Anne's Blog / Rural Life

Umbria’s Bread: Goodness of the Wood-burning Oven

August 6, 2018

The crusty bread of central Italy is made without salt – and for me, enhances the savory tastes of our... View article

August 2, 2018

As you head up to Assisi in mid-summer, you’ll note giant round bales of hay at rest between the rows... View article

July 31, 2018

The cultivation of sunflowers throughout Italy adds a joyful floral frame to the views of the medieval hilltowns… …..and creates... View article

July 30, 2018

The sugar, salt and coffee are the only foods on the table in Giuseppa and Paolo’s farmhouse kitchen not raised... View article

July 22, 2018

We always tell our apartment guests that the best eating – and at the most economical prices – is at... View article

July 5, 2018

When here in our splendid Umbria, “Italy’s green heart”, you simply can’t miss meeting and feasting with Umbria’s rural people.... View article

June 14, 2018

Bud and Irma, “Mille grazie for your warm note to me after our rural life tour: “…… thank you for the... View article

May 28, 2018

A culinary highlight of an Umbrian springtime? Wild asparagus. Just ask Novella, selling it at her stand in Assisi: …or... View article

May 24, 2018

We don’t see Aldo with his sheep any longer as they graze on the hill behind our farmhouse. He’s nearly... 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

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