Much talked about these days and we think we found our own today! Almost 350 kgs according to the scales in the frantoio! Not to bad since according to the owner of the frantoio this year will certainly not go into the books as one with a bumper crop. The frantoio's...
It's that time of the year again to persuade a certain type of tree to let go of its fruits. Yes we are talking olives here. We have a mixed bag of trees on the premises. Some very old ones, some more junior ones and basically everything in between. Picking always...
Yesterday we attended a concert of Sonidumbra followed by dinner and a traditional 'Castagnata' (i.e. eat as many roasted chestnuts as you can). The place where the event took place was an agriturismo near Assisi. We had a great time. The musicians were all quite...
Last weekend it was off to Citta di Castello a lovely town in the north of Umbria for a truffle feast. All over town there were covered areas and stalls. The first one we encountered was filled with producers from all over italy. If you were on the hunt for some great...
As we use mostly wood for our heating we need to top up our supply now and then. This time we went for some 40 quintali. 1 quintale is 100kg. In large parts of rural italy most things are measured in quintali. Wether it's olives or wood, quintale is the magic word. It...
By change sometime ago we visited a watermill near Spello. The mill dates from 1860. It is still functioning and what makes it even more interesting is that they make breads and traditional Umbrian treats on the premise. From Spello you drive to San Giovanni, before...
For years i have been renting out a wonderfull place near Spoleto. It is part of a village which is owned by an enterprising gentleman. He turned it all into a true paradise. Today he sent us an email with a link to an article about a wedding (matrimonio) wich had...
These days the hills surrounding my house are littered with rather strange objects. On closer inspection they turn out to be made out of hay.
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