Tag: architecture

  • Sicily: Part Two (Palermo and some of Ancient Sicily)

    The chronology of our Sicily trip is a bit out of order in these two posts but I’m trying to remain focused on a few themes related to gardening and the green spirit. “Buon divertimento!” Cucuzza squash in the Mercato di Capo in Palermo. We’d planned to drive into Palermo twice during our time in…

  • Terra firma in springtime…

    A Phalaenopsis orchid given to me as a gift last Christmas (2011) has finally re-bloomed. Like the above orchid, I’m currently in the process of re-blooming too. It seriously took my being able to accept that I had to simply shut my own eyes, let go (trusting that I would be caught by something), and…