a few weeks ago, at long, long last, i opened the very last box i’d brought over from australia. in this box was the large oil painting by ken raffe towers in the future [or towers of the future… more →
the shiny adventures of kittykatmandoowrote 3 weeks ago: a few weeks ago, at long, long last, i opened the very last box i’d brought over from australi … more →
wrote 2 months ago: i’m currently trying to beat a deadline [and procrastination, and post-move lag, all tied up n … more →
wrote 5 months ago: waiting for la fiaccolata, piazza garibaldi, santa fioraunder the midwinter sunwintered hillssanta f … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Yesterday I wagged school, collected about 2kg of chestnuts, and took the camera for a walk. … more →
wrote 7 months ago: The weather has shifted in Santa Fiora, suddenly, after a lengthy, very hot summer and some autumnal … more →
wrote 7 months ago: I have a couple of posts in the pipeline for this week (to do with chestnuts and other frivolities) … more →
wrote 7 months ago: I am here: …in la bella cittá di Siena (enjoy, it Ali, will you? You’re in a medieval to … more →
wrote 7 months ago: 40 ° Mushroom Festival Amiatino Bagnolo (Gr) – Monte Amiata 06-07 and 13 – 14 October 20 … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Dried Pici Italy is not a land where things move at breakneck speed – unless you’re talk … more →
wrote 9 months ago: I have handed back the keys to the Siena apartment…as I’d expected, the email I received … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Today I met with an expat couple (Australian and Dutch), with whom I had made contact on the AngloIn … more →
wrote 9 months ago: In spite of jetlag and a summer cold courtesy of the flight here, my first week in Italy has been on … more →
wrote 2 years ago: c. 1910 On leaving Santa Fiora for Arcidosso we pass near by the graveyard where the Prophet David … more →
wrote 4 years ago: The Mining Museum of Mercury of Mount Amiata is located in the Palazzo Sforza Cesarini in the centra … more →