Jan's Rustic Life

Jan's Rustic Life

Tag: living in Italy

  • Spring Sprang And Winter Returned

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    Wow, I can’t believe how long it has been since I posted last time. Okay so I can recap on the last few weeks and try to get up to date. I have been painting my son’s bedroom and I’ve finished all but the bits that I can’t reach. I need new paint for this…

  • Spring Is In The Air

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    Well I never, it’s been a long time since I last posted. Sanremo, our challenge that is, went well, then badly. I was winning, then second, then, last! My team didn’t high five enough or do the point earning things! I’ve been spinning in the sun. The weather has really perked up and we have…

  • Freezing Cold But It’sSanremo, Again!

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    It’s freezing cold here at the moment with a real feel of -7 degrees. We had a cosy and comforting hot lentil and grain soup with seedy bread for dinner. Not only that but it’s also that time of year again! Sanremo! Even here in our rustic lives, Sanremo reaches us. We don’t normally watch…

  • A Week Of Snuggly Cosiness!

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    When you feel so cold, so very cold, nothing lights your day! You can’t imagine what it’s like to be warm or what it’s like to feel the sun in summer. It really is a low, low feeling. We have had our wood delivered and I have to confess that I decided to embark on…

  • It Was So Cold

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    Another couple of weeks have passed since my last post. I don’t do very well in the cold and it was so cold. We ran out of wood. As I lost my job and a tight budget is now needed, we thought we’d have to wait until after some money came in at the end…

  • A Hectic Couple Of Weeks

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    It’s been too long since I wrote. I have had a couple of busy-ish weeks and even though I wanted to write my blog earlier in the day, I’ve been doing things as well as getting sleepy of an evening so my writing has slipped a bit. My son has gone to university and has…

  • La Befana After Two Years

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    I went to the first La Befana celebrations in our local town for two years this week. Everyone was certainly in high spirits. For those of you who don’t know, La Befana, until recently was more celerated than Santa and children here now get to celebrate Father Christmas coming on 25 December as well as…

  • Back In The Studio

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    Four days into the new year of 2023 and I’ve made it back into my studio. I’m illustrating a children’s book. It’s a project that I can get on with now since I’ve lost my job. The idea has been in my mind for a couple of years and that I took seriously in June…

  • Happy New Year

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    A very happy New Year to all! Let’s hope that 2023 brings peace, health and happiness to all. It’s New Year’s day and tomorrow I start to rebuild and reform my life routines, style and other aspects of my being after losing my job, 5 days before Christmas. I have deliberately taken this time to…

  • Pietrasanta Visit

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    I had a wonderful day out yesterday to the town of Pietrasanta! A good friend took me out on a treat, a change of scene and a pick me up after losing my job! The town has a very arty ambience and a lovely atmosphere, a place loved by artists and creators. There are what…