>nutrita fauna di animaletti</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>di plastica!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Bathroom Ideas

At the moment my 2 little bathrooms are the 2 kids' reign with the changing area, the diapers of the little one, their creams/shampoos/b...

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