Italy Quick Stop in the Eternal City Ciao readers, I'm off to warmer climes (thank god, it's getting mighty chilly around here) but I couldn't leave Italy without at least taking a peek at the craziness that is Rome. And to visit my friend Chiara, naturally. There is so much old
Italy Happy 2016 Global warming on full blast: we had a picnic barbecue outside on Boxing day. It was lovely if a tad worrying. I hope you all made it into the new year safe and sound and full of good resolutions and cheer. We celebrated with a pizza party and a huge
Italy Merry Christmas Everyone! The goose is on the table, the presents have been opened. It's a great Christmas indeed.
Italy Santa Claus and Glorious Food Dear reader, I don't know if it's Christmas or the surroundings but everyone seems to be obsessed with food these days. Scarcely a day goes by without someone making something special and oh-so-tasty. Not that I'm complaining, mind. Anyway, first things first: SANTA CLAUS
Italy Time for a Proper Introduction Uhm, hello. I'm new here. Not really sure yet how this works but SmallPaw said I should give it a go so here I am. I gather there's been a bit of a slow-down in terms of posts? Sorry 'bout that. Likely my fault. I
Italy A Good Time Was Had by All This weekend my brother held his 40th birthday party at my sister's house and man, does my family know how to throw a party... It was a two-day affair that somehow morphed into a four-day bash. On Thursday night the local wine bar was already out of white
Italy Full Circle Dear reader, And just like that, I'm back in Italy where we started a couple of weeks ago. It's fun to come back to a place that I know! Especially when there are so many nice people and playthings there. And a dog! But first, let
Italy Off to New Adventures Dear reader, This is going to be just a short one to let you know that I'm flying off to wild and new places tomorrow, this time northern Germany! Ah, the pickled fish, the fields of heather, the horses - I can almost remember it all. (Apparently I&
Italy Hello! Remember Me? Dear reader, I know, I know, you're probably wondering what has happened to me and how I can live with myself knowing that you're sitting there every day, checking my site to see if I have written something new and yet not doing anything about it.
Italy Rehearsal After so many months of sedentary life, it's equally exciting and daunting to start traveling again. Especially now that we have Small Paw in tow to think about. But if today is anything to go by, we'll be just fine in Japan. Friends of my sister
Italy Starting Off With a Bang Ohboyohboyohboy, dear reader, this is going to be SUCH a great year: I have just joined the ranks of the physically mobile and am beyond excited about my new freedom. Electric boxes, cables, shoes and firewood are no longer out of reach! Nothing is safe from me anymore! MUAH HA
Italy A Very Merry Christmas We've had a big crazy family Christmas this year with so many people that my sister and I had to go out and buy a table so we could all sit together. (True story. Although the table will come in handy for the future anyway.) There were Venezuelans,
Italy December is Here! Where has the time gone? Dear reader, it's just flying by. I wish I could sit and chat but I still need to wrap my presents and finally get the authorities to put some decorations on this tree they insisted on dragging into the house so you'
Italy A Small Update Hello dear reader, It's been a while since I've had time to update you on my daily doings but there is just so much going on here, it's madness. Every one wants a piece of me at all hours of the day; it can
Italy New Oil The olive harvest started last week and we already have the first pressing of the new oil - a completely different animal than the olive oil you're probably used to. But let's start at the beginning. These olives are small and hold on to the branch
Italy Happy Halloween We didn't have a Halloween party this year but that didn't keep Small Paw from dressing up. Twice. First as a ballerina, every little girl's dream, right?! Then later on, for bedtime, as two bees in a bonnet with her cousin. And here'
Italy A Spot of Rain It started raining early this morning, nothing special about that. Only it didn't stop and kept getting stronger and stronger. Until our courtyard looked like this. Thank god Fa, Dani and Carlos had recent training with hoses and pumps after cleaning Andrew's pond. Because we needed
Italy Hanging Again Remember the cacoon? Of course it came with us to Italy and Small Paw has already made good use of it in the garden. That is, once Fa made it up there... There are several advantages to pulling the cacoon so high. Most importantly, excellent views and complete privacy. Of
Italy A Quick Hello Dear reader, I'm sure you're waiting with bated breath for my news from the fruit picking. Unfortunately I can't tell you much about that since they won't let me go out into the fields with the transportation man. Instead I have to
Italy Harvest Time Since setting our paws on the road 3 years ago we haven't managed to come home for the harvest since more exotic locales usually beckoned around that time: Mexico, South East Asia, New York City. But this year we're finally in Italy for the big event
Italy Chiantishire Life Life in Chianti in January is very quiet. There are hardly any tourists, many shops and restaurants close and when a cold wind like today whistles through the vineyards everyone is happy to stay home in front of chimney. Of course, if you have a dog to take care of
Italy Oh, hello... You're still here? How lovely to see you. Thanks for not abandoning us yet even after this rather long dry spell here on Paws on the Road. But it's a new year and new posts are just waiting to be put up so let's
Italy The Volcano Did It We were supposed to fly to Madrid today which was very exciting because even though we lived in Barcelona for 6 years, we never made it to Madrid. Not even once. So when we finally got our act together, bought a ticket and got all excited about seeing the Prado
Italy Summer's almost over After we left England - what now seems like ages ago - we made a pitstop in Menèrbes at Sally's house before going on to Italy and the long-awaited change of clothes since we were still travelling with our winter clothes at this time. Menèrbes is the arch-typical
