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So you want to renovate an Italian farmhouse …are you nuts?
Today we put a deposit on our house which is about 3 kms out of the town of Gambasca, Piemonte. It is straight up a road that in some spots reminds me of Lombard St (the very crooked road in San...
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The ancient art of drying chestnuts – we find out what the Metato is for….
Salvatore (Sam to anyone not in Italy) finished painting the walls of the Metato – Castagne (Chestnut) room… Notice the small door (top right hand corner), this is where the chestnuts would be put...
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Rustic farmhouses – A Blair Witch moment…
There are community farmhouses (rustico borgata) all through the mountains around Gambasca. Ours is called Borga Nari, and we’ve found five others within easy walking distance of our house. We’ve been...
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Renovating Italian Style – Borga Nari
Wednesday, 28 December Another Letter Home… The man on the scaffold with Sam is our friend and muratori Beppe. Beppe lives in Martiniana Po (next village) and his little boy Davide goes to Carina’s...
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La Bella Casa – A little film part one
So here is our new home, day one. I am already imagining scooting around on my Vespa, picking the vegetables from the orto, and lounging around on the terrace with friends after a gorgeous meal…...
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La Bella Casa – A little film part 2
Well here it is our beautiful home, can you see it? Salvatore took this video of the town and the house, I can’t wait to see it for myself. I think we will all get fit, listen to him puffing on the...
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30 days of indie travel – day 4 – Mistakes
Throughout the month of November, BootsnAll is inviting bloggers from around the world to join them in a daily blogging project – the 30 Days of Indie Travel Project Day Four: Mistakes I am a...
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Journey to the Italian Dream – At last we’re on our way
Since starting this blog it has been you my friends who have kept our spirits up, encouraged, shared and given our family a gift I never imagined that day I wrote my very first post. This has been a...
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