by Penny | 3 Mar, 2016 | Florentine paper, luxury pyjamas, Shopping
Luxury Pyjamas with a Florentine flourish 3rd March 2016 The paper marbling work of Riccardo Luci has attracted the serious attention of Desmond & Dempsey a British company that specialises in...
by Penny | 17 Oct, 2014 | Cooking, Florentine restaurants, Shopping, Social History
Welcome back Lisa – so lovely to have you back with us to teach Tuscan cooking Just a small montage of photos from our two Tuscan Cooking sessions this month – hopefully we will manage another next month in Florence and then we have at least three days set...
by Penny | 3 May, 2014 | Book Binding, Florentine paper, Shopping, The Art of Writing, writer's retreat
Florentine paper marbling with Natalia, Lisa and Sara at Alberto Cozzi Alberto Cozzi is a Florentine paper and book-binding shop that has been a family run business on Via del Parione, since 1902. The shop is still run by the same family who have another little shop...
by Penny | 14 Sep, 2012 | Cooking, Florentine restaurants, News, Shopping
Tuscan Cookery Class with Lisa Banchieri Florence October 2012 Another chance to learn the secrets of Tuscan cookery with Personal Chef Lisa Banchieri Held at Da Pinocchio , Piazza Mercato Centrale , Firenze. After our lesson we all eat the delicious food...
by Penny | 24 Aug, 2012 | News, Shopping
Today, whilst out shopping with friends who have just arrived in Florence , we popped into the Spar Supermarket in San Lorenzo market to buy ear plugs and a fan – there were no fans to be found but there were ear-plugs under a price tag of €4.38 – a high...
