Special Ties

Day 105 of My Italian Learning Journal*

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I received early Christmas gifts from my two grandsons who live out-of-town. One of the boys is five years old and the other is six. The gift boxes each contained a hand-painted dress tie -- now that's special. One tie has the "image" of Batman and the other the "image" of Spiderman. The boys are into super-heroes, and it looks like now I will be too. On my last trip to Rome a few years ago, I purchased a grey dress tie with small yellow giraffes at The Glove Shop on Via Veneto 106. That dress tie is one of my favorites, and next to it I'll hang the two hand-painted super-hero ties until the world needs a super-hero again.

Ascolta Questo:

• I miei due nipoti mi hanno dato le cravatte dipinte a mano.
  My two grandsons gave me hand-painted dress ties.

• Una cravatta è lilla con Batman su di esso.
  One tie is lilac with Batman on it.

• L'altra cravatta è blu chiaro con Spiderman.
  The other tie is light blue with Spiderman.

• I bambini hanno così grandi cuori.
  Children have such big hearts.

Alla prossima!

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*Note: This is my personal journal of daily practice in learning Italian. I welcome Italian grammar corrections. Grazie.