Sunday, September 2, 2012

Rainy days and Sundays

After 3 months of little or no rain and with Lucifero visiting us for a while from Africa(an anti cyclone) whose heat managed to make the garden look like a desert, we have now had a little rain, but still not enough to save some of the plants.

Today being Sunday and with our visitors out exploring the Cinque Terre we went to Forte di Marmi to get off the not so green colle verde.


It had been reported to us that there had been hunky surfers spotted here last week when it was sunny, but I think the threat of rain, Sunday lunch , the cooler temperatures or the suprising number of jelly fish in the water had put them off.

Also inspite of the rumours it was not heaving with Russians but mainly Italians.

We did some window shopping - advisable here given the price of things in the windows and then finished our tour with an ice cream to remind us that summer has not quite finished yet! 


Saturday, September 1, 2012

Benvenuti da Sam

A big part of our lives and of anyone who visits us is Sam our Norfolk terrier.



As soon as the door bell sounds he is the first out the door to greet anyone with a welcome noise half between a rolling growl and a howl.(difficult to describe).

He keeps visitors company under their sun beds in summer (its cooler) and in the morning is the first to greet everyone for breakfast.

When the time comes to say good bye he is there as well.