Kicking it at the farm!

Nothing better than farm fresh eggs and squash blossoms to put in your omelette for a lazy day at the farm.

It was a lovely day in the neighborhood for a stunning walk around the area to explore.

When all of central italy was owned by the Vatican, nearly every hilltop had a small church.  We can see four from our apartment.  This one was in use until the 1980s.  Sadly today, it suffers from abandonment and neglect.  Alas!

Meet the local breed of cattle, Marchigiana.

Some lower slopes of the Apennines frame the pastoral views in every direction.

We return to the upper farm house at 8:00 p.m for our farm-fresh, yummy 4 course dinner: antipasti (local cheese, salami, pickled chiles, zucchini bread, and olives); primo piatto (tagliatelle ragu); secondo piatto (beef stew with peas); and dessert (Panna cotta with sour cherries).  All this with local wines before and after the meal, including 8 liqueur choices as exotic as artichoke, dandelion, sloe, and green walnut.

Thank you Giulia, mamma Adriana, and everyone at Locanda Valle Nuova.