The noise is like a coffee grinder on ‘speed.’ As the farmhouse shudders I rush indoors to discover it’s coming from the bathroom. My friend is standing on the toilet with one hand held above her head and, as I watch in fascination, she slowly dips her hand into old fashioned high hung cistern and …
Cherries or Plums?
Can you tell a cherry from a plum?
Umbrian Idyll
We're off on holiday - a rented farmhouse in Umbria. We exit the train at Perugia clutching our instructions. ‘Take the autostrada from Perugia and head towards Assisi.' That seems simple. After picking up the hire car in 'rush hour' we head for the Autostrada. Soon after leaving the city the road signs for our …
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