‘I am lost and found over and over’…. Our Italian Life: It’s still raining here in Valle Pellice, and we are seeing first hand the effect on the community. It’s as if an entire season has been missed and Spring just didn’t arrive. The days are long with no lack of sunshine, it gets dark [...]
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By some strange miracle the blog has opened and given me an opportunity to let you all know we are alive and well here in Malpertus. As I wasn’t expecting this to happen I am caught off guard and am not even sure this will go through so here’s a quick update minus images as [...]
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Our Italian Life: We spent the afternoon chatting with our neighbor Antonio. He lives just up the road from us in the next Borgata. His nephew was busy planting potatoes one at a time now that the sun is here everyone is out and about. Silvio helps Sam clear the trees for our orto, chopping [...]
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‘I have more memories than if I were a thousand years old’ Charles Baudelaire Kindness comes in many forms, often unexpected. Anita was born here at Malpertus, she knows it’s many secrets, heartbreaks and joys. A sparkling eye and an easy laugh, thick brown stockings under worn out shoes she wanders the borgata. Always [...]
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‘The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten’ Cesare Pavese The heart of most homes is the kitchen, ours is starting to take shape after a bit of TLC and lots of work from Sam. Over the last few days he pulled out the old sink and tiles, mixed up multiple batches of [...]
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‘She knocked and waited… because when the door was opened from within, it had the potential to lead someplace quite different’ ~ Laini Taylor Rounding the corner a perfect photo, as if the Italian gods were smiling on us. Each element aligned perfectly to capture that quintessential dream of Italy. Yet my eye was drawn [...]
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‘I roamed the countryside searching for answers to things I did not understand’ ~Leonardo da Vinci Veravo is everything I dreamed it would be, wandering into the village I recognized the landmarks from Sams brief video made the day he bought the house. Curved staircases seemingly held up by air and luck, an large [...]
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“A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid” J.R.R Tolkien Our home in Bobbio Pellice has a tiny circular window high up on the crest of the roof line. Although I searched I couldn’t find it inside. My husband being a little more inventive worked out that it must be [...]
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“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home” ~ Matsuo Basho Our journey has taken an unexpected temporary detour, from the Italian Riviera to the wild mountains yet I am happy. We seem to be finding our rhythm, a closeness that was somehow missing before ~ time to tickle and read out [...]
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It seems so surreal to be returning to Borga Nari after all these years, time stood still while we were away. Snow drifts gently onto worn rock and our children delight in the tiny flakes. Friends both old and new have welcomed us with warmth and kindness. A place to stay, a temporary home for [...]
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