From Sicily, 8,000 miles away, you don’t need me to tell you that when an Italian sets the table, the table is set! In Sicily, there are three “F’s”; you know the first, the other two are food and family OR family and food. Al fresco – eating outside in the summer is never given… [Read More]
Birds & Bees
The first thing I do every morning at my Sicilian house is open the front door, front wooden shutters and the iron gate. This is both practical and symbolic. I want to let in all of Sicily. To quote Rosalind Russell in the production of “Mame,” “life is a banquet and most people are starving.”… [Read More]
Fishing
Every morning in the summer where I live there are the local fishermen who set out a couple of polls and wait for the fish to bite. Maybe they will have luck, maybe not. That’s not the point. They are in touch with the bigness of the sea and what they see while they are… [Read More]
Icarus
My education was at an all-girls catholic high school, with one male teacher, 5-6 ‘lay’ teachers and the rest were nuns. I was taught the classics – mythology and Latin were among my classes. I remember reading, in Latin, (the drudgery of the Latin pronunciations is indelible in my memory) the story of Icarus and… [Read More]
Peddler
For those of you who have never been to Europe, there are outdoor markets – EVERYWHERE! You can buy anything at the outdoor markets in every country and every city. I love the outdoor markets. Why? Because I am a peddler and I use this term endearingly! Ever since I was a kid, I sold… [Read More]
Angela
“In order to get to the water, after the HOT sand, you must be one with the stones…”