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THERE WONT BE MUCH ACTIVITY ON THIS BLOG FOR AUGUST. WE ARE IN ENGLAND!

HAND CUT PROSCIUTTO FROM TERNI

Posted by Ren on agosto 10th, 2010 under Food Fairs-Wine & Eating in Rome and around, In Rome and around | Comment now »

Mysterious object over Rome

Posted by Ren on luglio 21st, 2010 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

Almond cookies from Via della Luce

If you love almonds go to Via della Luce in Trastever to INNOCENTI where they make the freshest almond cookies in town!

Posted by Ren on luglio 21st, 2010 under In Rome and around, Shopping for food,clothes & fun | Comment now »

Roma

Posted by Ren on giugno 30th, 2010 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

maremma

2010 Jun 26: Partial Lunar Eclipse

Posted by Ren on giugno 30th, 2010 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

Keats and Shelly burial place in Rome

Keats (1795-1821) lies in a quiet corner in the oldest part of the Cemetery, next to Keats’s tomb is that of the artist and friend ,Joseph Severn (1793-1879),also responsible for the design of his friend’s grave. Later in life Severn became  British Consul in Rome.
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)  was cremated on the beach of Lerici [...]

Posted by Ren on giugno 11th, 2010 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

Fifa World Cup

Posted by Ren on giugno 10th, 2010 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

Food fairs in Lazio in June

PIZZA FESTA – SAGRA DELLA PIZZA COTTA IN PIAZZA – From 6th to 13th June in Lariano

CHERRY FESTA – Sagra della  Cillegia from 10th to 13th June
RICOTTA FESTA Sagra della Ricotta-13th JuneCapranica Prenestina – Sagra della Ricotta -13th June in Guadagnolo,
LAMB KEBAB FESTA. Sagra dello Spiedino di Pecora. From 12th June to 14th [...]

Posted by Ren on giugno 9th, 2010 under Food Fairs-Wine & Eating in Rome and around, In Rome and around | Comment now »

Rock Save Italy

window dressing

Posted by Ren on giugno 7th, 2010 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

Sunday photos

Porchetta at the Trionfale market
Giant mozzarella at the market
Giant chilli

Posted by Ren on giugno 7th, 2010 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

Nemi strawberry Festival

6 June 2010.
Juices,icecream,liquors and bowls and bowls of strawberries on the menu at the l Sagra delle Fragole, in the town of Nemi in the Castelli Romani just south of Rome.
Nemi, Castelli Romani.
How to get there: Bus: goes from the  Anagnini metro station with COTRAL to the town of Genzano then a change of bus [...]

Posted by Ren on giugno 5th, 2010 under Food Fairs-Wine & Eating in Rome and around, In Rome and around | Comment now »

View from my window

Some melissa balm to gaze at while I am at my computer! AND READ THIS BY CHANCE  “In ancient times Balm was planted by ones front door to drive away evil spirits. It was also used to draw bees to the hive. Avicenna, an 11th century Arab herbalist said “it causeth the mind and heart [...]

Posted by Ren on maggio 27th, 2010 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

Bread Fair in Sabina

Sunday 30th May-
11.30 – Artisan fair and typical food products of the Sabina countryside.
15.30 All the bakeries open to taste their delicious breads and cakes.Apertura degli stand dei panificatori dove si potranno

Posted by Ren on maggio 27th, 2010 under Food Fairs-Wine & Eating in Rome and around, In Rome and around | Comment now »

Tuscania Horse Fair

Nitriti di Primavera – 22-24/05
Tuscania
Horse fair and show in 24 hectares just outside Tuscania. 600 odd horses of all races in Italy and 30,000 visitors each year. www.nitritidiprimavera.it

A traditional horse show including the interregional
exhibition of the Italian saddle-horse and two Trophies, the Salto
in Libertà (free jumping) and the Monta da lavoro (cowboy-riding).
Nitriti di Primavera [...]

Posted by Ren on maggio 21st, 2010 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

The Road to Contemporary Art

Rome becomes the focal point of interest for professionals and contemporary art lovers during a week of exciting international events. The preview presentation of the new spaces of MACRO and the opening of MAXXI provide the most anticipated events during that period.
From May 27 – 30, Roma –

THE FAIR
ROMA – The Road to [...]

Posted by Ren on maggio 21st, 2010 under Food Fairs-Wine & Eating in Rome and around, In Rome and around | Comment now »

Biodiversity in Rome

Friday 21 May
10.00 – 12.20    The Mediterranean Diet: A Model of a Sustainable Diet.
14.00 – 15.30    Introducing Sustainability Into an Institution: The American Academy in Rome.
14.30 – 17.30    Rome, the City and the Country: Agriculture, Food and Biodiversity.
17.00 – 19.30    Film – Terra Madre.
21.00 – 22.30     Lecture from Gary Nabhan, multi-award winning scientific researcher and [...]

Posted by Ren on maggio 21st, 2010 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

Orchids on the terrace

Posted by Ren on maggio 3rd, 2010 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

Tramando..Tessendo – Artisan Fair

21st-22nd-23rd May in Palazzo Rospigliosi in Zagarolo the Fourth Artisan Fair for weavers takes off.  Exhibition of female handicraft and remembering the women that worked n the Old Tobacco Factory of  Zagarolo.
You will find Giulia Zavattoni with her beautiful works brought from her studio in Sovana, Tuscany.
with jackets,shawls,ties,scarves,cushions,curtains and many of her amazing handraft.
http://www.gusme.it/semplicemente/

How [...]

Posted by Ren on aprile 27th, 2010 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

Hailstorm in Rome

After 15 minutes of belting hail.Felt like being inside a flipper.

Posted by Ren on aprile 19th, 2010 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

Spring flowers in Tuscany

thyme
lilac
field flowers
cherry

Posted by Ren on aprile 19th, 2010 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

Tennis in Rome

The tennis tournament of the year returns to Rome from April 24 – May 8, 2010.
This event is a must-see for tennis lovers, year after year among the most prestigious in the world. The historic venue of the Foro Italico in Rome will host this year’s men’s tournament and women’s tournament.
Some of the first round [...]

Posted by Ren on aprile 7th, 2010 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

Camelia flower festival in Velletri

20th and 21st March at Piazza Mazzini in Velletri Festa delle Camelie
To get to Velletri – take the bus to Ciampino railway station (every 30 minutes) and then take a train to Velletri (every 30 – 60 minutes, takes about 40 minutes).

Posted by Ren on marzo 18th, 2010 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

Retake Rome-Everyone in Green

Sunday March 14th in Villa Borghese from 10 to 1.30 with a family picnic to follow, Clean-a-Thon volunteers for the day to help remove the graffiti, tagging and litter in Rome. A family project organized by the volunteer network
www.fondazionegaribaldi.it

Posted by Ren on marzo 8th, 2010 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

spring garlic

Spring in Rome and garlic on the terrace!

Posted by Ren on marzo 3rd, 2010 under In Rome and around, Recipes | Comment now »

Roman Marathon

The Roman Marathon race  on Sunday 21 March 2010, starts from the Colosseum. Following for 42km, traditionally the distance from Maratona to Athens, the path the Greek soldier covered to announce the Persians defeat in 490 b.c

A rest stop is set up each 5 kilometres with an aid station, toilets, mechanics for patching [...]

Posted by Ren on febbraio 24th, 2010 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

mandala a Elmo

Posted by Ren on febbraio 16th, 2010 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

Carnival in Rome

SARABANDA-
from Sunday 7 February to Tuesday 16 February
FROM  15.00
Piazza del Popolo-San Lorenzo in Lucina and Piazza Navona

Posted by Ren on febbraio 8th, 2010 under In Rome and around, Music -Musicians -Art in Rome and around | Comment now »

Biscotti

A guest gave me this box of biscuits. Look at the beautiful packaging!

Posted by Ren on febbraio 3rd, 2010 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

Australia today in Rome-Ab-Origini

Until  7 March 2010. For the first time in Italy an exhibition presents the work of some of the most representative contemporary aboriginal artists in Australia today. Participating artists include Rover Thomas, Clifford Possum, Judy Watson Napangardi, Linda Syddick Napaltjarri and Nancy Nungurrayi.
Palazzo Incontro, Via dei Prefetti ROMA 22,  10.00-19.00. Mon closed.

Posted by Ren on febbraio 1st, 2010 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

Micropop in Rome

Until February 13, 2010
WINTER GARDEN at the Japanese Cultural Institute in Rome
Since the interest in Japanese pop culture has been growing all over the world, The Japan Foundation has asked Ms. Midori Matsui, an art critic, to curate the exhibition. The subject of this exhibition is the world of “Micropop” as embodied by the [...]

Posted by Ren on febbraio 1st, 2010 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

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