2016 travels

It is fun to look back over the last year to see all the places we visited. 2016 was a great year for travel and I am looking forward to new adventures in 2017…

Goodbye Italy

It is time to leave lovely Italy and return to my other life. It’s time to say goodbye to Ponte a Serraglio and Casa Debbio for a couple of months.

Casa Debbio autumn 2016

Our garden at Casa Debbio has changed a lot since I left at the end of spring. The summer was hot and there was no rain at all until last week. Filippo has done an amazing job keeping everything alive.

Casa Debbio spring 2016

The cool, wet spring seems to suit the garden at Casa Debbio. It is thriving. We have lavender, roses, peonies and much more…

Snow

After days of rain and wind we got some lovely snow. Even in Ponte a Serraglio the snow fell lightly. We went to Casa Debbio not really knowing what to expect…

A year of travel

2015 has been a busy year for travel. I went twice to Italy with side trips to Barcelona, Stockholm and Helsinki. I also travelled within Italy, visiting Padova, Arezzo, Cortona and many other lovely places. I can’t wait to do it all again next year.

September at Casa Debbio

I am back at Casa Debbio. Filippo has done an amazing job keeping the garden alive through one of the hottest summers Italy has experienced for years. Temperatures were close to 40 degrees for weeks on end. There has been little rain and Filippo has been up every second day early in the morning to water the plants. The ones planted last year have done well and the newly planted things have survived.