An olive harvest: Table olives
5. Sunday I realise I’m not alone. Last Sunday a dewy spider web drew my attention, and its grace and splendour sincerely impressed…
An olive harvest: Olive oil tasting
4. Sunday Fortune is on our side. It is raining and no olives can be harvested. Of course, we are not lucky…
An olive harvest: Olive oil qualities
3. Sunday Today’s pickers are the same as last Sunday, the youngest is five years old, the oldest seventy or over. We…
An olive harvest: History of the olive
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…
An olive harvest: Plant description
1. Domenica Early in November is usually the beginning of the olive crop season and if it does not rain, we shall…
Athena’s gift… olives
In the end humanity did not have a bad start. Following the Greek mythology, in fact, three benevolent deities made highly valuable…
September mood
Every year many people (me, too) are trapped in the same trouble that is the extreme summer heat. Clammy skin to start…
The most beloved Italian sauce in the world
For a Northerner it is not easy to understand more deeply the importance Italians give to food. After several years spent in…
The giants of Peccioli
I never thought that I would say this. Never. And yet, sometimes it occurs to me what happens to more and more people,…
