Devlin plus 3 !

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 !”

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”

Murgo Winery

Last month we booked a wine tour and lunch at Murgo Winery in Santa Venezia.  It was a nice tour and both the wine and the food were delicious!  We were so glad that we finally decided to go to Murgo.  It was a gray day, so we didn’t get to enjoy what appears toContinue reading “Murgo Winery”

Etna Meile

Our favorite source for fresh honey is Etna Miele in Zefferana Etna.  They have a wonderful traveling store that parks at the visitor center at Mt. Etna Sud, which is only 10-15 minutes drive from our house. We drove up today to get some more of the Crema di Nocciole al Miele (hazelnut cream honey)Continue reading “Etna Meile”

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”