Tag Archives: Spring
SPRING
So, finally, the mildest, softest and most promising season of the year is ready to welcome us! If I had lived more than two thousand years ago in ancient Rome, I’d be getting ready to celebrate the Floralia festival (April … Continue reading
Odyssey of a distracted photographer
I’m pretty sure that many of you know the dilemma: going for a walk in company with or without your photo camera. If you leave it at home you don’t stress your friends with “wait a minute”, “let me have … Continue reading
Spring will come…this time for good!
I heard it this morning… a high pressure area (anticyclone) is coming towards Tuscany from the Azores. This means sunny, mild weather at least until Sunday – maybe for the whole next week. Yes, please! When moving to Italy, one … Continue reading
Gathering spring herbs
A thing of thirty years ago still vivid in my memory is a salad served towards the end of winter at a dinner in a farmhouse in the Pistoia region (between Florence and Lucca). The landlord, a passionate cook, had … Continue reading
