Sicily Scene

Buona Festa della Repubblica , Italy! June 2nd is also important for me because it marks the anniversary of my arrival, with my dog Simone, ...

Hi, folks. It's Simi here! I've just had my summer haircut and I'm driving the Italian dogs wild - especially that ole black...

Hi, folks. It's Simi here! I'm a big girl of 15 today but my mummy keeps telling me I've got more energy than sh...

Simi says: "Thank goodness for that! Now that you've all decided who is going to get those Blogpower Bonio biscuits, perhaps a dog...

I have never seen a branch of citronella before though I have used candles and other products containing the oil as insect repellents [somet...

That's the name my friend Lee gave to yesterday, the second anniversary of my arrival, with dog Simi, in Sicily. I've written at len...

My new friend eurodog has expressed an interest in the story of how I brought Simi here. It occurred to me that other readers who have not ...

Simi has had the first of her summer haircuts today and is very pleased with herself. She got lots of treats afterwards for having proved h...

The Italians, I have found, are not all that original when it comes to naming their dogs, who are always referred to collectively as Fido i...

Today is the Liberation Day holiday and Simi and I have been for a stroll along the promenade at Sampieri . I thought you'd like to see ...

[1] This is a toy clock which I use to teach students how to say the time in English. [2] and [3] This is Simone ignoring it. Ever since we ...