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Peace

butterfly

I get up early and enter the kitchen to prepare myself a coffee. Opening the French windows I walk outside in the garden (wonderful being able to do that without using elevators, stairs, doors and metal gates!) and listen to nature. Lizards are moving about in the leaves and butterflies are dancing over the flowers. This is the best time of the day, before everyone else wakes up. Peace....

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Choosing

Water

In today's paper they talk about where you do your foodshopping, what's more ecological and what people actually choose.  I love markets, the local veggie vendor and small shops where you have a personal contact with the owner, some chitchatting while picking out the freshest local specialities.  It's certainly also a matter of price and time, huge supermarkets offer a vast sortiment at lower prices, but it tends to get a bit impersonal. What's your choice? wearing@ vintage dress, cavalli&nastri, Milano ...

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Bimbimbici 2011

A big applause for all the kids (and parents) that joined us for the annual Bimbimbici bike party yesterday. We were in for a great sunny day, pedalling in safety protected by the traffic police that stopped the traffic for us (of course there were a couple of furious people stuck in their cars..oh well..) It's great to see the little ones enjoying the feeling of freedom and independence using your first wheels, the bike! Thank you all, and hope to see you again next year! fili my friend Fabio Ionà showed up to snap some shots, THANK YOU!! ...

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caught with my hand in the jar!

Got to try the new, very delicious marmalades from Bonne Maman, and I don't need to tell you that they actually caught me with my hand in the jar, soooo good, I just couldn't resist the new figjam.. In this gorgeous backyard, yes Milan is all about discovering the hidden secrets, I also had a look at the news from the Fattoria Scaldasole, that produces all biological yogurts and juices. Saw an interesting new sheepm ilk yogurt to try out..   wearing@vintage dress ...

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