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		<title>Randal &amp; Michelle</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week was a very special week, after many emails and much planning&#8230; Randal &#38; Michelle&#8217;s big day came. Celebrated with a group of family and friends from all over the globe a week of fun with much partying was had by all.  <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=montestigliano.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4937604&amp;post=157&amp;subd=montestigliano&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<title>GEOCACHING</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a recent trip to the United States I was introduced to Geocaching and was delighted to find that there are several itineraries locally when I googled it on the computer. Having got the hang of it, we too want to create some on the estate. First, for those of you who have no idea [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=montestigliano.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4937604&amp;post=142&amp;subd=montestigliano&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Farmers Market</title>
		<link>http://montestigliano.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/farmers-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  OUR LOCAL FARMERS MARKET Last Saturday I finally got to the local &#8216;Mercatale&#8217; Farmers market. It started up last summer but this was the first opportunity that I have had to go. It&#8217;s held on the third Saturday morning of the month in the town square in Sovicille. There is a fantastic bread stall, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=montestigliano.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4937604&amp;post=53&amp;subd=montestigliano&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Florence &#8216;The Ride of the Wise Men&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ride of the Wise Men &#8211; La Cavalcata dei Magi   For the first time in many years I was here for the ‘Befania’, for most italians, especially the children this is almost as important as Christmas, and it was orginially at this time when children were left gifts by the fireplace, not by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=montestigliano.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4937604&amp;post=80&amp;subd=montestigliano&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Our trip on the steam train from Siena to the Truffle festival at San Giovanni D’Asso</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[9 November 2008 November is usually truffle time in Tuscany, strange stone like tubers that grow under the ground, have a very pungent smell and a strange taste and are VERY expensive, one that would fit in palm of your hand might costs about £60! This year we had a special treat; last Sunday with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=montestigliano.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4937604&amp;post=127&amp;subd=montestigliano&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Montestigliano blog</title>
		<link>http://montestigliano.wordpress.com/2008/09/20/montestigliano-blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems that I have just discovered the joys of what I understand is termed as ’social networking’ which in basic terms means a blog site for the farm.  As many of you know IT, that is Information Technology rather than ITaly is not one of my strong points and all of this is new, so [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=montestigliano.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4937604&amp;post=25&amp;subd=montestigliano&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>We have published a book &#8220;A Tuscan Farm&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2007 22:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So many folk have asked so many times so many things about Montestigliano; the history, the restoration of the houses and buildings, about the people who live and work here, their culture and traditions, the workings of the farm… that we felt compelled to put pen to paper and so after a long laboured birth [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=montestigliano.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4937604&amp;post=32&amp;subd=montestigliano&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Adopt an Olive Tree</title>
		<link>http://montestigliano.wordpress.com/2007/11/20/adopt-an-olive-tree/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have launched something which we believe to be pretty unique&#8230; Euro 75 and you can adopt a tree… the fruits of this tree will be yours. You will receive a certificate and a map of the location of your tree. We will place a plaque beside your tree with any dedication that you would [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=montestigliano.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4937604&amp;post=39&amp;subd=montestigliano&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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