Sure—you can sip a Chianti on a cypress-shaded terrace and watch the sun settle into the nodding sunflowers. Nice for a vacation. But who could live like that?
So appreciate you checking it out! Totally agree with you about adapting to a new country. Any time I have to call the gas company, the electric company, the government, I go into panic mode. We're at the house in Marche now, and yesterday the entire water supply disappeared. The company had turned off our service because we'd not paid the last three bills, which the postal service had never delivered (receiving mail in Italy is about as likely as finding Thai food). So I spent the afternoon on the phone and then trying to figure out how to pay the bill, as by now it was 4pm and the banks and offices were closed. It's an adventure-- but adventures by nature have their ups and plenty of downs. Thanks so much for following the newsletter!
Really glad to you liked it-- can't tell you how much I appreciate the support. Actually thought about the viability of making a little recording studio in the old building behind our house. Then I just pictured the first time I needed a piece of equipment repaired or turning on the power and watching all the lights brown out across the countryside. Maybe not the ideal location. But the guest room is ready!
Thanks so much for digging back in the vaults! Indeed, it's an interesting thing having two "homes", not just places to live, but places where you feel "at home". Saw that you'd just posted about Costa Rica-- can't wait to read that one. So appreciate the support and wish you a very happy 2024 as well!
Jon-- Thanks so much for your support here. Hope the place you're looking at works out-- it looked amazing in the pictures. And if I were you, I would definitely want to be nearby your family's bakery!!!
Ah...just what the doctor ordered! I'm currently daydreaming of sunflowers, carbonara and chianti. I will be hanging on by my fingernails here in LA waiting for my magical, bi-monthly newsletters. That is, of course, until you get that guest house/recording studio set-up, which by the sound of it, should be done in 12-15 years. A girl's gotta dream! Complimenti on this fabulous new endeavor, BS!
I’m really looking forward to this journey in my inbox. Admittedly the U.K. is its own brand of weird, but I find it really interesting to hear how others have navigated life in a second culture - especially when it’s a long term situation. The notion of switching utility companies… bewildering. A tax office with a functioning app… had to see it to believe it. It’s been early ten years and I’m only just starting to feel like I have any idea how this place really works.
I just discovered this early post and loved it. I can relate to the "new country" thing, as we now have a house in Costa Rica. There can be trials! I have so enjoyed your writing and always look forward to your posts! Grazie mille! ... and Buon Anno a tutti!
Bravissimo! So enjoyed this glimpse in to your life in Italia! In these times, really appreciate your focus on "what's real, what matters, what endures!" Look forward to more articles! GBG
Good to be here and a part of your journey. As you know my family is from the region you now live in. My branch of the tree moved a bit south west in the Sabina hills area of Lazio. I look forward to learning more from you about your journey as it is helping me with my journey. My only regret is I didn't find my way home to Italy back in 2008! Grazie per te.
So appreciate you checking it out! Totally agree with you about adapting to a new country. Any time I have to call the gas company, the electric company, the government, I go into panic mode. We're at the house in Marche now, and yesterday the entire water supply disappeared. The company had turned off our service because we'd not paid the last three bills, which the postal service had never delivered (receiving mail in Italy is about as likely as finding Thai food). So I spent the afternoon on the phone and then trying to figure out how to pay the bill, as by now it was 4pm and the banks and offices were closed. It's an adventure-- but adventures by nature have their ups and plenty of downs. Thanks so much for following the newsletter!
Really glad to you liked it-- can't tell you how much I appreciate the support. Actually thought about the viability of making a little recording studio in the old building behind our house. Then I just pictured the first time I needed a piece of equipment repaired or turning on the power and watching all the lights brown out across the countryside. Maybe not the ideal location. But the guest room is ready!
Thanks so much for digging back in the vaults! Indeed, it's an interesting thing having two "homes", not just places to live, but places where you feel "at home". Saw that you'd just posted about Costa Rica-- can't wait to read that one. So appreciate the support and wish you a very happy 2024 as well!
Jon-- Thanks so much for your support here. Hope the place you're looking at works out-- it looked amazing in the pictures. And if I were you, I would definitely want to be nearby your family's bakery!!!
Ah...just what the doctor ordered! I'm currently daydreaming of sunflowers, carbonara and chianti. I will be hanging on by my fingernails here in LA waiting for my magical, bi-monthly newsletters. That is, of course, until you get that guest house/recording studio set-up, which by the sound of it, should be done in 12-15 years. A girl's gotta dream! Complimenti on this fabulous new endeavor, BS!
I’m really looking forward to this journey in my inbox. Admittedly the U.K. is its own brand of weird, but I find it really interesting to hear how others have navigated life in a second culture - especially when it’s a long term situation. The notion of switching utility companies… bewildering. A tax office with a functioning app… had to see it to believe it. It’s been early ten years and I’m only just starting to feel like I have any idea how this place really works.
I just discovered this early post and loved it. I can relate to the "new country" thing, as we now have a house in Costa Rica. There can be trials! I have so enjoyed your writing and always look forward to your posts! Grazie mille! ... and Buon Anno a tutti!
Bravissimo! So enjoyed this glimpse in to your life in Italia! In these times, really appreciate your focus on "what's real, what matters, what endures!" Look forward to more articles! GBG
Thanks so much!!! Really appreciate it!
Good to be here and a part of your journey. As you know my family is from the region you now live in. My branch of the tree moved a bit south west in the Sabina hills area of Lazio. I look forward to learning more from you about your journey as it is helping me with my journey. My only regret is I didn't find my way home to Italy back in 2008! Grazie per te.
Eric, you make me feel for a moment at home!❤️
So glad-- thanks so much for your support!!! Hope all is well with you and Enrico. Abbracci & hope to see you both soon!