Can you trace your family tree?
03 Sep 2019
Born and raised in my home village, by parents who, like me, were born and bred here, by parents who like them were also born and bred here. I like to say that I have a pedigree.
Rural Tuscany, cowboys and comics
12 Aug 2017
Celebrating the first 100 years of Galep, the creator of Tex Willer
Sunsets in Tuscany are (almost) always romantic
28 Jul 2017
Day 4 of the photo challenge was about “light”. I just had the perfect photo.
Lunch in Tuscany? Try prosciutto e melone
27 Jul 2017
Day 3 of our photo challenge is about “lunch”. There’s no more summery lunch in Italy than prosciutto and melone.
Strangers in Tuscany
26 Jul 2017
Day 2 of the photo challenge is dedicated to strangers. Here is one of my favourite photos with a stranger!
Just a street in a village in Tuscany
25 Jul 2017
Day 1 of a 30 day photo challenge a friend has convinced me to join. Today the subject is my favourite street in my home village in Tuscany.
Daytrips in Tuscany like a local?
20 Jul 2017
Here are some suggestions for your holidays, if you want to take daytrips in Tuscany where locals would.
Natural remedies, herbs and health in Tuscany
15 Jun 2017
Memories of foraging in Tuscany as a young girl, and a few words to remember my father-in-law.
“Friendship” (or family?) in small communities
18 May 2017
Friendship in a small community is a bond that you are born into.
Moving on
16 May 2017
I never thought I would be eulogizing a home. Instead, saying goodbye to our Pisa apartment has proven more difficult than I expected.
