This morning we awoke to a silence so beautiful… is it just me, or is anyone else secretly dreaming of a white Christmas?
Beginning
It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here…despite the threat of rain and even snow. Each little village “paese” has their own way of displaying their joy. This is the quaint citta of Asciano in the province of Siena. We stole away last week and took a little side trip where we …
L’inverno
Winter has officially arrived as of this morning. Thick fog, frosty windshield…the whole shebang. With this close of autumn, I was reminded I didn’t tell you all about the olives. How could I have missed that? Well, it is easy to explain…we did not pick olives this year. I know, I have been here in …
November Morning
Mr. November, I was about to give up on you, seriously. I have to say you have been a little melancholy this year and it is not helping any of us. You have allowed the sun to shine exactly one day…and I can tell you which one, Wednesday November 11th, San Martino, the day we …
Autumn Rain
Sta piovendo, tanto…it is raining, a lot these days. As the sky casts strange light upon the landscape, it unfortunately does not allow for productive thoughts. It makes me want to wrap up in a blanket in front of the fire and devour a good book…no time for that now…but you can bet it will …
October Days
I am not sure if I have ever mentioned it, but October is my very close second favorite month here in Italy (May and it’s flowers being my first as you probably already guessed). The weather is usually a perfect blend of indian summer and brisk autumn. However, this year has been a little extreme …