a proposal to women of any age as long as they are healthy

Marines, host of Cascina Fovia sends this invitation which we gladly publish.

“I offer, preferably to women of any age but healthy, a quiet and warm “sabbatical” autumn and/or winter in intact natural surroundings uncontaminated by pollutions of any kind in a self-contained, comfortable and cozy lodging; I do not ask for reimbursement of expenses (water electricity, gas, wood to be used judiciously anyway) and I do not offer food but only a hearty breakfast (milk, eggs, bread, butter and jam, tea and coffee and cookies, sometimes sweet or savory cake).

In return I ask for help shoveling snow around the house so that I can move around if needed; the ability to be absent sometimes (I am self-driven) and then care and attention for the two good dogs and two cats who, however, do not have access to the inside of the house but food and cuddles galore; and finally help cleaning up an unplowed bank about 30 feet long and about ten feet wide, work to be done together with meditative calm.

We are in the Apennines, 500m, southeastern Piedmont, secluded place 360° but only a ten-minute walk to the village with bus service to the nearest town.”

Write down your qualities (for better or worse) and needs, I will respond with my/my own.

Maza