31 years ago today, Mark plucked up the courage to kiss the cook! 6 years later - The cook married her boss! Best decision everrrrrr!! #happyfirstkissanniversary #loveislove

Did you know there is a real genuine pyramid in Rome? Built around 12 BC - and it’s right there at the side of the road!

Last night I made “fake” enchiladas. Turkey mince and pecorino, not cheddar. They were still very tasty! #mexicanfakeaway #gisellesumbriankitchen 🤪😂

Going going gone! One day this will be a three-car carport! Our landlord wants it and it will be a vast improvement on the broken down shed!

DJ’s default position … and tbf - mine too! 🤣🤣 #loveDJ #blueskydoggies #assumetheposition

A beautiful chilly start this morning! #thisisumbria #ilivewhereyouvacation #homeiswheretheheartis

Yummy, fresh out the oven Sourdough loaf! Made with oodles of seeds and multigrain flour. Looking forward to digging in later! It smells divine! #sourdoughadventures #gisellesumbriankitchen

I sometimes have to literally stop and take in the beauty of our neighbourhood! This is the road to Fabbri where we live. You can see Rocca di Fabbri on the hill, our marker to let guests know where to turn to our place. This time of year, the light is particularly beautiful! #lovewhereyoulive

Freckles loves going to the beach! It’s an hour and a half’s drive, but totally worth it for the joy it brings! #AdriaticCoast #PortoSanGiorgio

I hate this 🍊💩 so much that I have muted his name on Bluesky so I don’t raise my blood pressure too much! I’ve seen the clip of whoever it was fainting. As much as I want the 🍊💩 to be glitching as in the photo - vid and photo don’t match. He didn’t do anything to help, but he was looking on.

Just snapped now. No filter, no messing - just beauty outside our house. #novemberskies #sunsetvibes #thisisumbria #lovewhereyoulive #ilivewhereyouvacation

May I just toot my own horn here? It’s been a tough few years one way or t’other - but I think I scrub up quite well for a freshly baked 60 year old! #sexysixties #rockthathaircut #notdyed #stillhere 😁

Olive Harvest is upon us again! I know I’m biased, but I truly think the olive oil from this area of Umbria is the absolute best! Trevi has a month long festa now - weekend of 18/19th being the best of the month! Proper local festa.

Is it real or is it Ai? This is my question almost every moment of being on social media. Cute doggies? Are they real or fake? My husband shows me little vids over our morning coffee. I can’t enjoy them anymore. If I have to check each one, the fun is taken out. Or I just default to - fake.

It’s that time of year already! Fire is on!

I went all retro yesterday and made a delicious pineapple upside down cake! I used a coconut yogurt in the sponge - tastes like an edible pina colada! Oh, and it’s virtually fat free! #winner #gisellesumbriankitchen #retrocooking #gallbladderfriendlyrecipes I can DM the recipe if you’d like it!

Above the fog today - so much prettier than being in it! 😂 #nofilter #montefalco #thisisumbria

Seeing this today, after last nights ‘rescue’ - took our dogs for a walk at sunset and there was a cute young dog running around in the vines and no owner anywhere. So took him home for the night. Hubby volunteers at the local kennels and long story short, the owner is collecting in a while! 👏👏

The roses are STILL spectacular in our garden! 🪏 #deadheadingworks

No, it’s not a deep puddle! Yes, she’s lying down in it. Yes, she needed a shower when we got home! #aftertherain #freckles #swampmonster

@bsky.app - what’s the deal for uploading short (less than 10sec) videos from iPhone to here? It won’t do it! 🤣🤣

These are Autumn Crocuses - a sign that summer is leaving us. My husband is banned from mowing them down! 🤣

Weirdly, I couldn’t see the lunar eclipse with the naked eye, but my phone camera did - absolutely dire photos, but the little vid beforehand shows our gorgeous countryside! However, you’ll have to trust me on that - can’t upload it to Bluesky! Have a pic of the moonset this morning instead!

Back home after a couple of days away and here’s today’s garden forage! Figs, grapes, strawberries, peppers and cucumbers! I left the tomatoes on the vines.

Mussels! Yummy. 🤤 Cozze impepato (mussels with pepper - so good. #torredipalme #ristorantelatorre #marchemeals #minibreak

The view from Torre di Palme, Marche was spectacular last night! Sitting high above Marina Palmese where we’ve had a wonderful couple of days mini break!

Beach time with friends! #italia #adriatica #marinapalmese #funwithfriends

This sounds like a fine mini adventure!

We did a #roadtrip this May/June - we were VERY impressed with #Colmar in the Alsace region of #France! Super pretty town!

#internationaldogday Celebrated every day in our house! DJ and Freckles - both rescued off the streets in Umbria - yes, dumping pets and abandoning them is a thing here.

It was a right faff - but ended up delicious! Completely fat-free baba ganoush. My dear friend @yomonteolivo.bsky.social gave me some of her home grown aubergines and this is the result. Thank you my lovely! 🥰

I finally got proactive with our beautiful holiday rental apartment in Falmouth, Cornwall. What do you think of my efforts? Feel like booking a Falmouth getaway after looking? 🤗🤗🤗 www.falviewluxury.com

Hilarious! I know EM is unpopular on Bluesky, but 3 followers is terribly sad! 😂😂😂😂 Sorry ‘Elon’, I will not make it 4!

A few of our homegrown tomatoes ready to make a fresh sauce!

Good night from Umbria xx

My virtually fat-free meal. Gnocchi with stewed fresh tomatoes, zucchini and a whole garlic clove for flavour and herbs. Plus air fried turkey meatballs with lemon zest, tomato purée, 1 egg, minced garlic and seasoning. (200°c for 20 mins.) Really tasty. #gallbladdertrouble #fatfreediet

Over 30 years together. Still a thrill to know he’s right by my side. #loveislove #togetherforever

I love making sourdough bread! This one is tipo 1 flour and a bit of rye seeded flour. Very tasty. #sourdough #gisellesumbriankitchen

Real change is coming. Join us at yourparty.uk

Loads of little pears this year and they are delicious! #ilivewhereyouvacation #Montefalco #umbria

Love where you live. Beautiful side street of Montefalco, Umbria. So lovely. #ilivewhereyouvacation. #montefalco #umbria

Fantastic hot air balloon festival, on now here in Umbria. www.sagrantinocup.it/programma-vo...

The roses have been soooo beautiful this year! #lovewhereyoulive #ilivewhereyouvacation

Love where you live! #viewfrommybalcony Summer vibes. What’s your view?

Ahhh - The Prince of Darkness - RIP Ozzy

Shakerato - mimicking a fine espresso martini! Coffee break in Montefalco, Umbria. #ilivewhereyouvacation

Montefalco on the hill, sunflowers in the foreground! Life is good! #montefalco #sunflowers

Teefies! Freckles, our resident comedienne!

Tired lil boi! #DJ #TheDeej #adoptdontshop

Daily morning doggy walk with added grapes! #ilivewhereyouvacation #thisisumbria #morningwalk