If you have done some research on travelling to Umbria recently you might have stumbled upon two iphone apps (one for Todi and one for Orvieto) costing €5 each. In due time a third app, one on Assisi, will be ready. I wrote the company who produced the apps and got a...
I always thought that 'bellavista' was used by Italians admiring a splendid view. Funnily enough past festive month I was literally inundated by folders from supermarkets showing pictures of food all 'in bellavista'. How about the arragosta lovely presented on a bed...
Two ladies in my swimming club who have been working as lawyers for years have set up shop on their own. In Italy it is usance to have young people working for you to let them gain work experience. They are a source of cheap labour since in most cases they work for...
While walking home a few days ago I came across this: Wonder if the owner will be able to find his glasses.
We have some very good sniffer dogs here. Recently found out that this one might be a cockapoo. A crossing between a poodle and a cocker spaniel. She is chewing on a jaw of a cinghiale she found. Cinghiale is all the rage for dogs at this time of the year.
Yesterday I wrote about floods hitting our area. Today we could asses the damage. This morning a digger made a new road on the back of what we call now 'the dangerous house. It is impossible to remove the mud and trees from the roads as it might...
We have had massive rainfalls in Umbria. The results you can see in the pictures below. We live on a hill and have a good roof. Only problem was we couldn't go anywhere because a mudslide blocked the road.
Some years ago on invitation I dined with a group of wild boar hunters in their cabin. It became an evening I shall not easily forget. Maybe I will write this experience down one fine day! On the last day of the year 2009 I encountered some hunters during my usual run...
In Umbria many get their wine out of vats. Big stainless steel vats. They bring whatever container they have and have it filled, to the brim. Some cantina (this means wine maker) are simple, others have impressive systems with unending rows of vats and endless shiny...
At the end of this summer we put up a small greenhouse that we got from a good friend. Unfortunately it wasn't in very good state but we got it standing up anyway. It even withstands these blighted winds we have here now and then! The greenhouse protects different...
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