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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Termiti, Scorpions & Topi
Let me just preface this with the true fact that I HATE spiders. The only thing that might freak me out more are snakes. I didn’t know that Italy had scorpions, and there are…
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Tree Removal Day!
May 18, 2022 Today was a big day in the garden at Casale Giulietta. We finally have permesso to remove the leaning tree blocking the view from the balcony, as well as thin and…
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Painting & Decorating Rooms
April 2022 While the bones of the house are great, the rooms need some updating. The structure of the house is a giant square and on the 2nd floor there are 4 bedrooms with…
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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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