In Love with France, At Home In Italy

Here is a gallery of photos that have been awaiting their moment. In most cases, I have a story to go along with the usually shirtless young Italian(s) we have lured to our impossible-to-find country home where something is always kaput. But in some cases, I will be listing the person without the photo. I seem to recall a line from "The Godfather" and maybe also from "the Sopranos" about the need to bump off somebody who has fallen out of favor: "It's nothing personal. Just business." But where we live in Umbria, ALL business is personal, and what follows are a few of the people with whom we have developed working relationships. 1. Our Caldaia Man, Ricco, who, by Italian law, is required to come every year to inspect the boiler Here he is in action!  And here he is packing up. As you can see, he does not travel light. Ricco's visits are not cheap, but still a bargain compared to ...