an artist, a designer and a lover of color and pattern
The olive harvest is an age-old ritual here in the Tuscan countryside. Every year around the second week of October, movement ascends on the silent olive groves and people can be seen tromping around with ladders, baskets and nets. For the past month and a half, we have been outside in the fields under incredibly …
I could write a thousand words on what the last 8 months have meant to me, I am sure you could too. How much it has changed me, my way of thinking, my way of relating and my general outlook on the world around me. It has been a mix of confusion, frustration, utter fear …
Welcome to ‘slow summer’ 2020. With the extra time we all seem to have now (more on that at a later date), I thought that I would use some of mine to revive the Laura Fair website. That includes dusting off this old blog and sprucing it up a bit. I have been reliving some …
The sun beams on my face as I write. When the winter sun passes directly by my desk in the afternoon, he blinds me with the warmest goodness. It has been a while since he showed his face around here…that Mr. ‘Low in the Sky’. When he decides to shine, the whole world lights up …
If you follow me on Facebook, you have already heard about the special visit I had here in Italy. Peggy, from Golden Rabbit Enamelware, traveled to Tuscany! This was not the first time that I have been blessed with a drop in by the lovely Peggy…five years ago she and her husband took a round …
As you all know, I spend time in Italy and that means that I must spend my time also in Italian. Although there are some English speakers around, the language of my every days is my second one. You might remember I even wrote about it here. Since that time, I have to say that …