Most Tuscan villages have “sagra” food festivals at some point in the year, and they are a great way to … More
Month: September 2017
Stuff and Nonsense
Strange weather after the unrelenting scorching sun of the last couple of months. A nice breeze but rumbles of distant … More
Back in the groove
This morning I cooked up our tomato harvest and made a pasta sauce. The market on Saturday also provided the … More
Nice day for a purple wedding
Got up early to go to the hairdressers as our friends A & S are getting married. The wedding is … More
Another day
Lunch at home as we were too sweaty and scruffy to face anyone we knew, as ‘the locals’ think we … More
A guest in the house
Daisy dog has a bark that would shatter glass and resonates through the sparse corridors, landings and tiled floors of … More
Home again, home again, jiggedy-jig
Back to Citta della Pieve but this time via Florence, or rather a village overlooking the classical city. We managed … More