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...
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!...
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...
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...
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!
In a hurry, cruisin the nice, but sometimes bumpy, highway in the driection of Perugia. Proper speed, podcast on, sun high in the sky and ... some nob in a noble big german car swerving from left to right and more to the right and left again while doing over 100km/h....
Drones are all over the news these days and I thought they had arrived in Umbria too when the pilot of this extreme low flying aircraft waved at me. (well ... actually he didn't, but he could have!)
Yes I'm in picture mode again. I can't stress enough that this is a fantastic time of the year to be in Umbria. The light is just stupendous as is the weather. Some say this tower near my house will...
Thought one might get fed up with the views after 10 years, but not in Umbria. Isn't it great?
Great weather to work outside so time for the annual lavender trimming. It is quite a big job since we have a lot of plants here. They say August is the month to do it but September is fine as wel and...
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