Nov 27, 20213 minFill ‘Er Up and "Check" the Oil!I arrived in Fossacesia in time for il raccolto, the olive harvest. The harvest here came a bit later than usual, in part due to rain...
Jun 21, 20195 minMore New Friends, Assorted Observations, and Noteworthy Advice Near the end of my trip this spring, I had a coffee date with Anna, a young Canadian with roots in Fossacesia whom I’d met in one of the...
Jun 5, 20193 minTornareccio: A Honey of a TownThe following Monday, Victoria and I took a 45-minute road trip to Tornareccio. Victoria wisely suggested we use Google maps, which I...
May 12, 20193 minOn the Road in AbruzzoVictoria’s and my first jaunt was to Guardiagrele, one of two villages in Abruzzo that I know of (the other being Pescocostanzo) where...