This is our attempt at documenting our adventure in rural Tuscany, Italy. The practicalities, impracticalities, culture, traditions, fitting in, challenges, things we wish we'd known before we moved and things we've learned along the way.

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St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) is an interesting plant, thanks to its many associations with folklore, traditional medicinal...

Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) is a perennial flowering plant in the borage family (Boraginaceae), historically known as 'knit bone' due...

As the winter draws to an end and natural food sources for the birds return they may start using bird feeders less and will soon turn...