“Palermitani” – Citizens of Palermo
Traveling here in Sicily, I've most enjoyed Palermo because of the people I've met, "just plain folks" going about their days. They've been open, expressive, engaging, willing to get into...
Skewered Veal Guts
Veal guts were caught in my teeth. Coming back from a day trip up the hill to Monreale, I got off the bus at Piazza Indipendenza and started walking home to my B&B. Off on a low side road, I saw...
Technical Limitations
In pushing myself to "pack light, pack light, pack light"... in wanting to ease any worry about leaving my laptop behind in my hotel room while out exploring for the day... and in urging myself to...
Palermo is “Gritty”
Journal entry from my lunch table: "In piccolo Trattoria Tira Casciuni a Palermo. Stare qui in Sicilia, in Italia, e veramente una droga che mi sento in tutto il mio corpo. E perche no? Perche non...
In Sicilia!
Stepping outside the doors at the airport in Palermo, Sicily, I smelled the salty, sea air. Riding a bus from the airport into Palermo, the Mar Tirreno - Tyrrhenian Sea - was on our left, and this...
Heading South
Always an exercise in "packing light", I keep removing things from my one-and-only carry-on bag for two weeks in the south of "The Boot". After a week in Milano, I'm heading to south to wander...
Two Wheels along the Canal
Given a beautiful, 70-degree, blue-sky, springtime day in Italy, it was a joy to get out on a bike again for a ride along the canal! It's been 9 months, and I've missed it. That ride, and being on...
How to Wrap 6 Eggs
I had seen this woman selling fresh eggs at the Saturday Market last year, too, but neglected to shoot a video because I was standing there spellbound. She grabs a large square of egg carton, slices...
Market Lunch
How can there be any other way to eat? The Saturday market is now just one block away from my apartment and it goes on for blocks. The selection of meats, cheeses, fruits, vegetables, and other...
Ciao da Milano!
Friday, April 29. The Milanese are still wearing their winter jeans, puff jackets and scarves. I'm wearing black linen capris and sleeveless blouses. I arrived in Milano Wednesday at 9:00 a.m., to a...
“Né carne, né pesce.”
("nay car-nay, nay pay-shay") Neither meat, nor fish. Neither here, nor there. An unsettled state of feeling in two places at once, being split and undecided.
Brrrr, It’s Cold!
It's mid-April and COLD! Every morning at about 9:00 I look out to the thermometer on my back porch and it says 40 degrees. That's only 8 degrees above freezing! Yesterday it was even colder at 36!...