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Ladder Lift – Scala Lift
L'italiano segue l'inglese We lived in our Arona home during our second renovation and because the bathroom is on the third floor our...
Maria Scuor
Mar 14, 20241 min read


Bathroom Renovation – Restauro Bagno
L'italiano segue l'inglese We didn’t think that almost a year after our first renovation in Italy we would be doing it again but since...
Maria Scuor
Mar 13, 20242 min read


Leap Year - Anno Bisestile
Scorri a basso per l’italiano Tomorrow is February 29th, something that only happens every four years! Have you ever wondered why we...
Maria Scuor
Feb 28, 20247 min read


Arona Beautification – Abbellimento di Arona
Italiano sotto ogni sezione We live in the beautiful lakeside town of Arona and I have done several posts of the area. This on Arona –...
Maria Scuor
Feb 27, 20244 min read


Explore and Learn – Esplori e Impari
Scorri a basso per l’italiano Here is a TikTok video on this subject - Ecco un video TikTok su questo argomento Something I regret is not...
Maria Scuor
Jan 22, 20245 min read


60 Years in the Making – 60 Anni di Vita
Scorri a basso per l’italiano Here is a TikTok video for my 60th birthday - Ecco un video TikTok per il mio 60esimo compleanno Today is...
Maria Scuor
Sep 28, 20239 min read


Bruschera Marsh – Palude di Bruschera
Scorri a basso per l’italiano Now that Gianni and I are able to have some free time in-between his treatments we thought we’d try an easy...
Maria Scuor
Sep 7, 20234 min read


Ferragosto 2023
Italiano dopo ogni sezione August 15th is Ferragosto and a national holiday here in Italy and when you find most mom-and-pop shops closed...
Maria Scuor
Aug 15, 20235 min read


Happy Father's Day - Buona Festa Del Papa
Scorri a basso per l'italiano Today we celebrate all the fathers, fathers-in-law, stepfathers, adoptive fathers, foster fathers,...
Maria Scuor
Jun 18, 20237 min read


Family – Famiglia
Italiano dopo ogni sezione Lots of wonderful photos to the end of the blog - Un sacco di foto meravigliose alla fine del blog Living in...
Maria Scuor
Jun 7, 202312 min read


Festa della Repubblica 2023
Scorri a basso per I'italiano Today, June 2nd, is the "77th Festa della Repubblica" (Italy's National Day) and being that it is a Friday...
Maria Scuor
Jun 2, 20234 min read


Our Italian Home - La Nostra Casa Italiana
Scorri a basso per I'italiano Purchasing and renovating a house in Italy has been an interesting experience and if you followed my...
Maria Scuor
May 8, 20235 min read


April Religious Celebrations
Religion is such a big part in many peoples lives, some have it as a foundation and tap into it when they need it, and others live and...
Maria Scuor
Apr 6, 20233 min read


Renovating in Italy Week 5 - Settimana 5 di Ristrutturazione in Italia
Scorri a basso per I'italiano I write this blog sitting in my new recliner in my new house with disorganization everywhere. Can't wait...
Maria Scuor
Mar 25, 20233 min read


Renovating in Italy Week 4 - Settimana 4 di Ristrutturazione in Italia
Honestly where do the weeks go? A blink of an eye and we are back to Saturday and I'm putting together this blog. We were super busy...
Maria Scuor
Mar 18, 20234 min read


Renovating in Italy Week 3 - Settimana 3 di Ristrutturazione in Italia
Scorri a basso per I'italiano Did I mention there is a lot of cement in an Italian house? I still can't get over how much there is! ...
Maria Scuor
Mar 11, 20233 min read


Renovating in Italy Week 2 - Settimana 2 di Ristrutturazione in Italia
Scorri a basso per I'italiano We started Monday morning with a call from Angelo our Blu SRL prime at 8am. He told us our water had been...
Maria Scuor
Mar 3, 20233 min read


Buying a House in Italy – Comprare una Casa in Italia
Scorri a basso per I’italiano As life has taken a detour in Arona, Italy we had to purchase a home and not an investment property in...
Maria Scuor
Feb 17, 20238 min read


History of the Befana - Storia della Befana
Scorri a basso per I’italiano If you were walking Italy right now you would be seeing ornaments, statues, candies, and stockings of a...
Maria Scuor
Jan 2, 20235 min read


Stresa Crazy Weather - Tempo Pazzesco a Stresa
Scorri a basso per I'italiano Coming from the west coast of Canada which we have lots of rain, cold humidity and short spurts of heat...
Maria Scuor
Aug 8, 20222 min read
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