One person’s rubbish is another person’s treasure

One person’s rubbish is another person’s treasure

I am a bit of a scavenger. I can’t walk past a skip without having a look, you just never know what might turn out to be just the thing you always needed but never knew! All Italian houses have a cantina which is kind 

Documenting the flora and fauna…

Documenting the flora and fauna…

I am a keen user of the cyanotype process. It is essentially like an early photographic process that doesn’t need a camera, just the light from the sun. It is a lovely and relatively simple way to document objects and have a memory of a 

Eggs, eggs and more eggs!

Eggs, eggs and more eggs!

Fresh eggs from your own hens every day is wonderful! What happens when you have too many what can you do with them? I knew my friends hadn’t had a proper curry for sometime so went prepared with garam masala, turmeric and a chunk of 

What to do with courgettes?

What to do with courgettes?

I love courgettes, especially fresh newly grown ones from the garden. My friends in Italy are not so keen but happened to mention to their 80 something year old neighbour (who still grows all her fruit and veg!) that their visitor was a keen courgette 

Abruzzo Italy and aubergines

Abruzzo Italy and aubergines

I have just had a wonderful few weeks in Palombaro a small town in the Abruzzo region of Italy. This area is central and to the east of Rome stretching to the coast. I have been staying with my friends who moved here two years