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I’m writing this post on a day when the ferry hasn’t been for a couple of days due to adverse weather conditions. When the tramontana wind is in, the sea can be very rough. Sometimes, even when the weather looks decent enough from the islands, it can be bad on the mainland; or simply the issue may b...

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Attilio, class of 1927, is a living legend and memory-holder of the islands. His features will recur throughout my blog and are nuggets of information he tells me during our countless hours chatting.

It's the kind of September evening which feels like summer definitely doesn't want to go, and Attilio and I are going for a walk towards the Bue Marino area of San Domino.

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Attilio, class of 1927, is a living legend and memory-holder of the islands. His features will recur throughout my blog and are nuggets of information he tells me during our countless hours chatting.

Today I was walking with Attilio to the post office because he’d lost his glasses and needed to not mess up a transaction.

View all of Attilio says..."I used to plough this land"