I wake up every morning to the smell of freshly brewed coffee intoxicating the air, and the sound of vegetables dancing on the frying pan. Rita our house-helper makes the best vegetable dishes. Breakfast although simple is always a feast.

I open up the windows and I hear the most beautiful laughs, the screams of joy coming from my little ones who are running around the yard barefoot on the dewy grass experiencing so much freedom like they never had before.



The smell of the grass mixed with lavender is something beyond description. The sun blinds my eyes and the breeze of fresh air hits my face and blows my hair away. I can’t but smile.

Everything is beautiful and serene.
Everything around me is just perfect.

View from my home

Away from the world, and tucked in between green hills in Tuscany. That’s my latest retreat with my family.
We moved to our temporary home a week ago. It took my breath away. A very old 400 years distinctive looking home. The bricks are in earthy colours, red, crimson, peach, white and beige. The scenary makes your imagination go wild.
I sat in the garden and looked around. I imagined every family that lived here. I looked at the stables and could hear the sounds of the horse’s neighs and their feet stepping in a slow steady pace against the pieces of the earth. This place is alive. Alive with memories, cultures and history.

We spend our day in the pool overlooking the valley of olives and vineyards. I take a lazy lap and rest again watching the reflection of the sun on the fields. It looks different every time I look.

Lunch is always ready by one o’clock and its always something made with organic vegetables and olive oil. It is always delicious. No matter how simple yet tingling my taste buds.
We spend the afternoons in the garden watching the sunset over the hills whilst having some delicious mouth watering Pecorino cheese spread with Fig spread over a slice of Tuscan homemade bread. The place is so calming. There isn’t a rush to do anything. Time is your friend, unlike back home where I am always racing against the clock.

Dinners are always fulfilling times. We spend almost 3 hours having them. Back home it takes 20 minutes tops.
It is refreshing just having nothing to do but sitting around all day conversing and just enjoying our times in utter serenity.



Tuscany is magnificent. I have always heard of it beauty but to see is to believe.
Last time I was in Italy was 5 years ago for my honeymoon. We did pass by Tuscany and visited Florence. I loved it but being in the countryside is a totally different experience.
Italians are very friendly and simple. They are a true pleasure to deal with. I always wanted to come back and when my hubby proposed Tuscany I didn’t think twice.

Tuscany is filled with history, it was a place where geniuses like Leonardo Da Vinci were born. History is written in every wall, every sculpture, every painting, every poem and through its people.

I love this place. It is a second home.







It is great the family is enjoying it too. My hubby and I needed the time alone away from the city and all the distractions. The kids needed a place to just go wild. This is the place to be.
I don’t think I will ever do this place justice talking about it.

Yazi trying to capture the little birdie- Come Bibi Come

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