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Saturday June 4th, 2011. Posted by Alex:
 A week ago we floated over Chianti. By hot air: You start early, while the sun is still low, so you’ll see the shadow of the balloon on the hill: Space: Height: Landing was – what’s the word – interesting. Gentle, though. Ballooning is safe and comfortable. For us. For the pilot. Not for the guys who help take everything down. Now Read more… Up up and away Monday May 23rd, 2011. Posted by Alex:
In February I provided a bit of an update on how the gardening was going, including a picture of the first peas going in. Sarah has been putting a huge amount of work into the orto, and here are a couple of views of the place taken just over a week ago. View from the west: View from Read more… Vegetables abound! Thursday May 5th, 2011. Posted by Alex:
You might want to get this playing before you read on, although if you saw the earlier version and gave up because it is too long, take heart – it is now much shorter and snappier. And the pictures look better, too:
Something like 40 years ago I saw the Britannia Coconut Dancers in cold Read more… Mayday in Montereggio Sunday April 17th, 2011. Posted by Alex:
I confess – I had to look up how to spell “outmanoeuvre”. Having announced our plan to go to lunch with Dante, I sat around not doing anything with the pictures I took, and in the meantime the event has been covered at Ciao Lunigiana. So here are just a few late snaps. Medieval people waiting for lunch: Local medieval-style Read more… Undiligent blogger outmanoeuvred Sunday April 3rd, 2011. Posted by Alex:
Mulazzo is the village, large by the standards of these parts, that sits up the next valley with a commanding view east down towards the Magra river. It features a bar which in turn features both a remarkable selection of beer and a landlord whose main love in life is entertaining his customers with ballads and karaoke. At least Read more… Alighieri for lunch, anyone? Wednesday March 16th, 2011. Posted by Alex:
Well, almost. Two days later. I take it that all those who can will bring an instrument? There’s no saying that they will be played, but one should always Read more… Paddy’s day in Lunigiana Wednesday March 16th, 2011. Posted by Alex:
It’s like magic, innit? On 15 March the first seeds poked baby heads Read more… Germination Monday March 7th, 2011. Posted by Alex:
It could be worse. After all, although there is no reason to believe he is actually stupid, he is clearly not particularly bright. He was trained from birth to believe that he was a thick cut above almost anyone else. This putative superiority is inherent. It does not depend on the things the rest of us Read more… Let’s not be too hard on Prince Andrew Friday February 25th, 2011. Posted by Alex:
If you search for “Tuscan Garden” on the net you will find more about how to make mock Tuscan gardens in Melbourne or in Oregon than about gardens in Tuscany. And if you add “how to” into your search criteria, you are more likely to find out about the bits you need to make your mock Read more… Gardening in Tuscany – the story so far Monday February 21st, 2011. Posted by Alex:
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