They were both born on the same day – May 21st – but one year apart, and their first, shy kiss, when he was ten and she was nine, was to unite them for life.
Oreste and Anna lived in a small village in the province of Siena, a beautiful and bountiful land. She, known as “Annina” due to her minute build, was particularly skilled at preparing strawberry tree jam and drying fruit. Her dried figs were a real delicacy.