Wash Day

A very blustery day today, and more moving of stuff. Even more convinced that a short let will be less … More

Radiator Joy

Today was moving day (well, the first day of several). Shifting furniture into a friends’ garage which, thankfully is just … More

The Balcony saga continues. The architects have submitted the revised plans for the abusivo illegal balcony. Along with new vaulted arches … More

This morning we went to the Comune armed with three photos each, for our Italian Identity cards. Then to the … More

Half an hour’s drive from Cittaà della Pieve is another hilltop town. Montepulciano is in the centre of a famous wine … More

Last nights’ film on the work of Piero Tosi, held in our local theatre, was brilliant. His designs were used … More

Market day, as regular readers will know, is every Saturday morning here in Citta della Pieve. Stalls selling women’s clothes … More

We went for a walk with Daisy this morning and took the road past Santa Lucia, outside of the walls … More

This morning after a late breakfast we headed out to a nearby town called Moiano. We had heard tell of … More