Wood, leather and flowers
18 Jan 2012
When I was a child, craftsmen’s shops (or “botteghe artigiane” as we call them in Italian) were very common. Now the “botteghe artigiane” are a rarity and a resource.
Buona fine e miglior principio!
31 Dec 2011
That is how my grandfather used to wish us Happy New Year. It means “have a good end of the year and an even better beginning of the new year”. We hope 2012 brings our way many new interesting people and, hopefully, some old friends too!
The Gifts of Life
19 Dec 2011
A belated post for the Italy Blogging Roundtable about the incredible gifts that I have received this year.
It’s all about giving…
01 Dec 2011
December is here: the holiday season has begun for real! This first post of the month is all about “gifts” and “giving”. And I really hope you will read it and join in the fun!
Some blogging laziness!
29 Nov 2011
I am guilty of blogging laziness these days. It might be because I haven’t been out of the house much lately. I am less than 10 days away from my due date (Dec. 7), and I am essentially sitting on the sofa waiting around for this baby to show up…
Tuscany in December
14 Nov 2011
December can be either mild or quite cold. It is however one of our favorite months in Tuscany because it’s a festive month, with the seasonal holidays, the markets and the unusual views after a snowfall!
Tuscan Comfort Food
09 Nov 2011
While trying to write this post for the monthly Italy Blogging Roundtable I have realized that all food is comfort food to me, but there are different things that I crave at different times of the year. And then there is Nutella… which is a year-round soul-healing food… and a very old-fashioned Tuscan “snack”…
I almost forgot about pumpkins, Halloween and the holidays!
31 Oct 2011
Being on maternity leave, busy with an important job interview and putting together a wish list of items for our baby, and practically still wearing short sleeves on this year’s warm fall days, I almost forgot that Halloween, All Saint’s Day and the olive harvest were here! Until my grandma made Pane dei Santi…
Tuscany in November
21 Oct 2011
November is one of my favourite months of the year. I love its colors, its smells, its tastes. It’s the month of chestnuts and of the olive harvest and also the month of the first holidays.
Pisa ZTL: Limited Traffic Zone
15 Oct 2011
All you need to know about limited traffic zones in Italy, and Pisa in particular, and on how to avoid fines.
