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Just watched the qualifiers for the Belgium Grand Prix and Italy are 1st and 2nd - well done Giancarlo Fisichella and Jarno Trulli. Looking forward to the race tomorrow. Not so good for the Brits though, Jenson's 14th and Lewis 12th!!!

Sat, 08/29/2009 - 10:49

Here's Jessie at 10 months - she has a new hobby - haystack jumping. Rusty's not too impressed though! Looking forwarfd to their birthday party soon!

Sun, 08/23/2009 - 06:53

Just read about a daycare centre being set up for earthquake-affected children of L'Aquila at last, run by SOS Children's VIllages.

Fri, 08/21/2009 - 08:38

Just wondering if anyone has any helpful advice/ experiences of obtaining an Italian mortgage for a non-resident. Some friends of ours are looking to buy a house and are asking if it is easy process and where is best to try first. Many thanks.

Thu, 08/20/2009 - 06:01

Can anyone tell us if there is such a thing as a booster for an Alice Wireless Modem? We have been told that the range is 100m but  there is no signal inside our farmhouse and we are presuming this is because our walls are so thick.This is much le

Tue, 08/11/2009 - 09:27

One of our favourite festas of the summer is coming up very soon  - Castrum Sarnani is a magical glimpse into Medieval life in Sarnano and topped off by an amazing stilt-play complete with fireworks, lights and music.

Wed, 07/22/2009 - 07:08

Two men trying to sail round the Italian coast have had their boat seized - a converted Maserati - apparently they didn't have the correct documents!

Wed, 07/22/2009 - 04:34

The Le Marche Fundraising Team would like to let you all know that the running profit to date from the total Raffle, BBQ & T-Shirt sales stands at an amazing €1958.57  We would like to thank everyone for their kind support, particularly as we

Mon, 07/20/2009 - 13:09

  Thank you so much for your support with the Le Marche Fundraising Team's raffle and BBQ - we are amazed by the response and will inform you of the total raised as soon as possible but it looks like it will be around €2000, which is fantastic new

Thu, 07/16/2009 - 08:41

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Wed, 09/16/2009 - 06:38

Now we have been moved to the Fermo area and not Ascoli, would it be worth finding out their views on the matter, or do you think it would be the same? Thanks for all your hard work on our behalf!

Tue, 09/15/2009 - 12:59

Thanks so much Gala and Carol - your recipes are winging their way to New Zealand right now - will report back how my friends father gets on! (her mother isn't too pleased at the idea).

Answer to: Raffle Winners!
Tue, 09/15/2009 - 12:57

Hope your daughter has a fantastic holiday Penny and that the weather brightens up for them - they seem to have bought the English rain with them today!

Answer to: Roundabouts?
Tue, 09/08/2009 - 13:25

New Roundabout. We have a new roundabout in Comunanza (sorry A & R) and it has totally confused all the old locals. Half of them give way to trafic coming onto the roundabout and the other half don't. The other day we even saw someone stop on the roundabout to answer their mobile phone. Many of the older folk are probably not even aware of the law changing several years ago as there are not many roundabouts round our way!

Tue, 09/01/2009 - 07:49

Thanks Fox, I will pass on you information. By the sounds of things it is quite difficult to get a mortgage in Holland at the moment, so Italy may be the easier option!

Answer to: Hello
Mon, 08/31/2009 - 17:41

Hi Chris,  Welcome to the forum. We are not very far away - near Comunanza and we have a few members here who live in Montefalcone. We love the Chestnut Festa in Montefalcone and the following week in Smirillo. Looking forward to it coming round this year. Which is your favourite beach? - we like Pedaso as it is not quite as 'posh' as some of the other resorts! Also they have been spending quite a bit doing it up and there are now some lovely restaurants/ beach bars. Looking forward to your posts. Sarah and Mark

Sun, 08/30/2009 - 04:41

Twitter How many of us have Twitter accounts on here - that's one way we can get this out to as many people as possible. Have already posted it once and asked people to RT, so if we can all do the same then hopefully someone, somewhere may take notice. Any luck Russ with the newspapers?

Sat, 08/29/2009 - 11:11

Thanks for warning us Big Bertie Bro - guess you must have been a bit scared really - sounds frightening to me. The only thing I like about those piggy things is eating them.  My step-brother Rusty had a prickly thing in his mouth the other day, shaking it around and it hurt his nose. Not much fun either! Looking forward to our Birthday party - do you think we will get any dog chews as pressies? Thank your M & D for the photo's - you are looking good. Love Jessie

Sat, 08/29/2009 - 07:31

You could always go mule trekking in the mountains instead A & A - do you know if the library is open every day? - still have to get down there soon!

Mon, 08/24/2009 - 04:33

2 months Gromit - wow that was fast. We applied and had to wait over 18 months to get our phone line installed and 6 missed appointments (on their part not ours!). We even cut a couple of days in Rome short as they told us they would be arriving in the morning, so we drove back like mad, only to find they phoned an hour after they should have been here to tell us they could not make it for another 4 months! However, since all the initial hassle, we have been amazed. As we are in the middle of no where, we thought we would only get dial up speeds. But once we finally got our posts installed and our line connected, Telecom chap checked the line and we now have 7 mb broadband. We have seen other packaged advertised but so far sticking with Alice for the internet and use Skype Eurpoe package (unlimited calls for £4 per month to anywhere in Europe) for our phone calls.