House

The house is over 100 years old and we have lived in it for over 30 years. We have recently completed a major renovation of the house so that we three – Rita Monaco, Sandy Blair and myself, Francesca Albertazzi (‘designer’), can all live here together with our dogs and continue to enjoy this home for years to come.

Each of us bring unique talents to the collective that is our household – Rita is the ‘cook’, with both Sicilian and Tuscan heritage, her meals are always well-rooted in traditional Italian cuisine. Sandy Blair, the ‘builder of things’ is the one who makes the projects happen – give him a drawing and watch him go (and bring him a sandwich half-way through..!), he’ll be putting the greenhouse together this summer. Francesca is the ‘designer’, she is the planner and the one who makes the drawings, writes the ‘to do lists’ and tackles a lot of it herself as well.

This house is very important to us and we love to share it – coming soon: ‘lunches in the garden’ where we will be hosting lunches in the garden under arbours built by Sandy, at table-settings styled by Francesca and with delicious food created by Rita – we hope you’ll enjoy!