Time for fresh starts, new seasons and a clean sweep of old prices! We’re holding two CLEARANCE SALE OPEN DAYS, Friday 14 - Sat 15 MAY, my place in central Siggiewi, so come stock up for summer. Browse our ‘shop’ online here. Brand new, funky yet practical baby to young kids’ gear ranging from colouful [...]
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Spring Sale Open Days 2010
Posted in Malta, Parenting on 28 April 2010 | Leave a Comment »
How the best of your past anchors your future
Posted in Malta, Musings, Work-life balance, tagged Janus king of Rome, Malta, new year on 12 January 2009 | 1 Comment »
Today was a cold, hurricane-force, wet day in Malta. I sat most of the morning decked in treble sweater layers at my laptop. There are no useful solutions to providing ambient room temperatures here. I tried to ignore the rattling, crashes and bangs as hassiras (cane blinds) and flower pots were destroyed by the wind. [...]
When in Malta do as the Romans say
Posted in Malta, tagged church property, Malta, Malta farmhouse, Maltese villages, property on 18 December 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The saying goes that Rome wasn’t built in a day. And I now know why. If the Church (aka Catholic church) has anything to do with buildings, things take a long time. While it’s obvious the Roman church has vested interests in buildings in Rome, it is quite unbelievable that ecclesiasts in Rome should have [...]
Offline Lessons in Word-of-Mouth Marketing
Posted in Malta, Online Living, tagged estate agents, Malta, sensara, word of mouth marketing on 10 December 2008 | 1 Comment »
Word-of-mouth-marketing is natural instinct. The birds and bees do it, passing on cat alerts and honey finds, through their own version of twitter and social networking. But you’d think it had been invented in the digital age for all the mentions it gets these days. There are even full-blown associations for it (WOMMA, for instance). To [...]