Well it looks like summer has finally arrived and hopefully the grass has slowed down a bit, we have sent a message to our neighbour Maurizio who has one of those brilliant little orange caterpillar tractors that everybody round here seems to have. Its time for the Olive grove to have its annual haircut, all the wild orchids have gone now and with our Adopt an Olive tree scheme hotting up the grove needs to look its best for the summer.
We are also now appreciating the huge improvement in the views from the house since we demolished our lovely old barn a few weeks ago…with the help of Ken, a chainsaw, a long rope and a Ford Focus tractor !! It seems that only me and Pongo will miss it, he chased many a frightened little mouse out of there. 
Why not combine a visit to your olive tree with a fantastic wine tour in Umbria?