Summertime…

…and the livin’ is, well, not exactly easy but manageable with the requisite forbearance needed when living in these parts. Yes, after…

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Return Of The Tourists

Yes, the tourists have returned to our little bit of Chianti, although mostly from northern Europe, Dutch, Belgian, German, Polish and Austrian.…

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Know Your Neapolitan Pizza

Neapolitan pizza, with its soft, melt-in-your-mouth dough and a thick and puffy crust has been prepared in Naples, Italy since the year…

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The Morvan Under Lockdown

Here in the Morvan we have all been labouring under lockdown. The Mairie has issued us all with washable face masks. It…

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The Reawakening

Welcome and benvenuti to all my lovely readers around the world. Well, the biggest change since I last spoke to you is…

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Lockdown In The Morvan

Here in the Morvan we have all been labouring under lockdown, although I have yet to hear of a single case of…

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Unlockdown in Beautiful Tuscany

Welcome and benvenuti to all my lovely readers around the world. Well, it’s a peculiar thing, this semi lockdown time. Here in…

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Flavours Reflect The Sea And The Land

Today we will tempt your taste buds as we journey through southern Italy. Starting in Molise, often forgotten but full of surprises;…

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Locked Down

The Rabsons are sociable souls, who in an ideal world would be planning a party to celebrate 15 glorious years in the…

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