...find the location, set the date, choose the flowers, figure out the menu and send out the invitations! ;) @Luisa Beccaria...

  Today is a public holiday in Italy, we celebrate Ferragosto :the assumption of the blessed virgin Mary (although that fact is basically not mentioned) Traditionally it's a day of feasting, eating, bathing and playing practical jokes on your neighbors and others...

  Forget the bad news that surrounds us every day: crises, economy, war, cruelty, horror and gossip. Just cancel that file for a while and turn on your favorite music and start to dance, the whole family or just by yourself. Freely to set your mind and your body loose and you'll find a smile on your face pretty soon. It doesn't matter where: inside, in the garden, in your car. In your car? Yep, in vacation a couple of years ago, whenever a particular dance song came on the radio, we stopped the car wherever we were and got out and danced. It happened at traffic lights, and part of the fun was seeing the surprised faces of the people...