Dear Friends,
I gather that England has been under more or less continuous snow for a month. Here in the Cilento, however, we’ve had some really gorgeous afternoons, when it feels as warm as summer. Some very chilly nights, too, it has to be said. But in general, plenty of blue sky and sun. As a result, the garden at Palazzo Sbaglio is flourishing:
The grapes are doing particularly well:
Not to mention the bougainvillea.
Even the insects are thriving.
We think it must be the greenfly they’ve been eating.
Our chickens are doing splendidly now we have put them on the recommended diet of radioactive waste.
We made a special effort with the tree this year:
I wish that it was all good news this Christmas, but unfortunately we had a small alien invasion.
It was just like ‘Independence Day’.
Thankfully the casualties were low but in one tragic incident a light aircraft was caught in the cross-fire. (Warning: contains disturbing images).
The final explosion was so powerful that it created a parallel universe in the garden.
Who knows what 2011 will bring?
Sincerely, Yours.
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All photos were taken in Salerno last night. The Christmas lights have been themed as the ‘Giardino Incantato’ and they cover the entire town centre and lungomare with light. Okay, it’s a waste of money and energy and so on, but it does look seriously impressive. Makes you wonder what Milan is doing. Setting off an H-bomb at the very least, I should think.
http://www.salernoturismo.it/vis_dettaglio.php?id_livello=1924
for more information, in English, and
for a You-tube film of the lights in action.
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