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!...
So what does two days of removing tiny fruits from olive trees get you? Wel apart from some sore muscles and loads of small wounds from the aggressive trees ('ignorante' they say here in the local...
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...
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...
As mentioned, we went to a natural wine fair. Always nice to see old friends, especially when they point you to something you have not seen before. You see, these wine fairs can be quite busy and it is all ciao here, salve there and before you know it time has flown...
You can find them all over Umbria and it is a great addition to any meat stew, especially wildboar. Here in Umbria it is also used with eel from Lake Trasimeno roasted over an open fire. Sometimes some wood of the trees is added to a fire above which meats are roasted...
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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