What a year, glad it's over, but what awaits in this new year? It’s little over a year ago that the work had to stop on site in...

For those of you who have read this blog, I am sorry for the lack of updates. I have no real excuses asides from getting back to a normal...

Things have stood still at the building site far far away, but that hopefully will change again soon. The sale of the credits accumulated...

Just a quick note to wish you all a Merry Christmas. I hope you are all well. Follow your dreams as this is the only way that they may...

I don’t know how many times Diego has said to me that I have to remain calm and optimistic.  However, my nerves are showing now. We still...

Keeping a budget is always a challenge in any building project. I have made some decisions on materials that have made the project a...

A lot happened before the summer, not least at my everyday workplace, so let me apologise for not writing more sooner. That said other...

For the first time I am writing this blog post in Italy. It has been a short and very busy trip that is coming to an end in quite intense...

Things are moving on swiftly in Belvedere. Since my last blogpost, the house has grown significantly and is now up to the headers over...

Hi again everybody. First let me apologise for being away so long. A lot has been going on at both home and abroad. So let's catch up! A...

The new year has arrived and with this there are always new possiblities. Even though much is new, some feelings of dejavu continue to...

As the year ends, the positive news from site is, the foundations are complete, including the terrace around the building. This is great...

A week has gone by, since the pile foundations were completed. A light layer of concrete has been poured, to give a level platform for...

Another week has gone and work continues on site. However, not as much has happened as one might have hoped. Nobody is at fault, just a...

Demolition is a harsh word. It brings thoughts of destruction into your mind without any meaning. However, dismantling something in many...

In September I noticed that I began to get a little impatient. The clock was running. The thing is, at this time the Superbonus deadline ...

We had booked a trip to Italy, using last years tickets and followed the information intensely regarding the current covid situation. We...

A little while later, I had come up with a scheme. We liked the layout and it served our purposes. I had used all of the available area....

Planning for the future… in Belvedere Ostrense (AN) Being who I am and what I do for a living, meant unsurprisingly that I started...

The next wave of COVID struck shortly after my visit and again travel was put on hold. However the search continued. The lock down in...