Festa dei Nonni

Festa dei Nonni

Mothersday and fathersday I am familiar with most but what about grandparentsday? They have it in Italy, on 2 October to be exact. At schools children make presents for their nonni (grandparents) and here and there they organise a special day at school! Since in rural...
Fire!

Fire!

It has cooled down a bit but is still is unusually warm for the time of the year. A few weeks ago on a very hot day the intense smell of smoke entered my nose. Ah great, BBQ and cold beer was the first thing that came to mind, but I quickly let that thought go, since...

Dried olives…..

Dried olives, nope not some obscure Umbrian delicacy but nature at work. For two months we didn’t see any rain, yet temperatures were high. This puts great stress on plant life. Tomatoes burned, salads evaporated and even the hardy Umbrian olive trees are...
Foreign tomatoes in Italy……

Foreign tomatoes in Italy……

You want the real Italian experience so you drive, fly, or walk a long distance to the green heart of il bel paese. The sun is shining the bees are buzzing you rented your holiday home via villainumbria.com, all is fine. Travelling makes you hungry so off you go to...
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