Comments on: Spring fever: May arrives in Umbria

By: Ray Tysdal

Ray Tysdal — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:26:39 +0000

We stayed at your fine farm in late March. In the early evening when some cars pulled into the driveway and men with instruments appeared your sons invited us over to hear a traditional song. These guys, several who are visible in one of your posted pictures sang a very lively and long song that you said they came around and sang every year in the spring. It reminded me of Christmas Carolers around here. Thanks for the wonderful time at a wonderful place.

Ray Tysdal

By: George

George — Mon, 03 May 2010 20:09:14 +0000

Farms that produce the best wine and salame (not to mention eggs) would have been my bet, though I’m sure your married charms are still appreciated by the local menfolk.

By: rebecca

rebecca — Mon, 03 May 2010 19:45:46 +0000

@George…no, the singers don’t focus on any demographic, unless the farms that produce the best wine and salame count!

By: rebecca

rebecca — Mon, 03 May 2010 19:44:53 +0000

@Melissa…ah, memories of tp-ing adventures have come rushing back. What a strange way adolescents choose to show their appreciation for the opposite sex. We adults are much more advanced. Right? ;)

By: George

George — Sun, 02 May 2010 20:42:37 +0000

Caroling in May! What a wonderful tradition! Is it only folk singers and dancers who make the rounds? The Tuscan tradition seems to focus on single women. Do your folk singers travel around all the homes in the area?

By: Melissa Muldoon

Melissa Muldoon — Sun, 02 May 2010 20:35:03 +0000

How fun! No such excitement like smashed flower pots and “tipsy” singing at 2am around these parts on May 1st…but during the months of May, June and July we do get a lot of giggling teenagers at 11pm throwing toilet paper rolls around the bushes and trees so that our front lawn in the morning looks like a blizzard has hit – courtesy of sneaky swim team girls who want to tease our swim team boys! After the first couple of times, you get pretty good at picking up on the late night sounds and hopefully manage to scare them away – or at least try to remember to turn of the sprinkler system so that you aren’t left with a soggy mess the day after!