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An Italian coronadiary – days 11 and 12

Katia's hen

Montalcino winegrower Katia Nussbaum on hair dye, tying up young vines, keeping apart within one household and disappearing eggs in lockdown Italy. Click on the Katia's diary tag for previous days. 

Day 11: 20 March 2020  

This morning I wake late and well-rested. I get up and have a coffee with Gigi. He is feeling good as he has restored his computer to working order.

It’s a beautiful day, like early summer, and the tulips are in bloom. I planted lots of bulbs earlier in the year, to make colour for us and our wine guests, for them to enjoy when they...