Come walk with me on a Friday morning, venerdi’ mattina… “Walking is man’s best medicine.” ~ Hippocrates Sure works for me…
Song
Don’t you just want to fling open these doors and break into song…or maybe I’m the only one?
Gluttony
The Tuscans are famous for celebrating every aspect of life with good friends, abundant food, and a nice helping of wine. Since I moved here, I feel as if I have been celebrating more than ever before…let me tell you what we did this past domenica, Sunday. To mark the end of the hunting season …
Che fai di bello?
There are some phrases used here in Tuscany that I just find irresistible…they convey so much in simple words. che fai di bello?…what beautiful things are you up to? One of the most relaxing things to do when you need some time off is to sit in the piazza on a warm day and watch …
Maggio in Toscana
I truly believe there is no location on earth that illustrates May ‘maggio’ with more passion than Tuscany…and I just feel so lucky to be here to experience it. From the velvety poppies and yellow buttercups to the wheat and wild orchids, every day blooms with more color than before…as if the landscape has been …
Letting Go
We have a starling “storno” that comes back to our house every year to nest. When I say our house, I literally mean IN our house. This little creature seems to have found the perfect hollow in between our 600 year old stones. Every spring I watch her from the window swooping into the hole …