Diane
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Tales from the tiny medieval village of Carmine Superiore, perched high on a hill overlooking Italy's stunning Lago Maggiore. The author, an English expat, is a sometime professional writer and a full-time amateur mother-of-two.
Recent PostsA magnificent warm-in-the-sun morning. A lovely breakfast-in-the-churchyard morning. A wonderful ... oh dear, mackerel sky morning. An overcast and cold afternoon. A rainy evening.Three sisters, Verbania Pallanza....
Eight degrees at eight-thirty. Weather much as yesterday with the addition of puddles from last night's rain."Chop all this into matchsticks by morning, miller's daughter, and you shall be queen."Where's Rumplestiltskin when you need him?...
Chilly and damp. Overcast.Remember, rememberThe fifth of NovemberGunpowder, treason and plotI see no reasonWhy gunpowder and treasonEver should be forgot.No vast autumn bonfires here tonight. No magical boxes of Standard Fireworks, all red and purple...
Nine degrees at 8:30am. Every leaf, every twig, every shaggy dog, every child's hat, every cat's ear, every piode, every petal. Everything is dripping. And in the hills not so far above us, it's not dripping but snowing. Please take one minute of you...
A magnificent day! We started with 7° at 8:30 and by 12:30, the temperature had soared to 26°. Dry. Azure skies. Changing colours all around.First snowfall on the nearest of the Swiss Alps, 14th October.Seen from CannobioThe first snow quickly melt...
All Souls has turned out grey, misty and dribbling mournful rain. The children are sick. The cats are sick. The chickens are moulting and definitely look sick. Oh yes, and Mama is sick. And we're now into our fourth week of continuous sickness, and I...
This blog is currently rated a 4.87 out of a possible 5 based on 15 comments.
DianeGreat images and content on this site!
adrianLovely writing, a true snapshot of rural Italy...well done!
Sonia MarshLouise always has an interesting observation.
Virgilla LammonsI love Italy, and this blog is very interesting......
mastersofseoVery unique type of blog, your story is fascinating.
KellyI really enjoyed the personal stories on your blog, concerning life in Carmine. The way you write each post engages the reader and really draws them in. Keep up the great work.
Lolavery interesting blog, should be made into a film, just a quick glance in enough to reveal its depth, now off for a longer read.
ArcticulatesWow! What an awesome blog!
I am so glad I stopped by there today!
One of the things on my to do list is to visit Italy! And I am going to be a follower of this blog, because it will prepare me for a future visit there. I have found it is always better to get first hand information from someone that lives in a area I want to visit. :)
I enjoyed your adventurous story of the missing passport!
I enjoyed my visit. Great Blog! Fantastic writer!
~K
buddhaFantastic blog for anybody that loves Italy!
I'm looking forward to come and visit you Louise!
Gloria de Gaston BooneHow do you make a living? Living in a place like that is very appealing...but how would I eat? And have shelter?
Jacqueline SmithRural Italy pictured in words and photos. Lots about life anywhere. Lovely.
DésiréeThis is such interesting blog. I love going here and read. It is relaxing and comforting read, without being cute. I'm not sure how describe it right.
Benny GreenbergThis is really a good read. Life from a perspective that most of us do not have...
Ben
Eric PaulTouching, beautifully written and full of a perspective I feel that I understand but don't relate to.
Truly a fantastic reading experience!
Thank you!
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beautiful blog!I love Italy.Keep up the great work.
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