Farmers’ markets in Bagni di Lucca

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Debra Kolkka

A small farmers’ market has begun Monday mornings in La Villa, in the square behind the Teatro Accademico, near the walking bridge.

Local producers from the area are on hand to sell their products. We get to meet and talk to people who grow our food.

The market will also be held in Piazza degli Alpini in Cafaggio, Fornoli, on Thursday morning.

This is a great initiative. It is excellent to support local food producers. I bought something from each stand and I am delighted with my purchases. Let’s hope it is a great success.

Coming up

Posted on July 26, 2022 by Debra Kolkka

On Friday night 29th July in the garden of the Comune building in La Villa there will be a concert under the stars.

The regular second hand market will be held on Sunday 31st July.

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Cantabruna, the new enoteca in Fornoli

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Debra Kolkka

I am home in Australia for a while. Fortunately, fellow Australian, Liz Litzow was on hand for the opening night of the new enoteca and took some photos to share.

I wish the new business the best for a successful future and look forward to going there when I return.

Pre-loved in Ponte

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Debra Kolkka

Ponte a Serraglio has an excellent pre-loved clothing shop. It is part of the Auser group.

There is a wonderful selection of clothing and accessories…a great addition to Ponte a Serraglio.

Beautiful things in Bagni di Lucca

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Debra Kolkka

There is a new shop in Bagni di Lucca, Villa. It is called Flora Gioh Donatella. We are lucky to have artist Scarlaty Arribabene and her beautiful designs in our town.

She studied modern art at Moma in New York and now shows and sells her work in her shop in Bagni di Lucca. All pieces from Flora Gioh Donatella are made with love by Scarlaty. She makes jewellery with a botanical theme. Each piece of the collection represents leaves, flowers and delicate fragments of nature.

She also makes deliciously fragrant candles.

Donatella is a line of paintings that combine shapes and textures, harmony and contradiction.

The shop is bright, spacious and inviting.

I met the delightful artist recently and I wish her the best in her new venture.

Flora Gioh Donatella is in Via Umberto I, at the post office end of the street.

http://www.floragiohdonatella.com

Soffitte in strada

Posted on May 29, 2022 by Debra Kolkka

The sun shone on the Soffitte in Strada today in La Villa. We need rain, but the dark clouds that come and go, can come back tonight.

I visited at lunch time, so there were not many people wandering in the street, but it is good to see the markets happening.

I hope you got a bargain.

Sicilian delights at Ponte a Serraglio

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Debra Kolkka

Piera, who owns and runs the excellent fruit and vegetable shop in Ponte a Serraglio, is from Sicily. She and her husband are now selling snap frozen Sicilian delights in the shop. They have arancini and pastries in different sizes.

There are sauces to go with them as well.

Of course they still sell a great range of fresh fruit and vegetables.

Drop in a say hello to lovely Piera.

Verdemura 2022

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Debra Kolkka

The wonderful Verdemura is happening on the Lucca wall this weekend. It started yesterday and continues today until 7.30pm and tomorrow from 9.00am until 7.30pm.

We went yesterday to find the usual excellent selection of plants, garden accessories, hand made items and food.

Tickets are on sale at the entrance and online…verdemura.it

Tickets are €10 or €8 for over 65s or children from 8 – 14.

Online tickets are €8 + €1 booking fee.

I hope the rain doesn’t ruin the event. We haven’t had rain for months, making it difficult for nurseries to get their plants growing and now it rains on their opportunity to sell them.

We found everything we were looking for…and much more.

Build a wall

Posted on March 19, 2022 by Debra Kolkka

I have been asked a few times recently if I can recommend someone who can build stone walls. I can confidently suggest Gazmir Ulqini who lives in Fornoli.

Gazmir and his workers did a wonderful job building walls for us at our mountain house. Here they are not long after they were built.