After years of effort we are finally having to give up the dream of completing the villa, so it's up for sale. Most of the boring bits have been completed, it's the fun, pretty stuff left to do to make it habitable.
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A friend and I recently traveled to my place in Scurtabo where we managed, with only a crowbar at our disposal, to remove all the revolting old ceilings.
Thu, 05/10/2012 - 07:50
I've just posted a full set of internal photos of our wreck of a villa so you can see the full extent of the job ahead of us. I'm sure some of you have been through this stage of things.
Wed, 03/07/2012 - 09:08
I've just posted a full set of internal photos of our wreck of a villa so you can see the full extent of the job ahead of us. I'm sure some of you have been through this stage of things.
Wed, 03/07/2012 - 09:08
http://wp.me/p1TZTg-4i Spaghetti Westerns: A post about the weird attraction of American-style rodeos in Italy.
Thu, 02/09/2012 - 17:59
A short blog entry about learning to live at an Italian pace; it seemed popular with other expats so I post it here for your entertainment! http://wp.me/p1TZTg-3z
Tue, 01/17/2012 - 23:07
http://www.warmboard.com/warmboard-explained/ I came across this product, which looks like a good alternative for infloor heating in all-wood floor construction (such as ou
Sun, 01/01/2012 - 13:45
A short blurb on a pretty amazing manifestation of Ligurian ingenuity; back in the 1980's, as their town was dying, the government of Varese Ligure had the bright idea to develop an entire organic territory, resulting in being the first valley to
Thu, 12/29/2011 - 15:07
Our first garden sculpture: the remains of our old roof! Added a piece of Rebar and an alms cup from a scrap of copper gutter and now we have an Angel http://wp.me/p1TZTg-1P
Mon, 12/12/2011 - 20:40
Visited the apartment we keep near Varese Ligure after a closure of several months (including most of summer) and found dozens of huge wasps, now dead from the cold. No sign of the nest. Chimney maybe? Anyone have experience with this?
Fri, 11/25/2011 - 18:26
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Thanks! Was yours already fixed up when you bought? Often I think that would have been MUCH wiser, although this is a heck of an adventure.
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It is a disease! Even though I have one I still look at others and think about what could be done. I just hate to see beautiful places falling into disuse. Thank you for the support!