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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La Seconda Doccia Venerdì
April 22, 2022 – It’s now a week later and I am ready for my second shower Friday. As a nod to our fabulous 6 week experience in Castellina in Chianti back in 2017,…
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Pasquetta – Greve in Chianti
April 18, 2022 One of my favorite days in Italy is the Monday after Easter, known as Pasquetta (Little Easter). It’s a holiday and also the annual grand antique market in Greve in Chianti.…
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I Got Fooled!
April 17, 2022 After waiting and waiting for my shipped box of new bedding to arrive, I decided to run into town to the market and see if I can find comforters and top…
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Shower Fridays!
Puzzalenta no more!!! After 10 days of bidet baths and smelling myself on a Wednesday night, I decided to pick a location that I wanted to explore, book an overnight stay and enjoy a…
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La Osteria & Mens Volleyball
Following my last post, 1st Shower Friday, I thought it was worth sharing my lovely experience having lunch at the Osteria. Jess and I discovered this lovely family run restaurant back in June 2021…
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Market Day in Fabro Scalo!!!!!!
April 10, 2022 Today it was sunny so I planned to work in the garden and tackle at least one section (the yard has 3 sections and is huge). I decided to go into…
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Making new friends and helpful connections
March 2022 About a month or so before I flew to Italy in April, I met a woman named Karen in the ‘Living in Italy’ Facebook group. We had both responded to a question…
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Creating the Outside Space – 2022
At my home in Shoreline, WA, I have created a few different sitting areas, wanting to create space for neighbors to gather, quiet space for me to read or unwind, and family gathering areas.…
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My Boxes Arrived!!!!
April 7, 2022 I mentioned this in my Lemon Tree post but I wanted to provide more details for those of you who are interested. Before I left for Italy, I shipped 4 boxes…
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