Hoping for wellies! 2025

It’s Christmas again and how the time flies!

I am hoping for a new set of wellies this year because the emergency pair I bought when we purchased the property didn’t last very long at all.

I sent out a not-so-subtle message to my wife and so I hope my Christmas wish comes true.

I will then be able to also complete my true Yorkshire look in Umbria.

I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, whatever you are doing.

We will be relaxing at home this year.    My Mum has just been for a few days to visit (she hasn’t seen the house since June 2024 when we were in the phase of renovation) and so it was good for her to see it for herself.   We are now on our own, but have lots of fun things planned.  My son will be playing in the local Pasticceria Russo, in Amelia,  this evening (23rd) , playing one of his newly learned Beethoven classical piano pieces.

The Pasticceria is becoming a bit of a focal point for us in the area (as it seems to be for alot of other people as well) and they have their amazing range of sweets and Panettone artiginale, which is a little bit too more-ish for my liking.  I am trying my best to resist the temptation and am doing OK, until now!     The only way to combat that is to engage in more physical land work anyway.   As many of you have told me since we moved here: ‘there is always work to do on the land’.

It will keep me out of trouble until I am back into work full-time in the New Year.