Gnocchi with Peppa…..Without the Malocchio
How to refuse when Peppa calls us to ask, “Ho fatto gnocchi oggi. Venite a cena? (“I made gnocchi today... View article
Anne's Blog / Local people
A Stay in Our Assisi Apartment? Let Our Guests Tell You!
I really don’t need to write much about the month-long stay in our Assisi countryside apartment of friends Dawn and... View article
Bolsena: Treasured Wash-day Memories
On an August Saturday night, groups of musicians and singers filled the Bolsena piazzas and wandered down the town’s winding... View article
In Lubriano, Just an Ordinary Italian Lunch
As we entered a favorite eating spot in Lubriano, the sign at the entrance already enticed: fresh porcini mushrooms on the... View article
Bolsena’s Infiorate: Floral Wonders for Santa Cristina Misteri
In early August in Bolsena, Pino and I (fortunately) ran into Stefano and Fabio, two protagonists of the Misteri di Santa... View article
Near Our Assisi Countryside Apartments, Sagra Good Times
From late spring to late fall, revel in the Umbria countryside in one of our Assisi-area apartments…..and while here join... View article
Near Foligno, Gnocchi Take the Stage
Unusual July rainy weather did not keep us away from the gnocchi sagra (a village food festival) in San Giovanni Profiamma near Foligno.... View article
Bolsena: Martyr Saints and Good Eating
Probably an hour after participating in the 4th-c martyrdom scene of Santa Cristina – patron saint of Bolsena and feted... View article
Living Santa Cristina’s Misteri: a Heavenly Bolsena Day
As we arrived in Bolsena on July 24th, the locals were gathering together in front of the 14th-century castle across the... View article
Ospedaletto: Welcoming Farm Hospitality Near Bolsena
“Ospedaletto” literally means “a small place offering hospitality” – and in fact, the ospedale in the Middle Ages gave rest, respite,... View article
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