To be honest, this is a last year project, a Christmas present to be precise. I’ve read so much about all the features of silk (good for skin, hair, sleep…) that I’ve decided to make some pillowcase as present for my friends. It was not a tough project, even if sawing silk is not so […]
.. and yes, this is the first one! I can not believe that 2025 is coming to the end. It was quite a busy year full of things to do, writing, planting, sewing (just a few unfortunately) and we start travelling again.. But I wasn’t able to write about all the things we have done, […]
Three years ago our neighbor passed away, he was a shy and reserved person with a full life behind him: doctor, skipper, lover of nature and animals… His house remained closed for a year, sad and lonely as only a dull and empty house can be. Then, a year ago, our neighbors’ daughter decided to […]
Here we are, like every year, with the “unmissable” Christmas post! My last post was about this summer’s trip, then nothing until now… I don’t know why but in the second part of the year I’m having more difficulty in writing. I still have 4 posts stuck in draft that I hope to be able […]
My love for the mountains is nothing new, nor is my appreciation for Swiss order and care, so it is no surprise that this summer we took a short but very scenic trip to the Canton of Graubünden. From Chiavenna, Spluga Pass, stop at the Viamala gorge and then towards Chur, all on the state […]
You know that sometimes you go far and far away to see beautiful places and you do not know amazing places behind your home.. This is exactly my thought when I discovered Mandello del Lario. I have always passed through Mandello, it is home to Moto Guzzi, I know that there is a museum, but […]
As I promise some posts ago, here I am writing about my last months disappearing from the blog (not so unusual, I know, some time I need to disappear..) +++ Ogni tanto mi dimentico ma la versione in Italiano è sempre sotto +++ The 9th of June we had the second edition of Belle Èpoque […]
It seems impossible but my last post on the Bienno market exhibition was 4 years ago. I’ve been there something like 10 times in the last 30 years, and it is always magic. You can always find something new, a different way to make or see things. Just two examples here below.. For me it […]
A month since the last post.. In short, the closer June comes and with it “Il Belle Èpoque” the less time I have left for other projects.. I will tell you why, what we have in mind, what we are creating in due time, after June 9th 😉 +++ Trovate la versione inbitaliano sotto 🇮🇹+++ […]
Some months ago I’ve wrote about our lovely walnut and Slash the willow tree. I think it is time to some update.. +++ Trovate la versione in italiano sotto 🇮🇹+++ While accepting the fact that walnut will no longer accompany us through the seasons, we did not want to deprive ourselves of its presence. It […]
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