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you ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog

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Say hello to Youma and Stella, these marvellous truffle dogs. They came to say hello and to sniff our property (the only ones to do that!!!) for some truffles. Well, we hardly sang the first strophe of Hound dog, and they found the first one, bringing it gently to their owner in exchange of a treat. They kept going until they got quite a few stacked up, all for us to enjoy tonight! Omelette with truffle, rice and truffle, toast and truffle, we are the kings of the hill!! Ok, these are the black, less exclusive version of truffles, but actually I'm an expert of the white ones. This little story is on me;  Some years ago, Daniele  was invited, during...

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Save the date: Marella featuring Planet fil

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Ok, so I can finally let you in on what will be happening in September, when we can meet, get to know eachother and enjoy an evening together! For the third edition of Vogue Fashion's night out, in Milan on the 8th of Sept and for the first time in Rome, on the 15th, Planet fil is collaborating with Marella to create a very special event in their stores. Our evening " Fil positive, Fil good" is about bringing a positive message, having created a Tshirt in limited edition and a notebook, gift of the evening, with my thoughts, pictures I've made for Marella and lots of space for your ideas. The tshirt is awsome, and will definitely cater to...

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countrystyle

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In Sweden we use the word "mysa" a lot, meaning creating a warm and cosy environment, where you can snuggle with your dear ones. Well, I certainly brought that along to Italy, trying to create a warm and confortable setting for me, my family and my guests. Here are some simple, lowcost tips that are easy to recreate...

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up patriots to arms

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Yesterday we attended the concert of Franco Battiato in Spello, a wonderful little town here in Umbria. I had the opportunity to get to know the music and thoughts of Franco, during the time Daniele (Bossari) was writing his book, "Battiato io chi sono?" (Mondadori) Yesterday we had dinner (actually we ate, Franco stays very light before a concert) and he was in great shape, telling stories and entertaining us.  The concert, soldout, was amazing, and I got to embrace and thank him after, before seeing him speeding off towards another engagement. I wore a Diane Von Furstenberg dress, Fendi shoes, Marc Jacobs bag...

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own your time

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A squirrel comes close to where I sit, climbing the figtree for a sweet breakfast. A butterfly rests on the table to taste the sweet juice in my glass and the pheasant takes her morning walk with her small ones in a row behind her. Soon I'll go to save some cute frogs from the pool, even found a hedgehog there once, safe and sound, we got a good look at her when she was recovering from her nightly swim. This is it, surrounded by Mother nature at it's very best. (and internet connection on top of that, perrrfect!) Yesterday we went just to do the regular food shopping but came back 10 hours later. One thing led to another,things to...

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