Saturday, market day

Busy market day this morning and the authorities have pedestrianised some of the roads for the weekend so lots of … More

Marmalade

We had a bit of a lie-in this morning and, after breakfast and walking Daisy, we went to the house. … More

We have a small garden here in Citta della Pieve, but the soil is very light and sandy. Plants need … More

Early start again to get the house opened for our carpenter Diego. He needed to make the final measurements for the … More

The lemon tree we brought from the UK is enjoying basking in the Umbrian sunshine and temperatures of around 30 … More

The other day I spotted a poster advertising what I thought was a plant fair in this nearby town. It … More

As expected, the christening lunch was a wonderful seven course affair. The specialty of the restaurant is fish so the … More

Whilst trying to find a parking space at the Novotel outside Reims, we noticed that most of the spaces were … More

We left England and sunshine and our Nailsea garden at the end of May. I managed to tidy the garden … More