By Diana Baur

Our bed and breakfast season is rolling to its gentle close, with the heaviest occupancy behind us, and we’re starting to have days where we are the only ones present on our hill. The colors are changing, and as a special gift, Nature has given us splendid days to enjoy here in the Piemontese hills.

It was with a sense of humor and timing that our pool pump cracked a week ago, spraying water everywhere, saying to us in no uncertain terms that it’s time to end the water entertainment part of the show for the year. Since the temperature was down around 59 degrees Fahrenheit, only very brave people and Scandinavians were actually using it anyway. Whenever we close the pool, the focus of... More...