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...
Winter bee
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Misty December morning in Umbria
Fantastic Sunset
Last time I saw this I had forgotten my camera, last Thursday however, bingo.
Great Truffle find in Umbria
It is truffle time in Umbria, well it basically always seems to be and though the crop this season is by no means fantastic there is some to be found. At the Citta di Castello truffle event we spoke to the sister in law of a lady running a reliable truffle operation...
Wild boar hunting.
Hunt for wild boar or wild hunt for boar? I'd say it is both! Some hunting days you feel like you have been transferred to a war zone. Loud Bangs, screaming, yelling, barking dogs and what have you. We went for a walk one afternoon and hit upon the local hunting...
Made in Italy..?
Italy is number 1 design wise, well maybe yes, ok they are up there so to speak. And it is true you can enter unassuming shops and be more than pleasantly surprised what the owners have done with sometimes very little means. Unfortunately it is not always like that!...
Olive harvest 2011
Last thursday in three we started at 7.30 till 13.00 and had 'collected' 4,5 crate full of olives. In the afternoon in four we came to 4 crates (about 80kg). We planned to finish work in two days and we managed! Hard work but very satisfying thanks partly to the...
Truffle time in Citta di Castello.
Every year Citta di Castello hosts a very agreeable truffle market. Besides all truffle products you can dream up, you'll find lots of new olive oil to taste and buy, new wine, roasted chestnuts and a covered market with loads of regional Italian products (cheese from...
Feedback customers
Last week one of the houseowners told us that a client had made him a proposal. He would write a positive review if he would get a discount! The proposal was made on the day the guest was leaving, after a pleasant stay without any complaints (apart from the one day of...
Mud filled Liguria
We got some questions if Umbria is having the same problems as in Liguria. Fortunately we have escaped this disaster, we had some light rain but the last few days have been fantastic. Our thoughts go out to all those who are less fortunate!
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