Villages, twilight and roses Winter in Umbria has been great so far. We’ve experienced sunny days where we take walks along the country roads and visit the surrounding villages. Tim spent an evening taking amazing photos during twilight and we’ve been surprised by the roses blooming all over the property. You can see all photos here. […]
365 Project 2014 – week 47
Ficulle, Orvieto and Assisi After a night at The Beehive in Rome we picked up our rental from Auto Europe and headed to our house sit in Ficulle. So far we’ve met the mayor of Ficulle, had torta al testo, went to the Saturday market in Orvieto and visited the Basilica di San Francesco d’Assisi. Hope we […]
365 Project 2014 – week 45
Qualicum Beach Museum, mushrooms and Remembrance Day This week we spent some time learning about palaeontology and fossils at the QB Museum, foraged for mushrooms, with not much success, and attended the Remembrance Day parade and service. You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?
365 Project 2014 – week 44
Flipped car, fishing and the beach Ever wonder what you would do if you were one of the first people who happened upon an accident, before the paramedics arrived? For us it was like a reflex, we ran towards the car to see if we could help. We couldn’t do much but comfort the elderly passenger […]
365 Project 2014 – week 43
Wild mushrooms, big trees and good food This week we were happy to have two beautifully sunny days and visitors from Vancouver. We ate some tasty meats from Oyama Sausage Co., drank craft beers and feasted on foraged mushrooms. The week ended with the tail end of tropical storm Ana and a rainbow. You can […]
365 Project 2014 – week 42
The river, the ocean and the forest We spent the week exploring the forests, spending time on the river and staring out at the ocean. Just another week in Qualicum Beach. You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?
365 Project 2014 – week 41
Foraging, Thanksgiving and the island This week we found our first mushroom of the season, a cauliflower mushroom, celebrated Thanksgiving with friends old and new and took off for Vancouver Island where we’ll be for the next month. You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?
365 Project 2014 – week 39
Friends, great food and the forest We spent the week catching up with friends, eating oysters, paella and apple pies (yes with an ‘s’) and taking many walks in the forests of BC. You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?