I can’t quite believe it I’ve actually reached the 30,000 word mark of my first book. Of course this is the first draft so I’ll have a lot of work to do with editing and the design of my cover. However as I’ll be self publishing I have set my own goal and that goalContinue reading “My first book will be coming soon.”
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Exciting news.
I just managed to squeeze a Blog into this month and thanks to it being a Leap year have tomorrow too. I did say I would try to write monthly , however I have been very busy with something else soooo drumroll here….. I have some very exciting news….I am writing a Book !!!!! ThanksContinue reading “Exciting news.”
So nearly there now…..
A year ago during the heatwave I remember feeling total despair and managed to book a last minute 2 nights at a Trulli in Puglia that would take 2 dogs and a pony….aka Rossi. I felt as though my head would explode as the temperature shot up to 40 and the 5th wheel felt likeContinue reading “So nearly there now…..”
It’s now June, it’s warm and the Plasterers are in.
I didn’t realise quite how long it had been since my last post, to be honest we both had a long spell of feeling quite low made worse by the fact that we both felt that way at the same time. Usually if one of us feels fed up or down then the other oneContinue reading “It’s now June, it’s warm and the Plasterers are in.”
Progressing well…building a house in Italy
The other day I was returning home from the market in Termoli, the drive up from Portacannone is always a beautiful one. On the right the hill dips down into the valley before swooping back up to Guglionesi backed by the mountains beyond. On the left of the road the orchards of apricot blossom swayContinue reading “Progressing well…building a house in Italy”
February, and work on the house is progressing.
This coming week the Bricklayers will be starting work which is great news. They’ll be doing interior and exterior walls, the roof terrace and the pitched roof etc etc our biggest concern at the moment will be how long the windows are going to take. I am anxious about time scales because I’m desperate forContinue reading “February, and work on the house is progressing.”
Two years ago today we arrived here to start our new life….
We woke this morning to blue skies. The leaves of the fig tree were dancing against the bedroom window and we looked at each other smiling and realising that today, two years ago, we had driven onto our little piece of heaven on earth…the place we now call home. The air first thing is crispContinue reading “Two years ago today we arrived here to start our new life….”
Casa Phoenix’s Foundations are laid
I’m not going to compare it with the birth of our child or of our Grandchildren, however I have to say we both felt very emotional this morning as the cement starting pouring into the Foundations of our little house here in Molise. It’s exciting watching the progression and we are so impressed with theContinue reading “Casa Phoenix’s Foundations are laid”
Our first Carrese, my exam and we’re almost there……
Oh my gosh I cannot believe its been well over a month since I wrote a “blog”. So much for “I won’t leave it so long next time!!!!”. To be fair there has been loads going on not to mention a bout of Covid. Yep we both came down with it, thankfully not badly, we’dContinue reading “Our first Carrese, my exam and we’re almost there……”
A tale of two trips ( it was just too obvious to use “A tale of two cities” )
As I have mentioned many times, holidays in Molise give you the ease of visiting different regions as well as exploring Molise itself. We feel that living in this central southern region is a real gift. As I sit here typing I only have to lift my head to drink in the view down theContinue reading “A tale of two trips ( it was just too obvious to use “A tale of two cities” )”
Living the Italian Dream having "Moved to Molise" 