Hi Di,
Don't mind my little joke - there is absolutely no harm in 'playing' while you're working, although I appreciate that you must be keen to get the work on your house completed. It must be nice, though, to be free of the 'rat race' now and to be able to make your own decisions about how to apportion your time. We have such a backlog of work to catch up with, due to having our time taken up over the years with other important commitments and responsibilities, that we are not quite at that stage yet but we are looking forward to it with keen anticipation! Don't think we'll be able to retire to Italy but here's hoping we will be able to visit a little more often, all things being equal. At any rate, we take pleasure and interest in what's going on over there and try to keep the language as fresh as possible (BTW I've now corrected the mistake in my previous post), hoping we'll be able to devote a little more time to learning it as the workload here gradually lifts. Your blog, therefore, is a pleasure to follow! Thanks for sharing your experiences with the rest of us 'italiafiles', if that's the right expression!
All the best with your projects and enjoy your retirement, whatever the day may have in store for you!
Buon giornata!
Ciao,
Frances.
