Antiques Road Show

The other sunday whilst walking round the antiques market in the Foro Romano in Rome we came across this car. I wasnt sure if it was for sale or not, it hadnt been moved for a while and there was certainly nothing in the guide book about it!

Spring has sprung!

Mother nature is definitely working over time as this time of year the grass and flowers in the olive grove seem to grow before your eyes. It  is a shame building work is not progressing as quickly. So here are acouple of photos of flowers taken on the last visit as it wasnt worth taking a photo of the progress. Can anyone name them for me?

Spot the difference

Yesterday I spent in Castelnuovo Magra at the building site. It is still difficult to see the progress without looking carefully below the surface. They have reinforced the first floor so we can now remove the supports holding it up. All the openings have now been made and some filled up again. They are now extending the old roof line where the external staircase was knocked down. The budget is being exceeded as fast as I try and contain it suprise suprise. Here are 2 fotos taken a over a month apart …spot the difference!