Mosquitos, Sun and Spaghetti Sauce

Just back from a few days in Bergamo (see photo above for idyllic north Italian landscape!) where the weather was glorious and I was caught out by one or two hungry mosquitos making the best of the late summer and some unsuspecting pale-skinned visitors. Had a lazy time generally but managed to finish “The Tipping [...]

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Is it art or is it vandalism?

Ciao,
Managed to find a cafe in Bergamo with great coffee (not difficult) and a free internet connection (not so easy). We’ve had a great week so far, much of it spent on trains. On Tuesday we took a train along the shores of Lake Como and on up into the mountains. There is still a [...]

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Taking it Easy

Hi,
Writing this from Bergamo in northern Italy where I am taking it easy for a week and catching up with some reading, including various helpful articles on the art of blogging and the benefits to teachers of introducing it into their classroom practice. I know instinctively that the idea of having your work read and [...]

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