Meet the locals

The hot weather (it has been 40+ here recently) has brought out an interesting selection of wildlife. This includes a … More

Nearly home

The kitchen arrived last Thursday, our new sofa and armchair on Friday, the bedroom floors should arrive this week, and … More

So what’s the current state of play with the house… Things are moving on quickly but there is a growing … More

So Paola has left me in charge of the dog, the building work and the blog. She also left me … More

As today was Valentine’s Day, I took Paola to Rome. To Rome’s Fiumicino Airport, to be specific. She has flown … More

If you have wondered about the sic vos non vobis picture in the blog header … The half-line of verse sic … More

Yesterday the various builders agreed that work could start at the beginning of January. They think it should only take a … More

So tonight we stumbled into our local wine bar planning to have a light snack of ham, salami and cheese only … More

After a nice coffee and an apricot croissant we went to The House to meet the architect to run through … More