A black and white kitty was the only presence in the courtyard of this agriturismo a short bike ride from Florence. Agriturismos are a sort of combination guesthouse-farm. By law, a high percentage of the food they serve must be of their own production. This one had a thriving vegetable garden just across the country lane I was travelling on and a very pleasant (if nearly deserted in the mid afternoon) courtyard next to beautiful olive groves and an orchard. In the pip: a glimpse of a shady corner of the inner court, with a collection of old farm implements.

HFF again, from the Tuscan countryside!