“Chi si fa pecorella, i lupi la mangiano”. Make yourself a sheep and the…
lifeinabruzzo
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Beanz Meanz Barrowfuls of Fagioli, sweet & creamy, beautifully dapled Borlotti Beans to give them their real name, to shell in September.
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When we recently ate at Fossacesia’s Casale San Giovanni, we remarked how yum their rosemary crisps were that they served as a little hor d’œuvres. They kindly sent us the recipe for these, which have become our beach snack staples
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As you swing into the long drive of Villa Umberto that sits south of Teramo you do have a feeling that you’re about to enter a glam weekend retreat health camp
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ExperiencesWalking in Abruzzo & Discovering its WildlifeWildlife
Little Miss Muffet & the Great Big Abruzzo Wasp Spider
Furry things with four legs like wolves and bears get a lot more coverage in Abruzzo than this recent I Spy with my little eye a Wasp Spider
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Something that it doesn’t do a lot of in the summer in Abruzzo is rain; at the moment up here in Teramo province it’s tinder dry and fires have broken out
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Die-hard vegetarians frequently say that the only thing they miss is a bacon sandwich; away from Abruzzo I miss La Mascionara’s pancetta
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It’s just 5 days short of 11 months since the L’Aquila earthquake & frustration is growing over delays of the clear up and start of the rebuild
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It’s rare when the most common is everyone’s favourite, but this is the case with poppies in Abruzzo, Italy even when facing stiff competition from orchids
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How do you capture the essence of life in Abruzzo? Is it the people that live here, the animals, its hill-top villages & towns or the Adriatic & mountains?