We’ve Been Busy – In a Good Way
When we decided to take this fantastic journey, one of the things we were looking forward to was sharing it with friends and family. So we took on the apartment upstairs to use for visitors. After seven weeks of preparing, organizing, and planning, we hosted our first guests. Tim...
Nesting, Italian Style
We’re almost finished doing battle with the Italian bureaucracy. We thought we would be done last week, but, alas, if there can be a monkey wrench thrown into something, we will find it. We went for our final appointment in Sansepolcro to get our permesso di siggiorno. It was...
The Fresh Produce Connection
We have a gardener. I know that sounds very extravagant and maybe even a little pretentious. He kind of came with the house. Our landlord owns a couple of properties and is 85 years old. He’s spry and agile, but needs help with things. The other day they were...
Shiny Stamps at the Post Office and Other Italian Peculiarities
We have certain milestones to cross before we can really start relaxing. Mind you, we’ve done our share of relaxing already, but these chores are always in the back of our minds. Specifically, we have to get the utilities set up for the upstairs apartment, get our permesso di...