Geckos, and Porcupines, and Badgers – Oh My!
The joys of living in the untouched Tuscan countryside is that it’s, well, untouched countryside. That means we are no stranger to sharing the mill with a variety of different…
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Tuscan Cushion: Taking Inspiration from the Watermill
It is always a delight to have Debbie Abrahams at the Watermill – especially when her project for the week has a design inspired by her time in Tuscany. So…
Good for the planet and good for the soul
It felt fitting to use World Environment Day as the impetus to highlight how The Watermill does its bit for the good of the planet. We don’t say it to…
Sapori Fivizzanese: Bringing Together the Flavours of Tuscany
The end of May into early June marked the 23rd anniversary of the Fivizzano Sapori. A multi-day event highlighting local products, talents, and wares. It’s not often we find our…
Festa della Repubblica
June 2nd marks the Festa della Repubblica in Italy, otherwise known as Republic Day. Exactly 80 years ago Italians participated in a referendum to decide the form of their government…
Finishing the hat… well, sweater
In Sunday in the Park with George – an excellent musical inspired by pointillist painter Georges Seurat – Sondheim posits that the creative process is one of an isolating and all-consuming…
Like ‘herding cats’…
If you follow us on social media (which we highly recommend you do to keep you up-to-date on the goings on at the mill – we are on Facebook and…
The Watermill Ancient and Modern: QR codes reveal Renaissance masterpieces
At the Watermill we like the juxtaposition of ancient and modern, something you’ll notice throughout our Watermill bedrooms: a lone piece of antique furniture, for example, standing proudly among more…
The Duke of Wellington, James Bond and a very English crime
Do you remember the scene from the James Bond film Dr. No, where 007 goes to meet the villain in his Caribbean lair and does a double-take on a picture…
The iris is ris! Springtime at the Watermill
Some beautiful warm, sunny days around Easter and into April have enabled us to enjoy lunching and dining a fuori with friends on our Riverside Terrace, under the blue Italian…
The Watermill cucina – An added delight to our creative courses: 10. Pappa al pomodoro
Pappa al pomodoro. Serve in serried ceramic spoons for a truly Tuscan taste: We have been tempting you in recent weeks with some of the extra pleasures you’ll enjoy during…
The Watermill cucina – An added delight to our creative course: 9. Torta di cioccolato da Capri
In this blog in our series about the special food at the Watermill, we present a chocolate cake made without flour, from a recipe that originated in the island of…