Thought one might get fed up with the views after 10 years, but not in Umbria. Isn't it great?
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Lavender haircut…..
Great weather to work outside so time for the annual lavender trimming. It is quite a big job since we have a lot of plants here. They say August is the month to do it but September is fine as wel and...
Festa dei Nonni
Mothersday and fathersday I am familiar with most but what about grandparentsday? They have it in Italy, on 2 October to be exact. At schools children make presents for their nonni (grandparents) and here and there they organise a special day at school! Since in rural...
Fire!
It has cooled down a bit but is still is unusually warm for the time of the year. A few weeks ago on a very hot day the intense smell of smoke entered my nose. Ah great, BBQ and cold beer was the first...
Foreign tomatoes in Italy……
You want the real Italian experience so you drive, fly, or walk a long distance to the green heart of il bel paese. The sun is shining the bees are buzzing you rented your holiday home via...
Orto, vegetable garden in Umbria
Some quick snaps of the vegetable garden. The terrain is not the best one can have, mostly clay and stones but we are gradually improving it.
Party on the other hill
Saturday was party day this week. The son of a friend had been baptized and in large parts of Italy that is a reason, not the only one mind you, for a party. They expected around 300 people. So a pig was...
Gastronomia Andreani in Collepeppe
From Rebecca who writes the highly entertaining Brigolante blog I got the name of this place. For years they have been a gastronomia (delicatessen) but now they also run a little restaurant open on Thursday, Friday, Saturday. I love the sentence they have on their...
Umbrian Lavender
Lavender time has arrived, always a spectacular sight, let alone smell. Fantastic color, wonderful smell but also incredible noise produced by hundreds if not thousands of insects hovering above it. Ah and...
Spicing up fish in Umbria.
Vino? The usual question of our genial neighbour was uttered as soon as we stepped on their turf. Ah no grazie, and than an excuse followed. Well we do have to climb a kilometre back up a hill which with 35C temperatures and alcohol running through your veins is not...
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