I’m here, Mum and Dad. I made it… I said I would, and you gave me your blessing, and here
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Grieving and reflecting on life, being creative to remind myself of who I am...
Another year, another sunset…
Seven years ago today, it was my parents’ joint funeral. Dad always said they’d die together, and they pretty much
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Magic at Christmas
We went to see the Christmas tree on the lake on Sunday evening, in the local town. However, there was
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Memories and laughter
In the summer of 2014, the only significance of 12/12/14 was that it would be the last day of the
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This is the man…
This is the man who taught me that magic exists. That if you make a wish, it can come true…but
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Carta di Soggiorno
Here it is…the final piece of the jigsaw* – this is my official “Non-mandatory” but very precious residence card, which
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Our first Olive Harvest
October 24th 2021: Today we’re starting to harvest the olives… Well, we survived the first day! We had a few
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Umbria Olive oil
We’ve just been to friends to try their new olive oil, pressed just yesterday…and to compare it with last year’s…
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A new skill to learn…
We drove up into the hills this morning and learned about the olive harvest, ready for when we tackle our
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One year ago…
12 months ago today we got the keys for our house! We didn’t own it until Dec, and couldn’t move
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