Tea
I recall one of my first ever entries to blog, back in early days on arriving here in Florence; it…
The Turn
This year, summer is slow to pass. A gentle turn of the seasons is underway as the weather transits from…
The Return
Coming back is somewhat like sitting in an old armchair. It’s perhaps not quite as comfortable as you remembered, but…
Its a (Wo)Man’s world.
Two days ago was International Women’s Day. My eldest daughter’s school was closed due to a strike. However, the fact…
Ode
At any age life is a privilege. But maybe it takes getting older to begin to realise this? As humans,…
Song for Europe
Over the last couple of days Ara has had high temperature during the night, and on Friday night it reached…
The great migration
A new season – another new start. As the trees burst into bloom, we pack up once again. This time…
Kill time…
Last Friday we picked up my mother from the station in Florence. The train was due at 8:30pm, so we had…
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…
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…