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…
Tag: Italy
Limoncello and Co.
Every year towards the end of winter, when the first snowdrops flourish, it’s time to harvest the last lemons on the small…
An olive harvest: Pressing of the olives
8. Sunday Today is our last harvesting day. It seems as if it was only yesterday when we started the bone breaking job.…
An olive harvest: Mediterranean diet
6. Sunday Supporters are coming to give us a hand. That’s good, because at a certain point I started to doubt that…
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: 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…
