By Diana Baur

We’ve lit the wood burning stove for the first time, signaling the inevitable arrival of late fall.  We’ve been blessed with beautiful weather and  happy guests.  It’s been our busiest season ever, with occupancy somewhere around 80% for the season.  People seem to love Piemonte, and seem interested in returning again and again to a region in Italy rich with beauty and authenticity.

Now is the time introspection, for looking back and feeling satisfied at a job well done.  To enjoy the every day again. We work so hard during the season that we barely think;  we just act and react, making sure that people are happy, that the rooms are ready, the bread’s baking and that nothing major is broken.  But now we have the chance to... More...