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The Museum of Steam

The weather was mild, but grey and dismal with that intermittent drizzle that seems to get worse just as you … More

dinner, food, lunch, travel

On the Road

We’re back! With the best of intentions to not leave packing everything to the last minute, we thought we would … More

dinner, food, travel

Cooking with gas

[Paola has got back to writing her blogs. She wasn’t happy with my version of the kitchen, so here is … More

building work, dinner, kitchen

Battle of the black tubing

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

dinner, garden

Places to go

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

building work, dinner, food

Oranges and lemons

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

building work, dinner, garden

Saint Vincent

First stop on the journey back was Saint Vincent in Aosta, near the Italian/French border.  It is a small town in … More

dinner, food, lunch, travel

One small step

We are one tiny step closer to having a real house.  We went to Poggiani, the bathroom suppliers, to collect … More

bathrooms, building work, dinner, garden

Arezzo

We arrived from Citta di Castello about 3pm and, having parked just outside a large gate in the city wall, … More

dinner, market, sightseeing, weddings

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