Pignotto 2008

icon0 italian There were masses and masses of poppies this year 20080502 010 There were masses and masses of poppies this year 20080916 015d Just one example of the truly magnificent marquetry in the Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. It was fantastic 20080920 PJ 045 Through a window of the Palazzo Ducale - lovely photo Jenni.
20080523 031 Flora keeping warm 20080919 045 One of the several 'Black Madonnas' we have seen though we have no idea what they mean so see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Madonna 20080920 PJ 108 Carlo turned up with this lot one afternoon. It was all wonderful. 20080924 010 The inside of the main church in Montedinove (pop 500!) which has a relic of St Thomas a'Beckett
20080925 PJ 135 20081017 08 The solar panels of Offida from the bottom 20080925 PJ 137 ...........from the top 20080925 PJ 151 Also in Offida - 16th Century grafitti 20080925 PJ 227 Maureen admiring Pininfarina's Snaidero kitchen. Personally I prefer his Ferraris
20080930 044 The silver alter in the Duomo at Ascoli 20080930 PJ 100a Another good shot by Jenni. 20080930 PJ 254 The grape picking machine which Carlo used to pick his grapes which made us redundant.........almost 20080930 PJ 281 A classy sunset over M Sibilla
20081012 40 A view of the top of our lane with the tiny church at the top 20081012 42 M Ascenscione (1108m slm) from just above the house 20081013 04 Maureen and Flora by the new 'war memorial' in the garden - well it looks like one to us.