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Dawn in Umbria
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Hand gestures in Italy
talians are known for gestures, hand gestures that is. For people who are wise enough to visit Italy whenever the opportunity arises some of these may be familiare. (some are on the edge, don't blame us we didn't draw it).
The storm……
During Christmas we had a real storm here. Wind traveling at the speed of ... ? Anyway, it was too much! In the afternoon I had already seen a tree fall over like a twig, not very promising. So pour a glass of wine, put some more wood on the fire and hope it will be...
I’ll be going to the seaside and bring a …
I'll be going to the seaside and beside my bathing suit, towel, slippers etc. I always take… a prosciutto. No kiding! But it was not me who went it was a lovely lady who used to run a fantastic little store selling the most exquisite food and ingredients. (Pane...
Chickenwish
Last week the famous Stella Ristorante Vineria organized a chicken event. From the university of Perugia they had a professor come in who knows everything about chickens. I relish these events because though I know about food there are always new things to learn. We...
Of caterpillars and butterflies…
Always good to make smalltalk. Besides it being a lovely way to pass some time, one might learn something or, occasionally more interesting, hear the latest gossip. Did you know that the wife of ... well you fill in the rest. While chatting away, a beautiful butterfly...
Bread and wine
One expects that besides eating food, talking about it is as important here in Italy. A friend of ours, over dinner, talked about bread and wine. I said that while I like bread fresh from the oven, the taste from a days old bread is far superior. Ma si! he replied,...
Where did that come from?
I went to visit two of my clients in different places yesterday. As always in Italy there seemed to be plenty of time for small talk. At the first place I was told that the current crisis is the work of a very small group of people, ten to be exactly. Yes, 10. These...
Winter bee
It has been quite warm the past few weeks and no rain. Hard to believe since in the South and North of the country they had horrible flooding. Because of the nice weather here in Umbria we still have lots...
Misty December morning in Umbria
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