OLIVE HARVEST LUNCH

The Olive harvest in underway in Umbria. The trees are full of olives
that soon will be the world's finest olive oil.

The olives are harvest by hand using a variety of  simple tools that gently rake the olives from the branches and into the large nets that cover the ground under the trees.

TIME FOR LUNCH!

Intervallo per pranzo

Tools are put down and ladders descended. Everyone heads up to the lunch table.

James opens the wine. The food is brought out and introductions are made.
Elida and Gunter are fabulous hosts and you can be certain
of a great meal here, meeting up with old friends and always meeting interesting new people.
Complimenti!

The food is arranged on a table in the shade of an olive tree.

From Elida's garden.

Elida makes what could be the best bread in all of Italy, and today we have
the chance to sample this season's olive oil drizzled......or soaked, whatever your pleasure,
on a slice of her bread. The olive oil we were pouring was 2 days old and beautiful in color.
Heavenly feast.

  A two hour lunch, among the olive trees, short by Italian standards, but, after all it
was a working lunch, we headed back to the car.
Along the way these cheerful Cosmos caught my eye as well as this
view of Panicale.

Panicale

Can't forget to include a picture of Mokie. He  greeted us when we arrived,
and was part of the festivities.




Thanks Elida and Gunter!
The olive oil is superb and you two are delightful!