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		<description><![CDATA[Mele, Maiale e Miele.  To the untrained ear these three words sound strikingly similar but mean quite different things, though not without their occasional synergy – apples, pork and honey. It’s absolutely true what they say, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.  My language skills have improved to the point now where I can be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ccwinning.com&amp;blog=11631498&amp;post=547&amp;subd=ccwinning&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just about this time last year we were taking a day out in Gambarie, a small ski resort in the Aspromonte mountains, not forty minutes drive from the beaches of Reggio.  At the right time of the year you can wake up and choose whether you spend the day on the beach in swimming shorts or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ccwinning.com&amp;blog=11631498&amp;post=528&amp;subd=ccwinning&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Living in the Kite Zone</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a (past) amateur sailor of the lochs and islands that abound in the gulf stream that sweeps round the Scottish west coast, I can only gaze at the Med and wonder. With this climate of endless blue skies and friendly warm winds, surrounded by matchless scenery, why do I not see far more white [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ccwinning.com&amp;blog=11631498&amp;post=508&amp;subd=ccwinning&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; A few days ago I asked a young lad of about 8 years old whether he played an instrument.  Proudly he told me that he had been learning one for the last two years.  “Piano?, guitar?  or maybe violin?” I enquired.  “No!” he said beaming. “Tambourine!”  If you smile, as I would have done a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ccwinning.com&amp;blog=11631498&amp;post=470&amp;subd=ccwinning&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the last week I’ve had a couple of gentle wake-up calls.  Sort out your Italian!  There is only so much you can blog about sun-drying tomatoes and the arrival of Latte di Mandorla (almond milk) in the cafe’s and, after nearly two years here, I need to be doing more than simple surface scratching.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ccwinning.com&amp;blog=11631498&amp;post=449&amp;subd=ccwinning&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[“She canna handle it captain!  The bridge won’t respond to any more pressure from this warp factor!”  Said my chief engineer.  “She won&#8217;t take the turbulence.”  He shook his head, his mouth grim with this synopsis as he looked down at my old guitar on the work bench.  “Ah well, I guess I’ll just have to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ccwinning.com&amp;blog=11631498&amp;post=438&amp;subd=ccwinning&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amo: A term of endearment, short form of Amore, love. The early evening music of Reggio Calabria begins to fade.  The tired orchestra makes its way home on the tail-end of the rush hour concert.  The horns and percussion of the cars and scooters blare and slam Varese-like in their impatience.   I, on the other hand, stroll [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ccwinning.com&amp;blog=11631498&amp;post=430&amp;subd=ccwinning&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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