Fill your days with life, not your life with days
Photo: The open air Teatro del Silenzio is set in the Tuscan hills near Lajatico We took just one photo on arrival, then put our phones away. We were in a minority, a very small minority. Thousands were taking photos and videoing entire songs. You can see a selection on YouTube if you wish. I …
Photo: Despite the cycling jerseys, this was purely a social ocassion By July the summer party season is in full swing. Social events abound as the weather usually settles for a couple of months of hot hot hot. A frantic few weeks for us started with the first Cena della Pentarolese dinner. This was to …
There's lot's of debate at the moment about living the moment or recording it on your phone. It seems we remember more if we don't film or photo it. That can't be said of the Mark Knopfler gig in Cattolica last night. We went with friends Elisa and Jane. We counted at least nine in …
Photo: Ciao bella When we were working we used to go out on a Sunday night to stretch the weekend for as long as possible. Much better than staying at home waiting for that Monday morning feeling. As Colin is often on the bike at the weekend we've started doing it again, even though Monday …
Photo: Manuelo under cover Though I spends me time In the ashes and smoke In this 'ole wide world There's no 'appier bloke These lyrics were certainly true of Manuelo. This cheerful chappy turned up on time to sweep our chimney. We were handed a letter of introduction from his company Gli Spazzacamino di Manlio. …
Photo: Gio, Patrzia, Jan, Rodolfo, Maddalenna, Marco, Nadia, Leo and Sabrina To mark the anniversary of the Pansèrs first Twinning trip to London we hosted them for a BBQ at Casa Angeletti yesterday. A great night of chat, eating and drinking. We promised them a proper English BBQ (no rain though), loads to drink and too …
Photo: Jan's impromtu rain scarf summed up a miserable week for the weather. A quick dash to London. Jan had Board meetings and presentations to attend this week so we had four nights back at the apartment. Colin managed to squeeze in a quick ride with David and we had a great evening with Carolyn …
Photo: All our olive trees received a serious haircut this spring. Despite boughts of illness and the worst May weather for decades we've been busy in the garden at Casa Angeletti. It's all part of our big plan for the garage, cantina and garden to be completed in 2020. Maybe. It started with Luigi, our …
Photo: 'Here comes the summer. Alfresco dining at last. Our first lunch on the terrace at Yankee signifies the start of summer. Incredibly, this year it was the 7th of June. Usually May is glorious but this year was the worst we've ever known. "Un disastro" commented Stefano. Italian hospitality is always good but when …
Photo: Colin, Liam, Jan, Bernadette, Gerard, Peter and a Liverpool FC plastic duck watching the Champions League final Even if the household was supporting Liverpool, not everyone was. Peter, a Londoner, and his son Liam were supporting Spurs. Gerard, an Ajax fan, was supporting the Reds as Spurs knocked them out in the semi final. …
Colin and Jan Fisher 