A pearl in Florence
May seems to be (but it actually isn’t) the month of the year with the most possibilities for entertainment. Because of the mild temperatures…
May seems to be (but it actually isn’t) the month of the year with the most possibilities for entertainment. Because of the mild temperatures…
Every year towards the end of winter, when the first snowdrops flourish, it’s time to harvest the last lemons on the small…
8. Sunday Today is our last harvesting day. It seems as if it was only yesterday when we started the bone breaking job.…
7. Sunday The end is in sight. Today the olive grove owner’s sister has offered us her help. I suppose she knew…
6. Sunday Supporters are coming to give us a hand. That’s good, because at a certain point I started to doubt that…
5. Sunday I realise I’m not alone. Last Sunday a dewy spider web drew my attention, and its grace and splendour sincerely impressed…
4. Sunday Fortune is on our side. It is raining and no olives can be harvested. Of course, we are not lucky…
3. Sunday Today’s pickers are the same as last Sunday, the youngest is five years old, the oldest seventy or over. We…
2. Sunday A week has passed and I have recovered from last Sunday’s hard work. At least that’s what I thought but when…
1. Domenica Early in November is usually the beginning of the olive crop season and if it does not rain, we shall…