Shopping today in Umbertide, Umbria

Nectarines 0.30 Euro a Kilo

Peaches 0.30 Euro a Kilo

Lunch, huge tuna salad, with a large handful of olives 6.60 Euro

couscous, beans and grilled chicken breast 5.80 Euro

12" pizza, loaded with ham, artichokes, anchovies, olives and a few other bits and pieces 5.50 Euro

cover charge, and bread 0.80 Euro

75cl wine 4.00 Euro

litre of cool water, 0.80 Euro

House prices, variable, and rising, officially, by 8% per annum on "average", but I don't sell "average" houses, so perhaps 12% this year.

Are you coming to Umbria? I'm still holding my breath.

John Tunstill