As I mentioned in part 1, we spent last weekend in Rome with my husband's family who live in an around the city. He has one aunt who lives on a small farm in the hills outside of Rome. We congregated at this beautiful spot for a family feast on Saturday afternoon. Though this post is a little less about design and more about the good things in life, I thought you'd enjoy a look at the De Angelis farm and rural living in Italia...
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| The view from the farm yard...complete with sheep in the background. |
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| Every farm needs a dog...this is Tobia |
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| "Mummy, where the chickens go?" |
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| Ah ha....hiding amongst the olives.... |
Zia Piera has fruit trees, a grape arbour and a small olive grove from which she and her daughter Irene produce a wonderful olive oil. Just enough to keep the whole family in supply...
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| A fig tree! Bursting with fruit... |
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| Thought they were grapefruit from a distance....nope, pomegranate! |
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| The grape arbour - much to Elly's delight. |
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| Olives will be ready for harvest in November! |
Zia Piera and Irene hosted us all and prepared enough food for an army...then loaded us up with farm fresh
goodies to take home to Florence!
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| Potatoes roasted with rosemary... |
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| ...in the outdoor wood oven! |
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| Slowing down after round one...really must remember there's always more to come! |
Here's our haul: three litres of olive oil...fresh eggs....apricot preserves....and grapes for Elly. Yum!
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