As I sink further into middle age I have discovered an ever increasing fascination with liqueurs, the sillier the better (if I still lived in England I’d probably be sipping sherry). We make our own Sloe gin and Finocchietto (discovered on a recent trip to Puglia) and Rudy, Andrea’s dad, keeps us topped up...Read More
We are planning a special course for 2015. All the proceeds of this course will be split between a) Associazione Rafaello – a charity local to Camerino who support the families of children with cancer, and who have been an invaluable help to us b) Leukeaemia & Lymphoma Research – a UK charity funding research in Leukemia,...Read More
I was asked recently to paint some prizes for the local kennel club. Of course if I had known then what an uninspiring bird the woodcock is (think flying christmas pudding with a long beak), I would have politely declined. So it was that Sunday found me painting gamebird watercolours whilst listening to Pride and...Read More
A flurry of bookings and some really dank weather has sent me hot foot to the book press. My scalpel skills are so honed now that I am thinking of opening a minor surgery unit. These sketchbooks have proved very popular with our artists so I thought I would spread the joy, and make a...Read More
Here’s a thing I never knew about olive oil – it goes off! Well, to be more exact it changes over the first few months. I always thought the issue was about virgin or not, cold pressed or not. But actually the taste of the oil when it has first been pressed is quite extraordinary...Read More
Hurrah it’s here, the new revamped website, capable of adapting to any screen. I’ve spent ions tweaking code (I’m particularly proud of what the young webbie coves call “jellyboxes”) and frankly I’d rather do my own dentistry. Happy to hear of any typos. Catch it before ‘they’ invent new stuff and I have to start...Read More
