Jan's Rustic Life

Jan's Rustic Life

Tag: expat life in Italy

  • The Rain Arrives

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    What a gloomy day! When I open my eyes in the morning I know immediately whether or not it is raining or not by the light peeking out from behind my curtains. There was hardly any this morning and when it should have been fairly light it seemed to be the moment just before dawn…

  • A Fabulous Weekend.

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    What a fantastic weekend. Family fun and togetherness, that’s the best, in my opinion. Yesterday we spend an amazing afternoon and evening on a place called San Pellegrino in Alpe. As its name suggests it’s very high (in Alpe) 1525 m above sea level. It was bitingly cold and as we walked our lungs hurt…

  • Beautiful Walk And Amazing Sunset

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    I seem to be writing every other day at the moment due mainly to the fact that I blog right at the end of the day and I get tired! I did have a good day yesterday and managed to do more painting. This afternoon though I went for a walk around my tiny village,…

  • More Studio Painting & First Fire

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    No post yesterday because I went off to bed early. My reclamation of my studio means I want to get lots of sleep to focus my energy on creating. I had another practice session in my studio this afternoon, and made a red Christmas Gnome and a template so that I can paint them in…

  • Finally Back In The Studio

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    Finally I managed to get back into my art and crafts studio after working on the ceiling panels for about a month! I only managed an hour though and just did some practice. Tomorrow I start work on some illustrations and all will be revealed soon. I just practiced some brush strokes and made a…

  • They’re Finished!

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    At last the panels are finished! My insulation panels are now all in place on the ceiling of my bedroom and also that of my son. It’s taken around three weeks and I’m exhausted but they’re done! Every individual piece had to be measured and cut to size. The next stage is attaching pvc to…

  • Weekends And Recipe Books.

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    We come to another weekend and I’ve got that Friday feeling! I didn’t post yesterday, I was tired after helping some people with their house, in the nearby town. We do some cleaning and organising for them. We finished late and so after dinner I wanted to just chill and go to bed. I did…

  • Life’s A Little Frustrating

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    Another quick double post. After halloween film night I felt, well, tired. I had a busy day uesterday where after work, I went to have dinner with my friends for who I maintain their website. We’re doing a re-design and so it needs to be right. After a lovely dinner, I demonstrated the new design…

  • Happy Halloween

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    Halloween isn’t generally a big festival here. It’s growing in popularity with younger people, and there seem to be parties about locally, well in the nearest town. Just a few years ago it was very difficult to find any special local event other than kids dressing up and trick or treating. The more traditionally celebrated…

  • A Day Of Everything

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    A day of everything sounds quite exciting doesn’t it? Actually thinking about it, it hasn’t been a day of everything. I didn’t manage to paint. No, I thought I’d managed everything today! I was a bit organised last night. I realised that often some of my work comes in early and is there on a…