Hot stuff.

The heat of summer may have left us but we managed to capture some of it in our hot pepper harvest. Though not as ubiquitous as in some parts of southern Italy hot peper is added to quite a lot of dishes eaten in Umbria. Last month I found out my neighbour loves my...

Drones?

Drones are all over the news these days and I thought they had arrived in Umbria too when the pilot of this extreme low flying aircraft waved at me. (well … actually he didn’t, but he could have!)
Different view.

Different view.

Yes I’m in picture mode again. I can’t stress enough that this is a fantastic time of the year to be in Umbria. The light is just stupendous as is the weather. Some say this tower near my house will collapse soon but I’m not too sure. It is a bit of...
Lavender haircut…..

Lavender haircut…..

Great weather to work outside so time for the annual lavender trimming. It is quite a big job since we have a lot of plants here. They say August is the month to do it but September is fine as wel and since we almost melted in August without even moving….. So...
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