Meet the Family.
As a child my favourite TV programme was the Waltons. The love and warmth, the sharing and caring, working together were all important things to me. I always imagined having a large family, six children seemed a nice even number. Dressed in denim dungarees, chopping wood and baking cakes. Fast forward a few years and four children later, I couldn’t quite manage six!
Realism had settled in, our four children were not all going to work together, but we were delighted when our daughter and son in law decided to join us at Appassionata. Ensuring an eclectic mix of business skills and a huge amount of passion.
Michael is incredibly positive, the glass isn’t half full, it’s overflowing! A successful retailer by trade, he is the 
left brain, bringing organisation and structure to the table. Not an easy task with our team! He loves business, technology, new apps, upgrades and instant information. He loves people, wine, food and routine. He can sit still for hours at a time, totally absorbed. He enjoys riding a motor bike around India and has just taken up cycling around the hills of Le Marche on a road bike.
I, Dawn, am a creative right brain, day dreamer and find it difficult to sit still. My passions include property restoration, interior design, writing and photography. I find it difficult to plan, organise and structure my life. It doesn’t come naturally to me. Technology is a constant uphill struggle. I see everything visually, designing a new project is easy, my brain takes a series of finished photos and then I work
backwards.
I spend days driving around antique markets and shops, looking for that perfect piece, details matter. Most of my spare time is taken up with animals, five horses, three dogs and two cats. I love to rescue and rehabilitate. Calming a horse who is petrified of all humans. Rearing and bucking and quivering with fear, they teach us patience, trust and partnership.
India, our daughter, was born to socialise. From a very young age she would talk to anyone and everyone. Very mature for her age, she has a natural talent to listen and be interested in all around her. She settled into her role of sales and client liaison at Appassionata with ease. Everyone loves her non pushy, professional, friendly way. She gets things done. She loves to help our owners organize wine tours, in house dining or truffle hunting. She is everyone’s ‘go to’ girl and nothing is too much trouble. She is mother to Lucas and Mimi, our beautiful 
grandchildren, who have added another wonderful dimension to our family.
India’s husband, Charlie, started his working life as a stone mason in France. Over the last few years he has learnt every part of the building process in Italy. He loves landscaping and pool design, and is highly respected amongst our building team for his hard work, dedication and leadership. He now project manages our new properties and oversees all the ongoing maintenance. It has been wonderful to watch Charlie grow and learn, blossom and mature.
We are all passionate about what we do. We recognise if we blend our skills together we have the perfect balance to create beautiful homes in Italy.
Appassionata Team interests:
Family
Italy
Wine
Food
Dancing