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
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Summer is Hot in Calabria
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
A Sudden Hot June
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
Meeting new people, having good times and trying new things
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 but also fear.
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 fourth year living in Italy
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.
The last month of 2021, with Fireworks, sunshine and meeting new friends.
It is the last month of 2021. Find out how December went for us. There were fireworks, sunshine and meeting new friends.
Storms, Bond film and an unexpected trip to Cosenza
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.
Heatwave continues with fires and a busy Scalea
Heatwave continues, Calabria burns and Scalea is busy.
Football, restaurants, a snake and the guaranteed summer sunshine
Football, restaurants, a snake and the guaranteed summer sunshine. July has been quite an eventful month. Read on to find out what’s happened.










