Here is the rough plan of our adventure! Where we are staying: Agritourismo Il Colle in Poggio alle Croce ( near figline valdarno/incisa) Tuesday Oct 28 Day 1 Group picked up at Florence airport, mid afternoon. Welcome reception at Il Colle- Marcie is cooking! Unpack, relax! if anyone is feeling energetic: drive around the neighbourhood: […]
poggio alle croce
Are you ready for October, 2014?
If you are reading this post, you are either enrolled to visit Tuscany with me in October, seriously considering this adventure, or you are part of the Italian team who will welcome us. I decided to re-institute this blog in order to share some photos and get you even more excited. Enjoy the slide […]
a presto toscana
Yesterday I was anxious. I bit the inside of my lower lip and despite the inner voice commanding me to stop, I only paused and immediately resumed this terrible habit. I worried over the toughness of the meat I had bought for the Daube. What processed me to buy meat labeled “musculo”? I imagined my […]
mostly animals @ poggio alle croce
Hiking up to Pian d’albero
When I asked Elettra to tell me the story behind the plaque in front of her house, she told me about the twenty-two partisans who had been shot in Pain d’albero and she could take me there. It was a bit of a hike, and there was no longer a town, but it was quite […]