Our Experience buying a house and learning a new life in Umbria, Italy
Casale Gelsomino, now renamed Casale Giulietta, has great structural bones but needs some updates, a few more critical than others.
This site is designed to share our experience across the home buying process, including taking ownership, renovations, and making friends.
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Il Nuovo Tetto – 7+ months of Construction
Back in 2021, before we made an offer on the house, the Geometra spent a few days inspecting and evaluating, prior to doing research on documentation at the comune. While his findings determined that…
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Making Cheese in Todi
We decided to try something new and signed up for a cheese making class in Todi. I did some research and this place has been around for a very long time and has an…
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Time to Finish the Garden
In the spring of 2023, the garden layout was in place, the electrical and irrigation had been laid and the two new terrace areas were complete. Prior to the grass being planted, we need…
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Termiti, Scorpions & Topi, Part 2 – Focus on Termiti
In May 2023, I was feeling fairly confident in my ability to manage this new life in Italy. Projects were getting done, new projects were being planned, and life felt good. Andrew’s parents came…
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Senior Enrico!
In January 2023, the radiators on the main floor were putting out minimal heat but the ones in the bedrooms were not. The house was REALLY cold. So Federica found a plumber in Fabro,…
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Il Giardino – Time for Clean-up and Redesign
October 2022 The garden on the day we viewed the house for the first time in June 2021 was a hot mess, but you could see the potential. To make it better, many dead…
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We Opened the Wall
Summer 2022 When we viewed the house in June 2021, the kitchen was in the southeast corner of the house, where the traditional Umbrian fireplace lived. It’s beautiful and a showpiece. I asked the…
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Our Year while Andrew was Serving our Country
2021 The pandemic was a very crazy time and it was easy to lose time of what the actual month or year was. I remember traveling for work in the first quarter of 2020…
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Cantine Aperte
Memorial Day Weekend – Sunday, May 29, 2022 The last Sunday of May is always Cantine Aperte in Umbria. Dozens of wineries are open for tours and wine tastings. Visit just one or as…
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