In search of my Sicilian roots

October 22, 2014
It's easy to forget that I live in a new country, one with only a few hundred years of history. But where I'm from? Where my mother's family came from? Gratteri,...
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Graffiti in Sicily

October 21, 2014
Where there is a blank wall, there is a need to fill it. Obviously, this need to make a mark holds true worldwide, and it seems to be any kind of mark, no matter how...
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Sicilian storm brewing

October 20, 2014
October in Sicily was hot and humid, shockingly so. Our accommodations were out in the country, beautiful old estates with olive trees and grapevines that had been...
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Great knockers of Sicily

October 19, 2014
Just so there's no misunderstanding as to what I mean. Isn't it amazing? I wonder how old it is. These are works of art, to me, anyway. I wish they came with...
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Every day life in Sicily

October 18, 2014
If a tree falls in the forest and no one's around, does it make noise? That's what comes to mind when I visit a different country and look at every-day life going on...
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Sicily: fever dreams

October 17, 2014
Things I learned while being sick on vacation A tickle in the throat on Day 1 of your Sicilian trip-of-a-lifetime is never a good sign. But when it turned into a...
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Visit wine country California in fall

October 12, 2014
fall-vineyard
There's only one reason why to visit wine country in fall, and that's "harvest." Grapes hang full and heavy on the vines in the fall, waiting patiently in their lush...
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A stroll through Ortygia

October 4, 2014
There's history and mystery in the narrow streets of Ortygia, the island that is the historical center of the city of Siracusa. What goes on behind those walls? And how...
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Welcome to Sicily: where’s my luggage?

October 2, 2014
There was an argument before we left the US. Ok, well, maybe “argument” is too strong. But when we somehow ended up with less than an hour layover between landing...
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Off to Sicily!

September 29, 2014
Sicily
We are off to our homeland--Sicily--  today to reconnect with our roots. My doctor insists that my wonky ear drum will not blow out on the flights and I chose to...
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