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The pond I made in my garden in Umbria was the subject of much dissent and criticism from the neighbours. “Nothing will live in that,” said neighbour’s son Marco, “it’s just a stagno – there’s no oxygen.”...

La mia canina Maia con quatto gattini  I’ve put some common dog and cat related words in Italian with phonetic pronunciation. The capital letters are the stress of the word.  If you are at the vet’s and...

  Here are a variety of useful links related to pets and also ex-pat living. I’ll be adding to this all the time. Please contact me to add any that you know of. ANIMAL CHARITIES and ORGANIZATIONS Great...

My animals don't need clocks – they have their own in-built ones! About two weeks ago the cats and dogs began waking (and as a consequence waking me too) earlier and earlier and for the last...