Category Archives: Family Stories
my life
if only she knew….
Weeks ago I received an email from a woman stating the following: “we considered staying at your B&B for our holidays but we have read on your blog that you are planning to renovate the new part of the house … Continue reading →
Filed under Family Stories, Life in Umbria, Umbria Images
Tagged as Alla Madonna del Piatto B&B, renovation, the new holiday rental
it’s finally my turn: I own a castle and I will even have an office
Today it’s a turning point in my life. I have been waiting for this since 26 December 1996. On that day Ruurd, my husband, and I walked to the top of our beautiful hill in the snow. Here we fell … Continue reading →
Filed under Family Stories, Life in Umbria, Umbria Images
Tagged as Alla Madonna del Piatto B&B
liquore di rose
ROSE LIQUEUR In my previous life I used to trap smells. As a profession. I used to collected the elusive aroma of plants with complicated glass vessels and solvent washes. I used the resulting extracts to test their behavior modifying … Continue reading →
Filed under Family Stories, Preserves and Infusions, Recipes, Spring
Tagged as flowers, pure alcohol, rose petals
Happy Easter Monday
Spring is such a crazy special time here. It’s cold, cold, cold. Then one day we wake up and all the little birds are loudly celebrating the first sun. They seem surprised just like us. Look, there’s flowers! forget-me-not! daisies! … Continue reading →
Filed under Family Stories, Life in Umbria, Video
Tagged as Alla Madonna del Piatto B&B, Assisi, country fair, farm animals
the limoncello factory leftovers
My mom has always produced industrial quantities of limoncello. A set of tiny crystal tumblers and a lovely bohemian bottle full of the golden liqueur was a permanent installation in her living room. She did not make it for herself, … Continue reading →
Filed under Family Stories, Preserves and Infusions, Recipes
Tagged as gluten free, jam, jelly, lemon, lemon preserves, limoncello, using leftovers
