Michael and I have been living in the south of France since the covid outbreak. We bought a little holiday house a few years ago and then recently added a studio to the nest so we could work when we came here. We love it here. We love it with the same concerted passion weContinue reading “Back again!”
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The Photography of Ella Haller Zwierzchowska at La Rondine Gallery
Colour must be the story of India. I wanted to see more. I wanted to be overpowered by it as you are when you go to India. The taste of it was yummy, a glow in the light, exotic fabrics edged in gold, the haze of dust, the flamboyant twists and turns of architecture, crumbling…TheContinue reading “The Photography of Ella Haller Zwierzchowska at La Rondine Gallery”
First exhibition of the season in Bagni di Lucca
The first exhibition of the season at La Rondine Gallery opens next Friday night, 28th June, with the photographic works of Ella Haller Zwierzchowska. If you are nearby or in town, come and celebrate!
Bagni di Lucca’s Art Festival
Originally posted on Bella Bagni di Lucca:
Bagni di Lucca is set to host a brand new Art Festival this summer. In the sunny months of July, August and September Ponte a Seraglio will be filled with performance artists, painters, sculptors and photographers. Meet part of the organizing team. From the left…Jaqueline, Ira, our Sindaco…
The Summer Art Fesival of Bagni di Lucca
Shaping up to be a great Art Festival
Festa di Sant’ Anna, in the mountains of Bagni di Lucca
Puttering up the winding mountain road today on the vespa, we stopped at breathtaking vistas from the top of Monti di Villa overlooking the valley between the Appenines and the great craggy mounts of the Apuans. We were in those craggy mountains yesterday on our way to Carrara to partake in a cultural evening withContinue reading “Festa di Sant’ Anna, in the mountains of Bagni di Lucca”
A Bohemian Collective at San Rocco in Benabbio, Bagni di Lucca
This area is really interesting culturally. There are people starting to gather here with their marvellous gifts, proffering events that are supporting contemporary musicians and singers and acrobatic performances and visual artists and writers who are all possibly great. Bagni di Lucca is attracting not just artists but also sponsors and patrons and lovers ofContinue reading “A Bohemian Collective at San Rocco in Benabbio, Bagni di Lucca”
Michael and Shona in a hidden Tuscan valley
We have an amazing life. Here we are now, living in a little town in the mountains of Tuscany, a town that people for centuries have been coming to, to bathe in the thermal waters and enjoy a summer that is cooler than down on the plains. All around us, gracious old villas withContinue reading “Michael and Shona in a hidden Tuscan valley”
Back in the mountains of Bagni di Lucca
We are back in Italy. We have been back three weeks and have hit the deck running. Everywhere so green. Heavy. When we first got back, the mountains felt heavy with green, you could hardly see the villages, the roadsides overgrown, great fronds of grass obscuring the road, everything abundantly, quickly growing in the dampContinue reading “Back in the mountains of Bagni di Lucca”
Snow In Bagni di Lucca
Today it is snowing and snowing and snowing. We drove off for Lucca this morning to do some Christmas food shopping, but had to return home half way there, the road was so quickly built up with snow. We were drifting all over the place till we got stuck behind two trucks who couldn’tContinue reading “Snow In Bagni di Lucca”
Living Tuscany & Provence 