If it takes a whole village to raise a child, what will it take to reeducate a 13-month old dog? While Mister B might appear to be the cutest thing on these pages, he behaved so badly at his first training lesson that he ended up being the last dog to leave. Out of the six in his class, our dog is t...

If yesterday's post was Monday's trash, today is just the opposite. I'm probably one of the last bloggers to receive this award but surprisingly enough, it was awarded to me twice within a week. Are the gods looking down at me? Maybe, maybe not, but as a grateful recipient I am happy to mention two ...

..then I can only imagine what me Sunday lessons will be like. 280 euros is what it's going to cost us for 10 canine education lessons, and while I was a little peeved that we were hit on the spot for membership/insurance fees (20€ for MotH, 10 for me), it was only because I would've appreciated i...

Furtive contemplation of how to steal one of those blackberry muffins. Recipe courtesy of Carla @ Kootenay Bliss. Taking nips out of budding plants, digging holes in the yard, stealing tomatoes off the vine, sitting on the herbs, pooping and peeing on the terrace, yanking MotH's underwear off the bo...

I'm not going to even try selling this one to serious chocolate lovers, but on behalf of whoever created this funky recipe, I feel obliged to tip the scales in its favor. I pinched this from Laura of My Journey and from what I understand, this mug cake has already made the rounds on net forums and f...

Reflecting on the festive air experienced recently at La Bigolada , I'm taking the opportunity to share this simple pasta recipe in Festa Italiana 2009. Hosted by bloggers Maryann of Finding La Dolce Vita and Marie of Proud Italian Cook, it pleases me to know that this humble plate of bigoli with on...

Before I forget and it's too late...I wanted to mention a couple of giveaways from a couple of blogs that I read: Linda at Ice Tea For Me Amber at Care and Feeding of Wild Things. Good luck!...

watch in high quality (see link @ bottom right of video)As I pointed out in yesterday's post, the enthusiasm of Carnevale unleashes itself in so many towns across the country that it boggles the mind. Where to go? What to see? I've already got the next two years "scheduled" in and they aren't even o...

One of the "bei" at Schignano - description below Carnevale in Italy; it's a birthright. And without need of even having to mention the famous event in Venice, there is simply too many celebrations to choose from. This year we ventured to Como, sister province to Lecco. High above the lake in a smal...

15 years ago... and the Circle of Life. If you don't remember Disney's 1994 animation, then let me refresh your memory - it was the epic film The Lion King that turned meerkats and warthogs into Hollywood stars. Ahhh...yes! You do remember! And now Timon, or rather, his kind, are once again in the s...