https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/2015/05/18/nature-notes/https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/wife-and-cat.jpgwife and catA walk in the orchardhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/orchids.jpgorchidsOrchids and spring flowershttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/matt-and-nat.jpgmatt and natMatt and Nat down at the river2015-05-29T15:22:55+00:00monthlyhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/spring/https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sloworm2.jpgsloworm2A tiny Tuscan slow wormhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/swim1.jpgswim1My favourite swimming spothttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/slow-worm.jpgslow wormA slow worm in the kitchenhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/spring-pots.jpgspring potsSpring at the Farm with a Viewhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/multi-cats.jpgmulti catsCompetition: how many cats can you spot?https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/fence.jpgfenceThe fence project underwayhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cloud-sea.jpgcloud seaLooking down on a sea of cloud from our postbox2015-04-21T16:03:00+00:00monthlyhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/2015/03/17/elba/https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/vigili.jpgvigiliA fireman doing Telecom Italia's job https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/the-fort.jpgthe fortThe 'footpath' up to the impressive castle at Volterraio https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/lia-at-coast.jpglia at coastLia down at the coasthttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/arriving-at-port.jpgarriving at portArriving at Portoferraio, Elba's tiny capital2015-03-17T11:33:23+00:00monthlyhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/2015/02/16/winter-snippets-2/2015-02-16T11:16:26+00:00monthlyhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/2015/01/28/new-year-new-blog-new-farming-screw-ups-2/https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/medlars.jpgmedlarsMedlarshttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/maico.jpgmaicoMaico sets up my new chipper/rotivator/snow plough/thingy2015-02-07T15:24:26+00:00monthlyhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/2014/10/22/nice-things-about-tuscany-part-two-with-a-vague-railway-theme/https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/alex-in-river.jpgalex in riverSwimming in the Ente, near the Farm with a View.https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cdp-palio.jpgcdp palioOur local 'palio'.https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/train.jpgtrainLive steam in the val d'orcia2014-10-22T06:34:55+00:00monthlyhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/about/https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/the-view.jpgthe viewhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/header-pic.jpgheader pic2014-10-08T06:22:33+00:00weekly0.6https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/2013/10/30/who-left-the-cellar-door-open/https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/kittens.jpgkittensThe squirming bundle in the cellar.https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/cat-terrace-view.jpgcat terrace viewYet another cat, scouting for a new home.2014-10-08T06:21:17+00:00monthlyhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/2013/10/30/herd-instinct/https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/monalcino-rain.jpgmonalcino rainMontalcino - between cloudburstshttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/porchetta-stall.jpgporchetta stallPorchetta from Pienza. Heart attack, anyone?https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/montalcino-e1383154152463.jpgmontalcinoThe Tuscan landscape 2014-10-08T06:20:21+00:00monthlyhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/2013/10/30/the-joy-of-strimming/https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/hustler.jpghustlerAnother one of my toys...the 'Hustler'.https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/strimming2.jpgstrimming2Mars attacks! With the strimmer.2014-10-08T06:19:28+00:00monthlyhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/2013/10/30/a-bordo-cazzo-and-figs/https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/abcrisotto.jpgABCrisottoLia's "ABC" risottohttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/alex-picks-figs.jpgalex picks figsAlex may be smiling now...figs and hornets.2014-10-08T06:18:26+00:00monthlyhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/olives/https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/fernando.jpgfernandoFernando at the millhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/me-with-olives.jpgme with olivesMeanwhile, I radiate olive-growing competencehttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/lia-with-olives.jpglia with olivesLia lends a hand2014-10-08T06:17:29+00:00monthlyhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/2013/12/31/gales-and-gastronomy/https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/lia-cotechino.jpglia cotechinoCotechino: and what are we having for our main course?https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/lia-at-fosso.jpglia at fossoAn Italian elf spotted down at the fosso https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/cotechino.jpgcotechinoCotechino. And what are we having for the main course?2014-10-08T06:16:18+00:00monthlyhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/2014/01/30/curry-in-sienna/https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/window-statue.jpgwindow statueOne of Sienna's charms.https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/view.jpgviewThe view from the cathedral museum, Sienna.https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sunset-31st-dec.jpgsunset 31st dec31.12.13: the last sunset of the year on the Farm with a Viewhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/library.jpglibraryThe library at Sienna cathedral - not unlike mine at home. https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cherries-in-bud.jpgcherries in budAwkward cherry tree: coming into bud in early January.2014-10-08T06:15:21+00:00monthlyhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/2014/03/04/a-trim-at-francos/https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sushiko-external.jpgsushiko externalThe traditional Tuscan trattoria where I had lunch...https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/oranges.jpgorangesBlood orangeshttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/franco.jpgfrancoFranco2014-10-08T06:13:50+00:00monthlyhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/2014/05/29/in-campagna/https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/war-mem2.jpgwar mem2The circle of trees in CDPhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fra.jpgfraA splash of spring goodnesshttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/adriano-caterina.jpgadriano caterinaAdriano and Caterina in full flow2014-10-08T06:12:44+00:00monthlyhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/2014/07/08/leaning-on-the-fork/https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/orto.jpgortoA series of regimented lines and an amateurish fence...https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bidet2.jpgbidet2You get very fine lettuces from my bidethttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/me-in-orto-2.jpgme in orto 2Master of all he surveys2014-10-08T06:10:56+00:00monthlyhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/horrors-and-hassles/https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/snake.jpgsnakeAn admittedly small, but nonetheless scary Tuscan viper (very dead). https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/scorpion2.jpgscorpion2Another small scary item https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/market3.jpgmarket3The market in CDP: what a pain in the ar**. 2014-10-08T06:09:42+00:00monthlyhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/2014/10/07/nice-things-about-tuscany-part-one/https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/river-e1412676133413.jpgriverThe river just down from the farmhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dinner.jpgdinnerTuscans in their natural habitathttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/barby.jpgbarbyThe "grigliata" - typical Tuscan eating2014-10-14T15:33:06+00:00monthlyhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/2014/07/31/a-walk-in-the-woods/https://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/silver-birch.jpgsilver birchThe silver birch trees up there are really splendidhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hanzel-and-gretal.jpghanzel and gretalHansel and Gretel's placehttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/lia-in-woods-2.jpglia in woods 2Fine walking in the cool of the treeshttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/blair-witch-project.jpgblair witch projectAn early scene from the 'Blair Witch Project'2014-10-07T14:02:10+00:00monthlyhttps://afarmwithaview.wordpress.comdaily1.02015-05-29T15:22:55+00:00