This is an account of how John and myself are getting on with our dream of living in Scalea, Calabria.
Wow, we are getting very close to the end of the year. November has been quiet for us, staying at home most of the time, especially during the torrential rain and winds we have had. So we have basically only been out if someone invited us. It is strange looking back at the end of … Continue reading How is November over already!
Welcome to October in Scalea! This month we did a few trips. Visited a new place to eat. Saw the ship Vespucci, ate an amazing celebration cake and basked in the very warm sunshine. Macelleria Braceria Miceli We were invited by Tony and Rachel to a place we hadn’t been to before. It is called … Continue reading October is supposed to be the beginning of autumn. Not in Calabria in 2022
September has disappeared so quickly. I guess being positive with Covid for 10 days didn’t help. Read more in my previous post for August here. Evan and Dee came to stay After being well and negative, we could finally enjoy living in Scalea again. Luckily the timing was perfect as our friends Evan and Dee … Continue reading September we visited a river, a mountain town, thunderstorms and friends came to stay
Firstly I want to apologise for this post being so late. We had friends staying with us, so they were our top priority and time has gone so quickly. But I will tell you about that in the post about August. July was hot as usual, not reaching the dizzy heights of the heatwave … Continue reading Summer is Hot in Calabria
Welcome to June. This month has been a more relaxed month than May, thank goodness. The weather has got hotter and a few friends visit. We also have a quick unexpected visit to a town we have never heard of. Meeting followers from Australia We had a couple of visitors from Australia. Vanessa and Greg, … Continue reading A Sudden Hot June
March 2022 is when we had a personal guided tour of Papasidero and made Seville orange marmalade among others. Read this post to find out more.
February 2022 gives us gratitude at a local level but also fear internationally. Read what has happened during this month.
January 2022 is the start of our forth year living in Italy Here you can read how that month went and what we have learned after living here for three years.
It is the last month of 2021. Find out how December went for us. There were fireworks, sunshine and meeting new friends.
Calabria had bad weather, amazing sunsets, and it is chilli season in October. We also took a trip to Cosenza but not for sightseeing. Find out more when you read my blog.
