Instead of the usual pilgrimage down to Cornwall for his annual visit, father decided that Italy might be an amusing alternative. Ingrid and I agreed. As our daydream is to eventually retire to Umbria, this was an easy choice. Being the only region with no coastline, it bills itself as the green heart of Italy. At this time of year it certainly lived up to that epithet.
With her usual skill, Ingrid arranged for a week in a delightful apartment, part of a beautifully restored farm house on the edge of Canalicchio, a hamlet high up in hills midway between Perugia and Todi.
We settled into an easy daily routine of languid breakfasts and late starts. We did trips to Assisi, Todi, Montefalco and any number of idyllic medieval hilltop towns. Each day was punctuated with a lunch of delicious local food and wine.
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