So, some of you might know, others not, but the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020 was a big change for my little family (fur babies and hubby) when we decided to move... back to the UK. 

 “You have two ears and one mouth, you should use them in that ratio” A family member once said to me. Anyone who knows me would say that’s an ironic...

January has officially felt like the longest month of the year! After all of the festivities in December, treating ourselves to some lighter alternatives in January is always a great idea.

The streets have been cleared, the twinkle lights are down: the holidays are officially over. For some, it has been a marathon, for others a sprint. When January rolls around,...

The rush of Christmas festivities have passed, and we are waiting for the year to come to an end. You may be on holiday, you may be at work, but somehow we all can feel a bit lost in these days! Here are a few ideas of how to give some direction to this Chrimbo Limbo - when slow-living seems to be everywhere.

Christmas in Verona is dominated by two things: Santa Lucia and the Christmas Markets (stay tuned for more on the latter next week)! December has arrived with a dusting of...

Black Friday has managed to make its way around the world in the last few years. It has even touched the small towns and cities of Italy! Everyone in Verona is waiting to pounce on the last sales before the Christmas rush. 

November is here. I always have felt that is an in-between month that you have just finished autumn, and it is too early to decorate for Christmas (unless you live in Blackpool… I have on good authority that people decorated the day after Halloween!). You have perhaps started to review your list (mental or physical) that you made 11 months ago: The New Years Resolutions.