Kill time…
Last Friday we picked up my mother from the station in Florence. The train was due at 8:30pm, so we had…
Masquerade Escapade
So last Tuesday was Mardi-Gras or Carnevale as they call it here. While you were flipping pancakes, we indulged in dressing…
Musings
This is my 3rd day here without my husband Angelo. My 3rd day in a land where I am very…
L’arte bello – How tuscans spend their Sunday evenings.
[iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/VanJdi7Tzr0?rel=0″ align=”center” mode=”normal” autoplay=”yes” grow=”yes”] Last night we were invited by our lovely hosts at Poggio tre Lune, to…
Day trip to Siena
We enjoyed a pleasant day trip to Siena, where the walls are red and the roofs are green (covered in…
Olives
Did I mention that the school yard has rosemary and sage growing in amongst the olive trees? Well there is a…
An Expat’s Quest
So we’re now in our 4th week in tuscany; and while the charms never cease, it can happen that one…
A dolce for each month
There is seemingly a different type of cake, not just for each region, but for every month too! Currently we’re…