Chapter 7: Under the Tuscan Sun
Adriana
The Martuccio’s house in Tuscany must’ve been transported straight out of an Italian living magazine. Blushed stucco, black shutters, and a garden surrounding the outside of the house, a soothing ode to nature ... Italy at its most charming. I would never be able to get my mother or brother to live in the countryside, but waking up to the sight of rolling hills and glorious rays of sun filtering through the tiny windows sounds like Heaven to me. And the scents! An intoxicating mix of roses, peonies blooming later in the season than normal, and something else that makes me feel as though I’ve just entered a paradise created by a goddess. The Martuccio’s style and gift of the lavish rivals the Medicis, the royal family most famous throughout this reg
