Home isn't a place.
It's a pace.
Documenting the slow life in Tuscany — the food, the land, and the honest version of starting over.
What I share
Five field notes
The Deal Gone Wrong
The house we lost, and everything it taught us.
Don't Make Our Mistakes
The practical lessons, so your story goes better than ours.
The Renovation Arc
A wreck in the centro storico. Still deciding.
True Luxuries
Slow living, and the small, real joys.
Still Standing
Starting over, motherhood abroad, the woman behind it.
The Deal Gone Wrong
A farmhouse, three weeks, and a hidden zoning problem.
We found it, moved in, and lost it — an illegal pool and a hydrogeological constraint a surveyor caught after the fact. It's the story that anchors everything here, and why people trust me on Italian property.
Read the sagaThe Field Notes letter
Real life, no filter. Straight to your inbox.
One honest letter from Tuscany — the lessons, the small joys, and none of the spam.
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I also build the backend brands run on.
When I'm not documenting the slow life in Tuscany, I build the strategy, systems, and Claude-powered automation that let service brands grow without burning out. Same person, different hat.
See how I workNATTIEL FONTAINE
Field notes on building a beautiful life in Tuscany — and a consulting practice built on the same intention. Strategy, systems, and soul.
