Snocciolatore

That is Italian for a stoner, a machine which removes pits/stones from fruit. Now we had loads of cherries from our neighbours that we could come and pick and now the cherry trees on the grounds where we live are loaded with ripe fruit. I love cherries but if you want...
Tractors in Umbria.

Tractors in Umbria.

Though it has changed somewhat in the last ten years Italian mechanics didn’t use to have a stellar reputation and that is partly justified … Alfasud anyone? However Italians have been making and in some cases still are making great machinery. Not only to...
Flowering Acacia in Umbria

Flowering Acacia in Umbria

Well not one but a gazillion of the. It is an amazing site when you drive through the country site and your eyes hit upon a white sea of flowering acacias. I’m not sure which type it is (it is a family of around 800!) but I think they are fantastic and I...

Nitrates are good for you……?

One of the joys of having a garden this time of the year is leafy greens. Spinach, chard, rucola and many different types of fantastic fresh juicy salad heads and leafs. We eat kilo’s of the stuff and the only thing that bothers now and then is cleaning it. A...

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