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…
Tag: Tuscany
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…
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,…
Ramassin Clafoutis
A quality of the Tuscans I have always appreciated very much is the generosity with which they share what fields and vegetable gardens…
The Theatre of Silence
A few years ago I have heard about the Theatre of Silence for the first time. During that summer my friends and I…
