tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post6023892693179209021..comments2024-03-23T16:18:34.397+00:00Comments on Where Five Valleys Meet: Chestnuts galore in ItalyRosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-50763664025742874142011-09-25T17:37:44.373+01:002011-09-25T17:37:44.373+01:00Dear Nat chestnut soup is absolutely delicious. I ...Dear Nat chestnut soup is absolutely delicious. I love Lucca and also nearby Pistoia, both being rich in wonderful art and architecture but without so many tourists.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-20807930453488722112011-09-25T12:23:39.784+01:002011-09-25T12:23:39.784+01:00I've never tried roasted chestnuts... must giv...I've never tried roasted chestnuts... must give them a taste!<br />Tuscany is just wonderful... I spent a very happy week there a few years back, based in the Garfagnana region. I especially enjoyed exploring Lucca and Barga, and the great city of Florence.Nathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601477827694926858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-75921127826657467372011-09-22T08:18:14.725+01:002011-09-22T08:18:14.725+01:00What a good idea Rosemary - my trouble is, I know ...What a good idea Rosemary - my trouble is, I know that H will be unable to resist gathering the harvest as per usual - he loves things from the wild and when they are free, even better!Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-30835785995485125822011-09-21T23:24:07.767+01:002011-09-21T23:24:07.767+01:00Dear Rosemary, I picked so many chestnuts last yea...Dear Rosemary, I picked so many chestnuts last year, wearing thick gloves to avoid the outer spikes. But what a battle to rid them of their jackets - sheer frustration. This year they will be coming out of a tin!Share my Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817611851604816123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-7691667272647203232011-09-21T23:01:51.214+01:002011-09-21T23:01:51.214+01:00Kate if you find the answer let me know. I have t...Kate if you find the answer let me know. I have the suspicion that there are different varieties of chestnut, and we always end up with the wrong kind.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-74813141748888987052011-09-21T22:52:23.266+01:002011-09-21T22:52:23.266+01:00Saludos Oteador - thank you for your lovely commen...Saludos Oteador - thank you for your lovely comments.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-2980355453351770312011-09-21T22:17:17.795+01:002011-09-21T22:17:17.795+01:00Oh, that village, Rosemary! Just beautiful!
And I...Oh, that village, Rosemary! Just beautiful!<br /><br />And I feel a spot of street vendor research coming on. Next time I spot a chestnut stall I'm asking him your question :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-32744042999239519722011-09-21T22:07:24.780+01:002011-09-21T22:07:24.780+01:00bellas fotos en su blog, grandes paisajes de gran ...bellas fotos en su blog, grandes paisajes de gran bretaƱa. saludosoteArthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13107213583754503209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-83159800295904514822011-09-21T13:52:55.502+01:002011-09-21T13:52:55.502+01:00Dear Fotokarusellen - pleased you enjoyed the post...Dear Fotokarusellen - pleased you enjoyed the post and pictures, thank you.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-62462076466475872332011-09-21T13:51:37.292+01:002011-09-21T13:51:37.292+01:00That is a really good story Mark - these things ar...That is a really good story Mark - these things are always funny in retrospect, if not at the time. I can just imagine the crabs running away and everyone screaming.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-29513009808430170392011-09-21T13:37:50.425+01:002011-09-21T13:37:50.425+01:00A great post and two very beautiful pictures. Won...A great post and two very beautiful pictures. Wonderful work.Fotokarusellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983890667827136017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-25057481951452068902011-09-20T20:39:58.595+01:002011-09-20T20:39:58.595+01:00Thanks for a good laugh; it reminds me of a time w...Thanks for a good laugh; it reminds me of a time when family friends invited me for a crab dinner. They lived on the Chesapeake Bay and had caught the crabs themselves. The crabs went into a pot of water that slowly heated up, but not before the poor crabs fought their way out and ran in every direction. There was complete mayhem and screaming, and the crabs weren't too happy either!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-71842260879759608662011-09-20T15:02:49.777+01:002011-09-20T15:02:49.777+01:00Dear Olive - thanks for stopping by. I suppose tha...Dear Olive - thanks for stopping by. I suppose that we are fortunate in that Italy is only a 2 - 3 hour flight away. You did very well with your vase in getting it for such a good price.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-34055714238755848212011-09-20T14:57:47.950+01:002011-09-20T14:57:47.950+01:00That first sentence is so wonderful. If only we co...That first sentence is so wonderful. If only we could go to Italy every year. We have been once in 2003. The chestnut story is funny from this end but I can just imagine the mess. Thanks for telling me about the Shawnee. I have now learned a lot about that pottery and will be keeping a look out for it too.Olivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562775041134498313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-89055804965596031652011-09-20T11:16:45.915+01:002011-09-20T11:16:45.915+01:00Hello Jane and Lance- Once Italy has been experien...Hello Jane and Lance- Once Italy has been experienced, it gets under your skin, and becomes a 'must return again place'. We like the family run hotels because they serve you the local regional dishes, and as you mention are free of trippers.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-50040719131957608952011-09-20T10:16:40.865+01:002011-09-20T10:16:40.865+01:00Hello Rosemary:
We cannot think of a more perfect ...Hello Rosemary:<br />We cannot think of a more perfect way to spend time at the approach of winter than to be in the Tuscan hills. Italy is, in our view, such a wonderful country, steeped in history, containing the most glorious countryside and full, as you say, of the finest architecture and art. And how lovely to experience it when the summer visitors have fled. Like you, we much prefer small, simple hotels where one is unlikely to meet up with trippers en masse.<br /><br />What a disaster where the chestnuts were concerned. Not to be tried! And soon the chestnut sellers will be once more on street corners here; we shall content ourselves with that.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com