Every Tuesday I head to the nearest town to stock on food, as a local farmer sells his fresh produce in the Piazza. I formed a friendship with him and the day before I text him the things I need: 1K beans, etc. He doesnt use pesticides or any chemicals and I usually give him some new seeds to plant. Then I would buy my cheese and eggs from another local farmer who makes the best Pecorino cheese; he also brings me eggs from his hens, hehe. In this little town there are about 7 organic shops! It is just a paradise form someone like me, especially to be able to find fair trade and organic banana. Of course I will never buy something that is organic but flown from Mexico or Spain, never. I believe in eating local, seasonal and as organic as possible. So all my fruits and veggies and meats have to be LOCAL and SEASONAL. The picture above was taken in winter during the cauliflower season :)
Who is that? Hehe. This is Luna's favourite hiding place, above the hutch in the kitchen/sitting/dinning room.
The weather is great, at least to me; it has been hot, hot, hot and I'm loving it. I have so many plans for this summer: making so many different jams and chutneys and pickles; one-day trips to the sea, taking my trusty bike Farara with me ( I just need to take the bus and 40 minutes later I'm at the seaside; eating tons of amazing Italian ice creams; wearing summer dresses every day and never jeans or a trousers through out the summer; getting dressed up a bit and use all those gorgeous brooches, corsages and pins I have; dying my hair more often, to cover up grey hair :) ; eating outside, as I live in the countryside, all I need to get is something for the mosquitos and maybe set up a hammock, if I can afford it and find someone to take me to IKEA :)
What are your plans for summer?
Hello dear Cyrene.
ReplyDeleteI have a few plans for Summer, one is to definitely go to the beach a few times! We live about an hour away and we certainly don't go enough.
I also wanted to let you know that I nominated you for an award. You can participate here: http://www.life-collection.com/2012/06/liebster.html
xx, C
Oh Cat, thank you so much for reading my blog and nominating me. I thought nobody reads my blog :(
DeleteCat I forgot to say I will answer your questions soon, promise :)
ReplyDeleteHello Cyrene from the USA..
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your blog..good luck on your book.I saw your post at farmgirl susans blog..I have 5 cats as well..ringo barney smokey bandit cowboy..never a dull moment with them around..looking forward to making my move to a simpler lifestyle in the near future..was in Italy a few years ago..sure I didnt see the best part but hated to leave..
David
David, I'm so sorry I've just seen your post. Thank you so much and I'm glad you are reading my blog; I seriously didnt think anyone would be interested in reading it. As I said in my new post, I do not have internet at home, though the problem will be solved in few days/weeks. fingers crossed and thank you again for passing by.
DeleteAnd I hope your next trip to Bella Italia would be more interesting and see more of this beautiful country. As for the cats, well, well, currently I'm looking after 15 cats plus my two little ones. I will blog about this interesting path I'm going through these days. It is just like a movie but so true :) stay tuned.
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