So I live in this tiny town. The "houses" are built on top of each other, on top of a mountain. This makes for unbelievable views and defined calves. My typical day starts with windows wide open. No screens. An occasional fly will enter through the kitchen and fly out the bedroom window, presumably for the view.   No mosquitoes here in Cortona, but every morning I notice feathers from the ever present pigeons that have floated through the window. We live on the first floor which means one floor up from ground level. We hang the laundry from a line out the back window, where the smell of the bakery wafts up to greet my nose, "hello chocolate croissant".