Today I celebrated Ferroagosto or Florence’s National Day with Marco, Ettore, Lorenzo, his mother Bianca, Andrea, Diane and their 7 yr old daughter Katherine in the Tuscan countryside.
After leaving Florence we drove through scenic Fiesole and Borgo San Lorenzo towards Figliano. Along the way we stopped for morning coffees and chatted with the locals.
At Lorenzo family estate in Figliano we ate home made pasta and marinated eggplants prepared by Bianca, drank red wine and tasted rich desert wines, laughed, talked & relaxed in the garden under the warm sun, played a form of Bridge and used pieces of pasta to bet with, threw darts towards a board monted on an oak tree; and followed rainbows to find pots of gold with Katherine and Ettore.
As I sat on the grass tracing clouds that were nearing, I felt calm and happy. Although I missed the company of Lorenzo's gorgeous girlfriend Claudia, and Mario; we shared a lovely day together.
These friends are very open, generous and spiritied. Their companionship is very special and eventhough we have shared few moments together, those sahred have been very memorable and loving.
After leaving Florence we drove through scenic Fiesole and Borgo San Lorenzo towards Figliano. Along the way we stopped for morning coffees and chatted with the locals.
At Lorenzo family estate in Figliano we ate home made pasta and marinated eggplants prepared by Bianca, drank red wine and tasted rich desert wines, laughed, talked & relaxed in the garden under the warm sun, played a form of Bridge and used pieces of pasta to bet with, threw darts towards a board monted on an oak tree; and followed rainbows to find pots of gold with Katherine and Ettore.
As I sat on the grass tracing clouds that were nearing, I felt calm and happy. Although I missed the company of Lorenzo's gorgeous girlfriend Claudia, and Mario; we shared a lovely day together.
These friends are very open, generous and spiritied. Their companionship is very special and eventhough we have shared few moments together, those sahred have been very memorable and loving.
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