We are approaching the month of Italy's biggest wine event, the famous Vinitaly. As you might have guessed, year-round there are lots of smaller events held throughout Italy. Last Saturday for instance we visited Vinix in Perugia. Because of the...
Last week I entered a shop and was greeted by the view of some splendid Dutch flowers. Now I know our beloved neighbours love flowers and especially narcissus and tulips so despite the steep price I bought some and handed them over to my neighbour. Next day a car came...
Do you know that feeling just before bedtime you sleepily brush your teeth, let the dogs out for a little wee, switch of the lights in the kitchen and living room slide into bed only to be very clear awake a few seconds later. It is the touch of the icecold sheets...
Clicking through all pictures on my camera I hit upon these. I took them in December walking some lovely hills near my house. Now growing a nice patch of grass is not an easy thing to do in Umbria so I was amazed when I hit the top...
Nobody loves the tax man, unless they get money back maybe, In Italy the taxman is even more 'admired'. During my last visit to the commercialista, say the italian equivalent of an accountant (you can't do without one here) I got a bad rap on the knuckles. In order...
Which way? Walking is a favorite passtime in Umbria. Mostly it is not one person taking a stroll but whole groups. I wonder wheteher it is the walking or the talking that takes their fancy but they are out and about in large numbers. The commune di Perugia knows about...
Two days ago we helped our neighbours carving up their pig. A very important moment in Umbria and therefore always followed by a sumptuous meal. Pigs have always played a big roll in Italian society and there are a lot of proverbs with the word pig in them. One I like...
Somewhile ago villages in the surrounding area have been ornamented with speedcameras. I say ornamented since the cameras are housed in tall, sleek very orange plastic containers. Being Italian speedcameras they have lights flashing all over them. Bella figura! The...
For years a big piece of olive wood has been lying about in our shed. I tried to put it in our woodburner but it was too big. Last week while sawing some wood I decided to point the chainsaw in the direction of formentioned piece and cut a piece of it. Being dry and...
If you have done some research on travelling to Umbria recently you might have stumbled upon two iphone apps (one for Todi and one for Orvieto) costing €5 each. In due time a third app, one on Assisi, will be ready. I wrote the company who produced the apps and got a...
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