Anne's Blog / Rural Friends

Deruta Delights Come in Twos

January 12, 2018

What better way to experience Italy than to know the artisans? Join us in Deruta to meet “an artisan duo”:... View article

December 14, 2017

An icy December day for a visit with the Segal family to Deruta – but mamma mia, that open-armed welcome... View article

November 3, 2017

Jodi, Star, Robyn and Susan, a delight to have you all in our Assisi countryside apartments! A joy to have... View article

October 24, 2017

A group of us lived a bit of history today when we visited our rural friends in the Assisi countryside,... View article

October 23, 2017

Peppa often invites us over for lunch or dinner and the invitation is almost always preceded with “non ho molto... View article

October 22, 2017

How did I end up spending the rest of my life in Umbria? The Italian connection started years ago while... View article

October 16, 2017

Well, Mike and Celinda, you’ve now made the leap: the decision to live in Italy – and over the next... View article

October 9, 2017

Susan, you bid on the week in our farmhouse offered as an auction item by our dear friend, Donna. A... View article

October 2, 2017

It’s my mantra: you can’t know Italy if you don’t know the people. And Italy today is rooted in rural... View article

September 17, 2017

That indomitable Giuseppa cooked up a rural feast for our small group the day after a culinary tour-de-force: she’d cooked... View article

Agenzia Viaggi Stoppini in Assisi handles all technical support for my guided visits (bus transportation, organization of meals, etc)