The Games Afoot…

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

Monteleone d’Orvieto

It felt like spring today and at lunchtime the temperature reached 16 degrees. After two days of moving, unpacking, cleaning and … More

Another wet and windy day. Just like being back in the UK on a typical February day. We moved more … 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

Left Dijon early and and got through the Mont Blanc/Monte Bianco tunnel in time for lunch. An alpine-style chalet restaurant … More

We set off back to the UK on Tuesday. Amazingly, we managed to leave by 7:30am. We decided to avoid … More

The gods were definitely on our side When we went visit the ‘Commercialista’ Accountant/ Financial Advisor, as recommended by our … More

Today is a bank holiday and everyone in town is making the most of the lovely sunshine; sitting outside the … More