228 Va Bene Io Numero otto

My real is N...ah not telling yer I am 37 years old married no kids. I work for a large multi-national food company in the petfood division, feed your cat felix, Pro-plan, your dog on Bakers and hey keep up the good work.

We live in Worksop, Notts with our two cats and Bernese Mountain Dog {hey yer gota have pets when the food is free} and own a small house in small village in the Apennines, with soooooo many issues it would take an age to list - but no one there speaks English and we love the place.

We started going to Italy about ten years ago and have been to all the major cities at least once and many small places. My favorites are Rivoltella del Garda, where there is a fabulous seafood restaurant and what used to a fantastic tifosi bar, sadly now commercialized, Treviso , Portogruaro {where we actually have a factory - Please please can I have a transfer}and of course the Case Balochi.

I also travel to Italy 2 or three times a year to watch my italian football side Brescia, who this year are sadly sliding back towards Serie B - relegated in two countries in two consecutive years I must be a jinx !!!!

Have been trying to learn Italian for the last 5-6 years and am still useless, but there again originating from Derbyshire I can't speak English that well so no great surprises there. I have every issue of the mag from issue 1 and have been about on this forum begging advise from all and sundry for ages

Thank you all folks and goodnight !!!!

P.S. Ed what happened to the smilies that you insert into text ??????