THIS WEEK IN SICILY

Boy is it fun to have a license! It means you can go anywhere and do anything you want at any time. That’s a totally new feeling for me lately.
Sunday we headed out to the country home of Fabrizio’s mother and Gianni and had a picnic in the rain with friends and relatives (pictured with the beautiful tiles on the walls of the terrace). The house is on the side of Mount Nadore that we never get to visit. They have an incredible garden there and her basil was double the size of mine. We met their friends, a family from Montreal, Jack and Marianna and their daughter Veronica, and spoke a lot of English. The sun came back out as we drove home back to the other side of town which had no rain!
My sunflowers are following the sun and growing tremendously. The tomatoes and peppers are looking real good too. And how will I get rid of all the cucuzzi squash from all of the plants that I have growing?
We have had fun with our American friends Sue, Barrie, Fran, and Kathy, ex-fellow teachers from Saranac Lake. We have been accompanying them on some of their trips, including the pictured shots of Segesta temple and theater, and Erice, where they are pictured by the sidewalk café. We have also had a lot of good food and wine. The beach is lovely this week, the water spectacular, and almost warm enough to snorkel everyday. And the full moon every night has been awesome. Below are some of the pictorial highlights of the week.