In spite of a world beset with seemingly insurmountable problems, and faced with possible imminent destruction, life here in Tuscany carries on in an embarrassingly pleasant fashion...Satomi and I spent a delicious day at the Antica Querciolaia, the lovely hot spring resort a few kilometres from Siena last Saturday, luxuriating in 40C pools while steam rose into the zero centigrade air. The Sunday was spent rather more energetically: I went for another very long walk with my new found trekking group.
About thirty of us met on a chilly morning to start a 17 Kilometre trail through the Tuscan wood lands to the north of Siena to reach our goal: the Selva di Sogno; the vision of Manfred Flucke, a German artist who has worked for the last forty years transforming the forest into a series of rather wonderful installations using just stones and natural debris to create imaginary cityscapes and dream worlds...
And as far as Siena and my new flat is concerned, it has all been delayed by two weeks: I will now finally - hopefully- get the keys to my new abode on the 15th of March...
Nevertheless, I was able to show the flat to Patty, my friend from Minnesota, who has come to visit. It now lies stripped bare of furniture and ready to be 'ristrutturato'...
The spa seems great.. if you are concerned about nuclear war remember the advice from ghe irish government issued in the 1950s. When thr bomb explodes get under your kitchen table and await further instructions!. Have a nice day.
ReplyDeleteyes, that is quite reassuring!
ReplyDeleteWe must keep living as normal season to defeat this madness abd also send some aid for displaced people
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