In March we adopted Devlin, a cat from the streets of Motta Sant’Anastasia. Since she had been living on the street we thought she would be a good defense for mice and snakes (especially vipers). Last summer our dog, Winni, was bitten by a European Asp. She did kill that viper and since then weContinue reading “Devlin plus 3 !”
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Broken Pot Garden
Last summer we ended up with a lot of broken terra-cotta plant pots. (Some of our plants grew fast and blew over with a gust of wind, and the pot would be smashed.) So we decided to put those fragments to use after seeing some creative broken pot gardens. So this is what we haveContinue reading “Broken Pot Garden”
Lambrusco Cooler
After another hot day in the Sicilian sun (100+) we cooled with a fun beverage. Lambrusco poured over sorbet. I got a variety of sorbets, I used peach, strawberry and lemon. Using a melon baller I placed balls of sorbet in a glass and then poured chilled Lambrusco over the sorbet. It did the trickContinue reading “Lambrusco Cooler”
Wine tasting at Gambino Vini
We had a fantastic day yesterday. I started by creating a fun haircut for a friend’s mom who was visiting. Sara gave her a pedicure on our veranda while I created a custom lipstick. Afterward we headed around to the northeast side of Mt.Etna to Gambino Vini in Linguaglossa. What a find! The wine tastingContinue reading “Wine tasting at Gambino Vini”