Balcony chez A
Alessandro’s balcony from the living room. He does have green fingers
29 Sep
New boots
New boots
My lovely new boots, all snug and tight and elegant but oh so comfy. Italy cannot be beaten for boots.
28 Sep
Tomatoes
Tomatoes
It’s practically October but the vegetable garden is still churning out perfectly ripe, juicy, deliciously red tomatoes.
25 Sep
Red kettle
Red kettle
I have good reason to believe this red kettle is as old as, if not older, than me. And still in perfect working order, bar …
22 Sep
Lastre, Piazza del Campo
Lastre, Piazza del Campo
Morning coffee in Piazza del Campo, looking at the slabs of pietra serena.
21 Sep
Great War Wooden Plane
Great War Wooden Plane
My grandfather Gastone used to fly a plane in the Great War, 1915-18. He never fought, he did reconnaissance, so he avoided the atrocities
20 Sep
Reading on a bench
Reading on a bench
Those who know my father will not recognise him; those who don’t might be fooled into thinking it’s someone’s father if I say so. However, …
Monthly Archives: September 2010