{"id":621,"date":"2008-05-28T10:43:02","date_gmt":"2008-05-28T10:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/?p=621"},"modified":"2008-08-19T11:20:40","modified_gmt":"2008-08-19T11:20:40","slug":"springtime-in-romes-campagna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/28\/springtime-in-romes-campagna\/","title":{"rendered":"Springtime in Rome’s Campagna"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks everyone for comments on my Latest News<\/a>…it’s going to be exciting! <\/p>\n

And Wow! over 80 comments for a free jar of an organic Nutella-substitute<\/a><\/strong>! You guys really want these! Congrats to Mandy, Comment#58<\/a>, winner of a free jar of Deanocciola flavor of your choice<\/strong>! Send me your address!<\/a> And stay tuned…I may have a giveaway for another!<\/p>\n

We have some good friends who have a “casa in campagna<\/em>” a house in the countryside outside Rome. When I was there in May, I worked so long outside people thought I had spent my weekend at the beach! It reminds me of home since I didn’t grow up in a city proper, but outside just city limits on a little “mountain” of the Santa Cruz foothills. I enjoy laboring on their land, eating and drinking things they’ve grown or received from neighbors, and thrive without television (though I sneak in a few electronic books). <\/p>\n

Through them, I’ve discovered the Feijoa fruit<\/a> and enjoyed some spectacular views.<\/a> Hopefully someday we’ll turn it into a B&B so some of you can enjoy the views in person. <\/p>\n

Who can guess what these baby plants will become?<\/strong> This year I hope to come back at harvest time. I usually seem to miss it by a few weeks.<\/p>\n

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The view is a bit drier this time of year (May) than the gorgeous picture I took one November<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Are you growing anything? What are you looking forward to harvesting when they’re ready?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thanks everyone for comments on my Latest News…it’s going to be exciting! And Wow! over 80 comments for a free jar of an organic Nutella-substitute! You guys really want these! Congrats to Mandy, Comment#58, winner of a free jar of Deanocciola flavor of your choice! Send me your address! And stay tuned…I may have a…<\/p>\n

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