tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post7985149124628787279..comments2024-03-07T07:47:38.595-08:00Comments on The Divorced Lady's Companion to Living in Italy: An Overwhelming AffairThe Divorced Lady's Companion to Living in Italyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202093107784073194noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post-63749260817419632402011-12-24T06:17:51.079-08:002011-12-24T06:17:51.079-08:00Thanks so much Downith! Maybe I will! Buon Natale ...Thanks so much Downith! Maybe I will! Buon Natale to you and familyThe Divorced Lady's Companion to Living in Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202093107784073194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post-35533028866186160342011-12-24T03:20:51.640-08:002011-12-24T03:20:51.640-08:00Go tell it on the mountains!!
So pleased for you ...Go tell it on the mountains!!<br /><br />So pleased for you Cat!Downithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post-1393245126458222882011-12-20T13:04:18.590-08:002011-12-20T13:04:18.590-08:00Thanks Lisa! I've been doing some home decorat...Thanks Lisa! I've been doing some home decorating over there too. Not enough hours in the day hey? It just gets crazier.. Sending you Christmas cheer and a spectacular New Year! xxcatThe Divorced Lady's Companion to Living in Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202093107784073194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post-84591085858981076402011-12-20T07:26:41.646-08:002011-12-20T07:26:41.646-08:00What wonderful news! Congratulations on the story ...What wonderful news! Congratulations on the story collection. I look forward to reading your other blog, too.lisahgoldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158660223296807317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post-84136683062714057112011-12-19T02:20:45.337-08:002011-12-19T02:20:45.337-08:00Meret is that you? If it is you should pass by nex...Meret is that you? If it is you should pass by next time you are over for skiing and grappa. I put on my skis first time yesterday and it was fanbloddytastic. ciaociao xxcatThe Divorced Lady's Companion to Living in Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202093107784073194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post-34362565958391821012011-12-18T22:56:09.420-08:002011-12-18T22:56:09.420-08:00Hello & congratulations! Really looking forwar...Hello & congratulations! Really looking forward to reading both books and will make sure I have a strong vodka & cranberry juice in hand! In the meantime go have a ski for me at Pecol. X MVMeretnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post-86277448158891602502011-12-17T13:20:47.080-08:002011-12-17T13:20:47.080-08:00Dear Anonymous,
Thank you for writing
Ciao cat
Hi...Dear Anonymous,<br />Thank you for writing<br />Ciao cat<br /><br />Hi Rachel,<br />Thanks so much it's been a wild week inside, maybe I'll have to surface soon. <br />Ciao catThe Divorced Lady's Companion to Living in Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202093107784073194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post-12395498582157801102011-12-17T12:08:01.189-08:002011-12-17T12:08:01.189-08:00"for the past few days I have been smiling at..."for the past few days I have been smiling at everything – filthy floors and animals in the house, stoned sons, cranky daughter, cool friends, the electricity men, my muddy surrounds. I mean, these are the contours of absolute bliss no?"<br /><br />Love this!!<br /><br />Go shout it - hugenormous congratulations!Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post-75620009448672567862011-12-17T08:01:55.616-08:002011-12-17T08:01:55.616-08:00thanks for sharing...thanks for sharing<a href="http://www.cool007.org/" title="徵信社" rel="nofollow">.</a><a href="http://www.cool007.org/" title="徵信" rel="nofollow">.</a><a href="http://blog.yam.com/changlongcom" title="蜜棗" rel="nofollow">.</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post-90921480385590860532011-12-16T10:39:34.924-08:002011-12-16T10:39:34.924-08:00Ciao Lyra!
'Grazie a tutte e due' means ...Ciao Lyra!<br /><br /> 'Grazie a tutte e due' means 'Thank you to both of you'.<br /><br /> You and Averil are both special and saying it in Italian felt more special!<br /><br /><br />Thank you Elizabeth! I really hope DLC makes readers laugh and see being-a-woman-in-Italy in a different way. And the stories, well, they are set in Africa in another key and mightn't please everybody. I can only hope they do!The Divorced Lady's Companion to Living in Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202093107784073194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post-19835672111878980412011-12-15T22:17:52.934-08:002011-12-15T22:17:52.934-08:00Wow. Congratulations! If the titles are a portent ...Wow. Congratulations! If the titles are a portent for the text, I can't wait to read them!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post-1273452409691479972011-12-15T21:38:28.987-08:002011-12-15T21:38:28.987-08:00"a tutte e due"?
Teach me, our Italian p..."a tutte e due"?<br />Teach me, our Italian princepessa!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post-39746369481261430652011-12-15T12:51:46.046-08:002011-12-15T12:51:46.046-08:00Yes must hold on to the bliss. Doing the edits for...Yes must hold on to the bliss. Doing the edits for DLC has shown me how long and tiresome revisions can be! So best to hold onto now. Thanks Deb, hope all is well with your manuscript, ciao catThe Divorced Lady's Companion to Living in Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202093107784073194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post-3653574370806863342011-12-15T12:27:02.706-08:002011-12-15T12:27:02.706-08:00Wow! Such fabulous news, Cat! Congratulations! I b...Wow! Such fabulous news, Cat! Congratulations! I believe the day to day existence stuff must be pretty sweet frosted with that tidbit of info. I cannot wait to hear your stories.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08900421223812125267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post-30301579625229880822011-12-15T12:08:29.463-08:002011-12-15T12:08:29.463-08:00Thanks so much Averil. There's lots of sex and...Thanks so much Averil. There's lots of sex and death so I think you should enjoy! Ciao cat<br /><br />Thank you Lyra. I hope I don't break anything (ego, nerve) on the way down!<br /><br />Grazie mille a tutte e due!!The Divorced Lady's Companion to Living in Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202093107784073194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post-36227683633989324712011-12-15T11:58:34.327-08:002011-12-15T11:58:34.327-08:00Cat,
And the snowball begins to roll downhill carr...Cat,<br />And the snowball begins to roll downhill carrying you with it. Congratulations! Shout it from the rooftops, dear friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post-79618635345773110832011-12-15T07:11:00.824-08:002011-12-15T07:11:00.824-08:00So very happy for you, Cat. I'm crazy about sh...So very happy for you, Cat. I'm crazy about short stories and can't wait to read the whole collection. Congratulations!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post-67347508244290617392011-12-14T03:34:22.789-08:002011-12-14T03:34:22.789-08:00Thanks MSB, it's a very big smile.Thanks MSB, it's a very big smile.The Divorced Lady's Companion to Living in Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202093107784073194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post-30945960583925666132011-12-14T03:05:34.502-08:002011-12-14T03:05:34.502-08:00Congratulations, Cat! I'm so happy for you. I ...Congratulations, Cat! I'm so happy for you. I can feel your smile from here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post-5011785855002758602011-12-14T00:57:28.288-08:002011-12-14T00:57:28.288-08:00Thanks Mike! And thanks for having some of the sto...Thanks Mike! And thanks for having some of the stories in The View From Here, a great place to be published! Cheers, catThe Divorced Lady's Companion to Living in Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202093107784073194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post-88846641686927561212011-12-13T22:51:08.997-08:002011-12-13T22:51:08.997-08:00What brilliant news to finish off the year :-)What brilliant news to finish off the year :-)Saphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09011633594577425975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post-18343010878219109582011-12-13T22:50:24.233-08:002011-12-13T22:50:24.233-08:00Hi Hannah, thank you so much and I love the tone a...Hi Hannah, thank you so much and I love the tone and energy in your blog. Why not write? I wouldn't be surprised if you just took off and starting writing brilliant stories. Go for it!The Divorced Lady's Companion to Living in Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202093107784073194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post-25395632773390727402011-12-13T22:46:37.343-08:002011-12-13T22:46:37.343-08:00Thanks Laura! I know you know the feeling! I am st...Thanks Laura! I know you know the feeling! I am stupidly happy. I know there is a long road ahead - the editing on my novel has been well, endless - but I can't wait to be in there with my stories, straightening them up and yanking them into order. Hope your collection is doing well, I'm looking to you for tips! My story blog is http://peltandotherstories.blogspot.com<br /><br />Hey Schietree, thank you! I am just catching up with yours. Lovely blog and beautiful images. The TIC article was great. I have been peddling these stories for years and it makes me wish I had tried harder (and not been without Internet living in Africa) with earlier novels. It is so hard, so disheartening. But don't give up, we mustn't ever!The Divorced Lady's Companion to Living in Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202093107784073194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post-85187144833741326052011-12-13T19:33:16.275-08:002011-12-13T19:33:16.275-08:00I am so in awe, and thrilled, and happy, and so ut...I am so in awe, and thrilled, and happy, and so utterly exhilerated that this truly is possible for someone! You inspire me - I've always been too scared to try for this myself, but mayeb one day :) :) Can't wait to read the stories!Hannahhttp://wayfaringchocolate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291389383714567128.post-89042168544650774832011-12-13T14:25:41.168-08:002011-12-13T14:25:41.168-08:00<3 glad you are spreading your joy around.<3 glad you are spreading your joy around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com