Posted by Bob on Jul 3, 2013 | 0 comments

What’s going on this year ? There seems to be snakes around every corner, a couple of days ago a massive grass snake was sunning itself at the back of the house on a pile of  stones, there for two days in a row until Pongo spotted him. Yesterday i lifted a large stone on the recently cut bank (thank you Job and Fran), and nearly died uncovering a nest of vipers ( no i don’t mean the cast of eastenders), and today not far away from the same place  yet another metre long grass snake lying motionless on the grass, until Pongo spotted him that is. Am i getting more than normal or what ? love to know if anybody else is getting more than they usually do...

Posted by Bob on Jul 1, 2013 | 0 comments

If you are in Civitanova this Saturday (6th July) why not visit the Permariemonti contemporary art gallery at  Viale Vittorio  Veneto  53 – 62012 tel/fax 0733.774115. Starting at 18.00 the Exhibition features some amazing Mosaics, sculptures  and works of art by local artists Ben Craven and Michael Eldridge...

Posted by Bob on Jul 1, 2013 | 1 comment

It was without doubt the major social gathering of the month in Le Marche, the birthday party for Felix…the future tennis superstar. Fans from far and wide arrived laden with  tennis related gifts to try and satisfy the appetite of the ever eager sporting fanatic. It was then that they arrived, the recently renamed Bonnie and Clyde (AKA Pongo and Percy), after re-enacting that movie classic (The Great Escape) , they appeared as if by magic in the midst of the partygoers, clearly out of breath but looking very pleased with themselves . Panic ensued for a time but a crisis was avoided when they were successfully  rounded up and detained in the temporary detainment area that was quickly set up. We have at this time been unable to locate the secret excavations used to  enable their escape and detailed searches are continuing. Focus quickly returned to the host participating in exhibition matches on the immaculate rear lawn and the unveiling of not only a tennis racquet  culinary masterpiece but also a mountain of doughnuts that required some degree of mountaineering expertise by Felix to extinguish  the attached display of pyrotechnics (AKA Candles). The lovingly tended BBQ by masterchef  Ben Ja Min (brieflybreaking away from his forthcoming tour of India) provided both excellent salsiccia panini’s (AKA Hot Dogs) and some heating for those who ventured into the pool. The event was also an opportunity to say farewell to our hardworking Workawayer Job who travelled from the Netherlands to give our Adopt an Olive Tree grove some very much appreciated cosmetics. He followed Francisco our Mexican visitor  who partnered him on many of his projects. We wish them both  all the best for the rest of their journeys (Francisco to Slovenia, Job to Sardinia) and say thanks again for the fantastic work they completed for us. We look  forward to tomorrow  when Maurizio will arrive with his little orange tractor to give the Oliviotree grove grass its annual trim....

Posted by Bob on Jun 30, 2013 | 0 comments

Here at oliviotree world we have some fantastic news, they are only tiny but they are definitely there…yes ! the olives have arrived, the 2013 seasons fruit is on the trees and it looks like it could be a bumper crop. Those tiny little green gems will soon be soaking in the summer sun and turning it  into that liquid gold that tastes like nothing else. Don’t delay, be part of it, live the dream..Adopt a genuine Italian olive tree today and in a few months time that oil could be sat on your dining room table, just oozing...

Posted by Bob on Jun 29, 2013 | 0 comments

Pleased to notice that news of our Adopt an Olive Tree seems to be spreading world wide with our website oliviotree.com having been viewed by potential customers in America, India, Spain and the Netherlands. Visitors to our site will now see that we have certification to show an oleic (acid level) of 0.19% which is well below the required maximum of 0.8%  that is allowed in order to classify the olive oil as 100% Extra Virgin. Our Oil is of course First Press only,  for those that don’t know many inferior  Olive Oils  do not consist of  100% first press oil but oil from subsequent pressings and oils from other sources. It is interesting to see recent news articles stating that Chinese buyers are now buying  400% more Italian olive oil than previously because they don’t trust the oils real content from other sources. Say no more...