The colour green seems to be a very popular choice for doors in Tuscany. Here is a selection of those I’ve come across in villages off the beaten path.     … Read More

    Last December I successfully launched my first product – Le Dieci Castella – The Ten Castles wall calendar, raising 80.00 euro for the local Misericordia. From taking my … Read More

This morning I started my wonderful journey around Fibbialla at 7am in which to avoid the mid-day roasting sun.   I talked to some lovely locals, nearly got licked to death … Read More

Colourful wisteria at Collodi.  This village was home to the family of Carlo Collodi (1826 – 1890), writer of ‘The Adventures of Pinocchio’.     If you enjoyed this post … Read More

Every year from late summer into early autumn the Tuscan villages are bustling with tractors of every size delivering wood to homes for their fires during the coming winter. In … Read More

There was a mixture of joy,  anxiety and sadness as both my little girls started asilo (nursery) today. Dressed in their grembiuli (school aprons) they held hands and happily set … Read More

  Looking outside the window after waking up far too early at 5.30am, I noticed that last night’s rain had left the village smothering in a blanket of eerie mist. … Read More

I came across  this very content cat who happily allowed  me to photograph him/her whilst he/she posed in the village of Castelvecchio in Pescia.

  What a GREAT summer!  After giving birth to my second daughter Matilda in March, I eventually found

  Ever since I was pregnant with my eldest daughter Lily, she’s been travelling around Tuscany keeping me awesome company.  She’s been there while I discover, photograph and film some … Read More