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say it with a flower

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In this gray winter morning doing appoinments in the city I was thinking that I needed to add some color to the day, so I passed by my friends Filograsso that has a little flowershop in Piazza Giovine Italia here in Milan. Senior F. has spread joy with his flowers for over 50 years now! It was a bit different back in the days he explaind, especially for the amount of flowers kept in the store, just 10 different kinds compared to a huge amount of today, he doesn't even keep track on how many, arriving each day from all over the world. (luckily in Tuscany and in Sanremo, Italy is producing a lot of flowers). His sons, Giuseppe and...

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the intruder

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You can visit the lovely town of Corciano to see the spectacular Christmas Nativity scene along the narrow alleys until the 6th of Jan. I have a special bond to Corciano from this summer and I do highly suggest a visit if you're passing by. I do doubt that the intruder will hang out until the 6th though...

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wake up!

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Wake up and smell the coffee! A perfect xmas gift for all us coffee addicted could be a tin of the Lavazza ¡Tierra! Limited edition for Africa designed by Cavalli, Missoni, Etro, Versace, Moschino and Marni. A beautiful tin that decorates the kitchen! This is a project to raise funds for Fashion 4 development, a UN partner organization which uses the fashion world to develop strategies for women's independece and assertion. ¡Tierra! ...

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