A as ABC Book

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I started the ABC Book (expression much less effective than Abbecedario) for my cousins’ sons. Then I added the French definitions for my nephews and my goddaughter. And finally, I updated it in three languages (not in English, unfortunately, but with Spanish addition) for little Paula.

I used some of my drawings, sometimes widening them with the Russian zoom lens I used for printing photos (I had got it in exchange for my collection of Tex strips, but that is another story).

The job was not simple, I passed many hours on the desk; when I started I did not use the computer but pencils and an Indian ink pen.

Later on, I prepared an electronic version; smaller. You may find it here :
http://ilmiolibro.kataweb.it/schedalibro.asp?id=128967

Building a diary

As announced from the beginning, this blog should also serve to keep the memory of certain happenings; as I often feel that many are vanishing.
I’ll go backwards to look for some relevant pieces (relevant to me, of course).
I chose to use an alphabetic criteria rather than a chronological one.
I will start today (in a separate entry) with A as ABC Book.

Dangerous Napoli

Mr. De Magistris, new elected mayor of Napoli town, is facing a difficult challenge. To be up to his task he needs to create confidence and gain respect, also from opponents and sceptical people (quite numerous in Napoli).

Declaring that in Brussels (as he stayed as European Parliament member) he felt less safe than in Napoli is probably not an intelligent move and risk to be perceived from local audience as a revival of an ancient comedy figure, introduced by the famous comedian Toto’: that one of the ‘guappo di cartone’ (= carton-board thug).

“I crawl like a snail”

She was saying after some time in her bed, when trying to move, with some difficulties and some pain.
But yet she was moving and she wasn’t complaining. Just shutting wide her eyes, when one was helping her getting up, or swearing if we helped her awkwardly.
She crawled like a snail.
But she did not stop.
I didn’t expect she could stop. I didn’t want to.