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I write a lot about my lifestyle, so it is inevitable that it is one of the more regularly used categories on my blog. I was born in Brighton, England but live in Paciano, Umbria, Brighton. I regularly reminisce about aspects of my childhood and talk a lot of aspects of my lifestyle now I live in Italy.

As I still visit England regularly my posts talk about travel, visits to my parents and Brighton and the surrounding areas. My lifestyle revolves around my husband Barnet Boy and my animal family of two dogs and 17 cats so they feature strongly in my posts. I write about visits to local restaurants, festas, new neighbours (like Ed Sheeran) the changing of the seasons, picking olives and pruning olive trees. I write about new things I come across, the history of my house and the surrounding area and much more. Did I mention Italian coffee, cornetti and ice cream? Well I do in my lifestyle blog posts!

storms, a turtle and a canna lily

Storms Up The Mountain

2nd April 2022 Dorothy Berry-Lound 0

Storms up the mountain gives you an idea of a big storm that hit us and caused some degree of chaos! This is a post I originally wrote in 2016 […]

I just can't sleep

Sometimes I Just Cannot Sleep

19th March 2022 Dorothy Berry-Lound 0

Well I used to put it down to early menopause but I have gradually come to accept that sometimes I just cannot sleep! I think it is mainly down to […]

England

Don’t you miss England?

18th March 2022 Dorothy Berry-Lound 8

Funny isn’t it how when I tell people I live in Italy the first response is ‘you must like it in Italy then’ (I always think that is a doh […]

Space Clearing, Feng Shui and Tidying?

12th March 2022 Dorothy Berry-Lound 0

A slight diversion from my artwork today owing to a book I read called The Life Changing Magic of Tidying by Marie Kondon. The sub-title is, rather scarily, A Simple, […]

Art that is good enough to eat

Art That Is Good Enough To Eat

4th March 2022 Dorothy Berry-Lound 1

When I talk about art that is good enough to eat of course I am talking about art depicting items of food and drink that are so yummy it makes […]

Copenhagen at Christmas

Copenhagen A Magical Place To Visit

3rd March 2022 Dorothy Berry-Lound 0

I was lucky to have a short holiday in Copenhagen just before Christmas a few years ago and had a wonderful time! Over 200 photographs to process when I finally […]

Pancakes

Pancakes – toss or flip?

1st March 2022 Dorothy Berry-Lound 2

Well what’s not to like about pancake day? Pancakes – Toss or Flip? Barnet Boy has just finished tucking into a plate of pancakes smothered in maple syrup which were […]

Caring for our animals in cold weather

Caring for Our Animals in Cold Weather

28th February 2022 Dorothy Berry-Lound 0

Today I am sharing how we care for our animals in cold weather. They are such an important part of our lives. We have the outside cats, the dogs on […]

Cypress Heaven

Cypress Trees Mean Italy To Me

23rd February 2022 Dorothy Berry-Lound 1

I love cypress trees and here in Italy the Italian Cypress (Cupressus Sempervirens) has long been used as the mainstay of Italian formal gardens. The trees are often used to […]

A Peacock Walked Down My Drive

14th February 2022 Dorothy Berry-Lound 10

One day a peacock walked down my drive. This would be unusual for most people I think. But this is particularly the case where I live, half way up a […]

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