It's almost Midsummer's Eve....

We've had such a busy spring!  Camera Toscana photography and Photoshop workshops, a Lakeland Photo holiday with John Gravatt, pasta making lessons, wine and honey tastings, the Sagra della Lasagna in Montenero....  it's been a feast for the senses, shared with some very lovely and interesting people.

We discovered the joys of wild garlic - a prolifically abundant flower and bulb growing along the sides of the road, and made a pesto with it.  The fragrant pink flowers, bulblets and leaves are all edible and all taste of... well, garlic.

The Sagra (festa) della Lasagna was a treat, the food was great and the atmosphere very convivial, with lots of dancing involved!  Jimmy took some wonderful photographs, to be exhibited at some point in Montenero, and our guest at the time, Gus, really enjoyed experiencing a properly local festival.

This weekend we have a few guests for a weekend of rejuvenation and re-balancing with Kay Wraith, a Pilates and dance professional.  Kay will be running a week-long version of this workshop in August, perfect for completely unwinding.  Visit www.piandelcolombaio.com for details, or email us at info@piandelcolombaio.com.  As always, Angela will be ensuring that everyone maintains their energy levels with fresh, locally sourced home-cooked delights...

Next month we have a Citrayus Pilates retreat with Jennifer Stacey, a celebrated teacher from San Fransisco.  A couple of places still remain on this eagerly anticipated retreat, contact Karen Law at www.citrayus.com or info@piandelcolombaio.com for details.

Alex is very much looking forward to building his test clay oven, a one-loaf/pizza prelude to a permanent outdoor fixture that we're all looking forward to decorating.  We'll keep you posted with details of upcoming pizza and pasta making weekends that we hope to start running later in the year.