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		<title>Renata&#8217;s Oil</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Citta della Pieve. On November 24th, my friend Renata invited me to come to the olive press and watch her oil being created.  As you&#8217;ll hear on the videos, Renata commented that traditionally the olive pressing BEGAN on November 24th, and this year it was coming to an end on November 24th&#8211;showing how much the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jillhackett.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3821693&amp;post=156&amp;subd=jillhackett&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ford:  an outstanding foreign car</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Citta della Pieve, Chiusi, and Paciano (Umbria.)                My Uncle Ross always owned a Ford, his whole life.  Every three years, he would trade  in his Ford Station Wagon, country squire edition (with the &#8220;wood&#8221; panels) for another newer one.  It was his farm and road trip car.  He and Aunt Verna would drive it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jillhackett.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3821693&amp;post=130&amp;subd=jillhackett&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Snowfall in la Pieve</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Citta della Pieve, Umbria. We had three inches of snow in la Pieve Friday night into Saturday morning.  The streets are very icy right now, and the temperature quite low.  The BBC online has the headline &#8220;FREEZING WEATHER BRINGS MISERTY TO EUROPE.&#8221;   Not at all sure we are miserable here, but it sure is cold, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jillhackett.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3821693&amp;post=149&amp;subd=jillhackett&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pasticceria GMB:  a visual tour</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Castiglione del Lago (PG), Zona Industriale le Pucciarelli.    Here are some photographs of the Pasticceria GMB, so you can &#8220;tour&#8221; the cafe!  Enjoy.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jillhackett.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3821693&amp;post=122&amp;subd=jillhackett&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pasticceria GMB &#8212; sumptuous, delicious and playful</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jillhackett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Castiglione del Lago (PG), Zona Industriale le Pucciarelli.      In the middle of an Italian industrial zone, I found myself listening to an Ommagio a Edith Piaf, sipping French wine (George Deboeuf Beaujolais-Villages), nibbling delicious and beautifully rendered pasteries, and chatting with friends from Australia and Great Britain.   Manola Rosati was singing, and Eleonora Conti accompanied her on the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jillhackett.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3821693&amp;post=94&amp;subd=jillhackett&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>From away,  Forestieri and Stranieri</title>
		<link>http://jillhackett.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/from-away-forestieri-and-stranieri/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who is not born in Maine is known as &#8220;from away.&#8220;  No matter how many years you live in Maine, you will always be from away.  From away is relative&#8211;some folks are more from away than others, but if you are not Maine-born, you are forever from away. I was crossing Front Street in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jillhackett.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3821693&amp;post=88&amp;subd=jillhackett&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Italy is not a good place to experience suffering</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every Christmas day, in the fondo of Palazzo della Corgna, the terzieri of Castello presents inspirational scenes for the season (called a presepe).  It is Castello&#8217;s gift of the season to the community.  Castello is one of three terzieri&#8217;s (a section of the town, with deep historical roots).  Each terzieri has its own taverna and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jillhackett.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3821693&amp;post=86&amp;subd=jillhackett&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Crème brûlée: a chef/vicar encounter</title>
		<link>http://jillhackett.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/creme-brulee-high-maintenance-in-la-citta/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Citta della Pieve, Hotel Vanucci. The waitress came towards us, whispering to herself under her breath so she could hold the message in English until she could spit it out to us.  &#8220;Mr. Peter, I have a message from the chef for you.  He said to tell you, &#8216;Since you are a man of your [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jillhackett.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3821693&amp;post=34&amp;subd=jillhackett&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Make me Harry Potter!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://jillhackett.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/make-me-harry-potter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I was installing a lightning bolt on this British lad's forehead, a la Harry Potter, his older brother watched carefully, and then signed up for a shooting star on his forehead:  Harry Potter and Merlin as relatives!  

It was indeed a day full of magic.   Once a year Paciano offers 
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			<media:title type="html">&#34;Make me Harry Potter!&#34;</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">A wiggle factor</media:title>
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		<title>Gershwin and the Knights of Malta</title>
		<link>http://jillhackett.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/gershwin-and-the-knights-of-malta/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maggione.  Opening night, in June. Built 9 centuries ago, between 1150 and 1170, the Castle of the Knights of Malta is impeccably restored, and is the first castle I have seen that I have ever wanted to live in.   The cypress trees are ancient and much taller than most you&#8217;ll see in Umbria.  They have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jillhackett.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3821693&amp;post=27&amp;subd=jillhackett&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Expats are like dandelions</title>
		<link>http://jillhackett.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/expats-are-like-dandelions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;They are a different breed,” my friend Claire informed me.“The friendships form fast, go deep, and can get pulled up just as fast.&#8221; Expats are like dandelions. We make a wish, and the winds take us to new ground. We grow quickly on our new land. And the taproots of new friendships grow deep. Like [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jillhackett.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3821693&amp;post=19&amp;subd=jillhackett&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dreams are one thing, having them another.</title>
		<link>http://jillhackett.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/dreams-are-one-thing-having-them-another/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It sounds like it should be a simple choice, when the opportunity presents itself, to grab that brass ring. But it isn’t always. I first learned this when my daughter asked for a trip to Europe with me as her graduation present from college, destination: anywhere of my choice. I had never been to Europe, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jillhackett.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3821693&amp;post=16&amp;subd=jillhackett&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing your housing</title>
		<link>http://jillhackett.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/choosing-your-housing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Be clear about your purpose in going to Italy.  Write out a mission statement, because as you drill down into details &#8212; this will come in handy often through the process.  You&#8217;ll find yourself checking back on your intention, as you get to various decision points. The first time I came to Italy alone was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jillhackett.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3821693&amp;post=13&amp;subd=jillhackett&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Language skills</title>
		<link>http://jillhackett.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/language-skills/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once you have determined if you will be in the city or rural, and how close to usual tourism, you will know how much language training you will need. I highly recommend finding an immersion day for travelers before you arrive.  You can pick up tips from your fellow travelers (I learned it was a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jillhackett.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3821693&amp;post=14&amp;subd=jillhackett&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing with people&#8217;s reactions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you share your plans:  “I’m going to Italy for two (or three) months!” be prepared to handle the reactions.  You’ll find three main reactions. 1. The detractors, who will try to tarnish or take your dream.  (For example: “It is way too hot that time of year.”  “You really should not go alone.”) 2. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jillhackett.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3821693&amp;post=12&amp;subd=jillhackett&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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