“What can we say? Your hospitality, your love, passion and knowledge of Umbria has made our stay in Assisi the experience of a lifetime! From the bottom of our 12 hearts, we…
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We just harvested our olives. Alleluia, alleluia! Last year, for the first time in our forty years on the land in Umbria, we skipped olive-picking in November: la mosca olearia devastated olive…
Little Claire, thanks so much for your note: “…your place is the best place in Italy… I am glad I came here because since you live in Italy, now I like it.…
To fully experience Umbria, “Italy’s green heart,” you’ll have to connect with the people. Meet our rural neighbors, those most directly connected to our Umbrian land. Each one, a “national” (as well…
A recent guest, Barbara put it this way: “Your farmhouse apartment is spacious, clean and well-appointed: a lovely retreat after a day of touring.” Barbara, delighted to host you and Brad in…
Pino and I moved into a crumbling farmhouse outside Assisi in 1975. What unforgettable years working the land, learning so much from our rural friends (you can see shots of “the good…
Bare-chested, bearded Sergio, with brightly luminous blue eyes and a twinkling grin, was one of the shepherds showing his herd of sheep (450 in the herd, about 50 goats included) at the…
When Umbria is cooking (today, July 18, 2015, over 40 C – or about 105 F – in nearby Perugia) – and what’s roasting is not grilled lamb but us – it’s…
What’s the highlight of a visit to our rural neighbors? Sharing in eighty-year-old Peppe’s pride in his prosciutti? Tasting his wine? Meeting Peppa, “Earth Mother,” as I call this warm and joyous…
Easy to entice Pino to the Balanzano (near Perugia) sagra: snails were the headliner second course dish at this Sagra dell’Ortolano (“Food festival of the vegetable gardener”). Pino relished those snails (bruschetta…