My last blog was all about our journey through France to England in July. Just to keep you updated, I stayed in the UK for just over a week during which I managed to take part in a 90th birthday celebration in Kenilworth, visited my good friend Maralyn in Devon and attended the Romantic Novelists’ Association Conference in London – I am a member but as yet have not finished my first novel. I am on the New Writer’s Scheme and need to get my manuscript in for appraisal before the 31st August 2015, Yikes! It was a fabulous conference.
I returned to Petritoli energized and refreshed and brought back with me a couple of guests, The Man’s sister and brother-in-law. We spent the following week going to the beach, eating out and doing a little bit of sightseeing. The beaches here are safe, clean and if you steer clear of the big resorts then the smaller ones are not overcrowded. We favour, Pedaso, with Il Faro restaurant for great seafood dishes, particularly the mussels. In August Pedaso have their mussel festival but we didn’t make it this year. Perhaps next.
After sis and bro-in-law left, The Man and I took a three-week holiday with more family. I expect you’re thinking our whole life is a holiday but it’s not – honest – only the last couple of months might seem like it.
For part of July and August while the family came to stay, (my daughter, her husband and our granddaughter and my two sons), we rented a house with a pool, 4k from Petritoli in a small place called Montevidon Combate. The temperatures for the period rocketed. It never really dropping below 30 degrees and much of the time it was way up close to 40 so the pool was a marvellous thing to have.
The Man and I did nothing too strenuous, we left the others to take a few days out on the beach at Cupra Marittima, hiring pedalos and being energetic. We also opted out of the visit to the evening market in Fermo choosing instead to babysit for our granddaughter. The joys of grandparenting – you’ve heard it said many a time before I’m sure – much more enjoyable than you r own kids as you can hand them over when the parents return! She was a delight and quite the water
baby, in the pool everyday.
It was lovely to spend time with the family and to recharge our batteries even though we were only a stone’s throw from Petritoli. However, after three weeks away we were ready to return to life in the town, our own bed and the comforts and familiarities that can only be found in one’s own home.
Have you taken a holiday yet this year?
must be great to go on hols for 3 weeks in the sun and have a 10 min drive back home!
Good to read of your doings Ninette, they all sounded great ! My Jo has been at the house and while we had storms and flooding, Jo and family were on the beach ! I still think of how generous you were bringing the car over, so good of you.
Peter is still very restricted, just able to use his lower arms…….poor man.
I have just been away in Maisie, for 2 nights. Just in a field somewhere near the East Midlands, near a sainsbury on a roundabout !
Much love to you both, Val. Xxxxxxxx
Val you are officially bonkers! I suppose Sainsbury is marginally better than Tesco but not as good as Waitrose…(according to some) Love to P x
I had a swim in the sea not far from Torre di Palme only yesterday. The Marche is a lovely region of Italy !
Yes…it is a beautiful are of Italy – love it here!
I am living my ‘holiday’ this year through all of yours! I have been tied to a disalysis machine now since December, with several problems with access needing many times in as an in-patient. Peed off with it all. So your sunny holiday photos and blogs have been my holiday too. Thankyou! XX
Sorry to hear about your troubles Julie. Glad I’ve brought you a bit of sunshine. x