Tag Archives: spring flowers in tuscany
The Bottle Brush
It was so showy that I felt it needed a whole post just by its self. Hanging out next to the tomatoes showing off their tribal colors on their poles. And look at those angry clouds in the background. But see, I had to call your attention to those things. The bottle brush really …
May Garden Shots
The garden has been at its best the last few weeks. There has been a lot of rain and most everything is doing well. Cooler temps have kept some things blooming longer and others opening later and tomatoes NOT setting fruit like they should be. But all in all (if you don’t have to …
Iris and others
Yes, more spring flower pictures. We had a good bit of rain last winter so the spring flowers are really looking good this year. There are lots of patches of these white Sicilias (I think they are called) on the property. This group managed to escape the fury of Costantino’s tractor. This is …
Daffodil Portrait
Long time readers of this blog will remember that I love daffodils. Every year at the peak of the season I like to gather them up and force them to pose for a portrait. My idea being, that in the fall when I think of buying more daffodil bulbs, I will refer back to …
Spring Entertaining
(written in late March) Fairly, reliable warm weather arrived the last week of March. And with it, ‘Spring Cleaning’ has bubbled over in Ida, our upstairs neighbor. Not content with pursuing every iota of dust and dirt in her apartment, she has started on the outside too. Sanding and oiling the doors. …
A Gracious Lunch
When we first moved to Italy, we rented from John and Richard. We lived on the upper floor of their very old Tuscan farm house. The lower floor was cleaned up but was still configured as stalls, animal pens, places to store farm equipment. We moved out. They returned. They had a lot of …
Ohhh, those Dutch Folks,
I have a bone to pick with them. When we were in Amsterdam I made a special effort to make it to the famous flower market to buy bulbs. I was really excited to get 2 amaryllis bulbs. See what color the flowers are supposed to be…. dark blue/purple See what color the …
The reindeer continue their tour
The reindeer have moved on from Paris to Holland I had so much fun with the reindeer during the holidays that I decided to let them start traveling around using many of the ‘trinkets’ that we have picked up in our travels. And it is a good way to cover up the ugly stuffa …
friends and family in italy 