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August 2012 Newsletter
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Kiwis in Italy!This section of our newsletter is focussed on people doing interesting things in Italy or with the Italian community wherever it is.This month's story is from a customer who visited our shop who spends the summer in Italy followed by the summer in New Zealand. Wow, THAT is a dream! Gail is also a writer, so read her entertaining story below....  For the past seven years Wayne, my man and I, have been fortunate enough to be able to organise our life to spend at least half our time living in a little village called Vittorito in the heart of Italy. Two hours 30 east of Roma and 30 minutes from the Adriatic in an area called the Peligna Valley, in Abruzzo in the province of L’Aquila.It all began when my Father was dying, he gave me piece of paper with a woman’s name on it and said “If you ever go to Italy, could you find her and tell her I thought of her most of my life? But don’t tell your Mother.” He was stationed in the north of Italy in WW2, part of Casa Kiwi. At the age of 50 years we decided on a change of lifestyle and retrained as ESL Teachers. We taught around the world for seven years; part of this time was spent in Slovenia where we lived in the lovely city of Lujubljana, which is close to the Italian border. It was a great time, Austria for coffee, Italy for lunch. I still had the piece of paper my father had given me. The big decision, will I, won’t I?.... read more.... What's new at Dream of Italy!There are more exciting things happening for us this month:Southern Italy Sojourn! Alan and Kathy are off to the South of Italy for much of the month of September. Follow us on Facebook to keep up with our new adventures in the South or follow Alan's Blog directly to hear the latest!One Year Anniversary for our Shop!Yes, it has been a full year since we opened our shop in Mt Eden and we are delighted with how it has gone. To help us celebrate our successful first year, come in to the shop for the rest of the month of August and enjoy an Italian treat while you browse.Free Shipping Trial UpdateOur Free Shipping trial has been going really well, so we have decided to extend that for a further month. If you're buying online, take advantage of this great offer for Fathers' Day!Featured Partner for August 2012 - Timeout Bookstore, Mt Eden Our Featured Partner for this Newsletter is Time Out Bookstore, one of our neighbours in Mt Eden, Auckland. Time Out Bookstore is renowned for its wide and eclectic book collection - it is a booklover's dream! It is not surprising they have won many awards for 'Independent Bookstore of the Year'.If you haven't been there already, you will be impressed and understand why people come from all over Auckland to this wonderful bookstore. They also have a great website at www.timeout.co.nz. Timeout Books is offering all Dream of Italy customers a special '$5 off' offer on ANY BOOK. You can buy that special book you've been dying to own.  to see more details of this special offer only for Dream of Italy customers.Look out for future 'partner specials' from the Dream of Italy newsletter! Father's Day Specials! Father's Day is usually celebrated in Italy on 19th March (St Joseph's Day). However, in New Zealand, it is our time to celebrate our Dads. If he loves chess, we have the most beautiful chess board we've ever seen. Anyone who has seen it in our shop has been completely amazed at the finish and quality - it is truly a work of art in itself. It looks just amazing on display and it will be an heirloom for the entire family. We have a new shipment of chess boards and pieces - all made in Florence to last a lifetime. We could also suggest a lovely genuine Italian ballpoint pen, or a calligraphy feather pen. These are also made in Florence.Our bronze-leaf statuettes are always popular for Fathers Day, and we have a new shipment of these also, with a number of new ones we haven't stocked before. To make it easier to give him an exquisite piece of Italy for Fathers Day we are offering all our customers who receive this newsletter a 15% discount off Chess Sets, Calligraphy, Italian Pens and Statuettes. You can receive this discount in our shop by bringing a copy of this newsletter, or order online by entering coupon number 00800 at checkout. Remember, this offer expires on 2nd September 2012 and is not redeemable in conjunction with any other offers we have on at the time. Forget about the socks and underwear this year!! You might not be able to afford the Ferrari just yet, but Italian class and style is available from Dream of Italy at affordable prices!! August Italian Recipe- biscotti that will not break your teeth! We love real Italian biscotti. There is nothing like them, especially with almonds and with a nice cappuccino in the morning in a cafe. Ahh!!However, for a change, how about trying a slightly different variant on the traditional hard biscotto for something a little more chewy, but very tasty! This recipe combines cranberry with orange to create a lovely flavour combination that is very refreshing.  for the full recipe.
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