That is Italian for a stoner, a machine which removes pits/stones from fruit. Now we had loads of cherries from our neighbours that we could come and pick and now the cherry trees on the grounds where we...
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Tractors in Umbria.
Though it has changed somewhat in the last ten years Italian mechanics didn't use to have a stellar reputation and that is partly justified ... Alfasud anyone? However Italians have been making and in some...
Flowering Acacia in Umbria
Well not one but a gazillion of the. It is an amazing site when you drive through the country site and your eyes hit upon a white sea of flowering acacias. I'm not sure which type it is (it is a family of...
Nitrates are good for you……?
One of the joys of having a garden this time of the year is leafy greens. Spinach, chard, rucola and many different types of fantastic fresh juicy salad heads and leafs. We eat kilo's of the stuff and the only thing that bothers now and then is cleaning it. A lot of...
Cherry picking
This picture is over a week old and while our cherries aren't ripe yet I just got a call from the neighbours that theirs are and would we like to come and pick some? On my way!
The garden we maintain
The owners of a house where we mantain garden and pool are about to arrive and we have been working our socks off to get everything ready in time. Lots of digging, weeding, clipping, transporting, sweating...
Lake Trasimeno
Going for an appointment in Umbria is no punishment this time of the year. Fantastic weather and this above, rapeseed as far as the eye can see near the famous Lago Trasimeno.
Waterfalls in Umbria
When we came down from the Eremo we carried on to do a little more hiking. The initial steep path covered with loose gravel under a baking sun made us doubt our decision for a moment but when we saw these waterfalls…..ah...
Eremo Santa Maria Giacobbe near Foligno
Seven days in a week and every one of them has its merits and yes downsides. In Italy it is the same but for one day. You may have a bad day but it still is Sunday which means: big lunch or fare una passeggiata con...
Visiting friend..
We are getting the hang of photoblogs it seems. A good friend paid us a short visit and roamed the countryside with our camera. Nice to see Umbria from a non inhabitant. Check out the second picture it is the...
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