Tag Archives: Italian food

My son eats snails!

Posted on January 29, 2012 by From a Tuscan Villa

Thankfully not the kind a child might dig out of the mud but the properly edible type! The first place he ever ate them was the Osteria al Ritrovo del Platano. We stopped by one day when passing to look … Continue reading →

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Christmas is coming!

Posted on December 24, 2011 by From a Tuscan Villa

The kids finished school yesterday, which means Christmas must be nearly here. It’s late to break up, but they don’t go back to school in Italy until after Epiphany, so this year that means no school until January 9th. But … Continue reading →

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Fine Maggio- end of May, Bagni di Lucca, Tuscany

Posted on May 29, 2011 by From a Tuscan Villa

Lots of local towns around here have events for Primo Maggio, May 1st. So maybe the market in May 1st events was overloaded. Anyway Bagni di Lucca has a festa for the end of May, which this year was yesterday, … Continue reading →

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Tipico Italiano – Yummy food!

Posted on April 23, 2011 by From a Tuscan Villa

‘Are you sure you didn’t know this would be here’  insisted my children. Having been dragged to so many food events they really didn’t believe that I hadn’t planned this. We had some time to kill waiting for a train … Continue reading →

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