THIS TUSCAN LIFE MAGAZINE
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Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter.....
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'La Dolce Vita Toscana
WELCOME TO THIS TUSCAN LIFE MAGAZINE!
Want to know how it all started?
In 2016, I created the This Tuscan Life magazine. It started out as a book draft actually and this issue, November was to be the first of many 'chapters'.
This first issue was only 16 pages long and there was an error in the article about olives at the frantoio where I refer to them as 'grapes'. (you can never proof-read too many times!)
The First Issue!
The following 7 issues came out each month
Issue Number 2, December 2017 spoke about
Arezzo - The City of Christmas
Christmas Markets & Florentine Artisans,
Peposo, Chocolate, Panforte
Dicembre
Gennaio
January was all about fashion...
Issue Number 3, January 2017
This cover was from the archives of Giovanni Battista Giorgini, founder of the Pitti Fashion shows that take place in Florence each year in January & June. The first show was held in 1951 and was such a success that the following year, The City of Florence opened the Sala Bianca in Palazzo Pitti to accommodate the International buyers.
February was all about Carnival traditions in Viareggio
Issue Number 4, February 2017
Carnival also means lots of sweet treats like Frittelle di Riso (fried rice balls rolled in sugar), Cenci & the famous Schiacciata alla Fiorentina.
Febbraio
Spring is in the Air!
Issue Number 5, March 2017
We travelled to Scarperia and learned about why this Tuscan town is famous for their knives.
It was also all about Artichokes.
Marzo
Wysteria Hysteria
Issue Number 6, April 2017
Celebrating all things Easter and that stunning Wisteria whose blooms drive us all a little bit crazy!
Aprile
A Cherry Festival!
Issue Number 6, May 2017
We travelled to the town of Lari, not only to celebrate their annual Cherry Festival but we also met the Martelli family, a 'Pastificio Tradizionale' making pasta since 1926!
Maggio
Historical Soccer known as Calcio Storico
Issue Number 7, June 2017
June sees us celebrating St John the Baptist, Florence's patron saint with a public holiday and the famous Calcio Storico game in Piazza Santa Croce. This fabulous photo was taken by official photographer, Giuseppe Sabella
Giugno
November-December 2018
September-October 2018
July-August 2018
.... and continued to celebrate everything that makes this region so special!
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Visit iconic Tuscan towns
Meet the artisans and learn their craft
Learn a few new Italian words
Make traditional recipes and enjoy artisanal, seasonal cocktails
The guide to Your Tuscan Life
Celebrate the traditional holidays
I will never forget my joy when many years ago, I found my very first porcino mushroom. I really couldn’t believe my eyes when after what seemed like endless hours of climbing up and down a mountainside in the hills above Pistoia, about an hour from Florence.
On a clear day in late February, just before Italy went into lockdown, I set off from Florence to Podere il Casale, an organic, family-run farm located in the breathtakingly beautiful area of the Val D’Orcia. The property, located about ten minutes from the Renaissance town of Pienza has been owned by Swiss-born, Ulisse Braendli and his wife Sandra, for the last thirty years.
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Follow me as I navigate life in Florence with two small boys. We'll drink loads of coffee (plus a bit of red wine) take lovely walks around this city and paint a few watercolours as well.
