Up early and despite ominous looking clouds, set off for Assisi.  Town car parks were not quite so full of … More

The storms promised happened in the early hours and so by the morning, despite the low clouds in the valley, … More

Most Tuscan villages have “sagra” food festivals at some point in the year, and they are a great way to … More

Strange weather after the unrelenting scorching sun of the last couple of months. A nice breeze but rumbles of distant … More

This morning I cooked up our tomato harvest and made a pasta sauce. The market on Saturday also provided the … More

Got up early to go to the hairdressers as our friends A & S are getting married. The wedding is … More

Daisy dog has a bark that would shatter glass and resonates through the sparse corridors, landings and tiled floors of … More

Back to Citta della Pieve but this time via Florence, or rather a village overlooking the classical city. We managed … More