Sicily Scene

No, it was neither the Duke of Lancaster (better known as King Charles III) nor his son the Duke of Sussex, who went to live in America. It ...

 Today I would like to introduce you to a very creative friend of mine, Veronica Gilestro : Veronica, we met while walking our dogs and we g...

 I have worked as both a translator and an interpreter and I know how hard it is, so my heart went out to Valentina Maiolini-Rothbacher, the...

 In a world that seems to be largely run by oligarchs, charlatans and megalomaniacs there are few leaders who, when they pass, receive genui...

    Easter in Sicily brings the ice cream season and colomba (dove-shaped) cakes. If only the colombe could bring peace to the world!  Wis...

  "Mimosa cake" from the Cicara Caffetteria , Modica. The mimo...

I hope everyone who is celebrating manages to enjoy St David's Day despite the fear and gloom caused by the events of the past 24 hours...

The world appears to have gone mad, so let us pause and gaze upon something that takes time, patience and art - from the Cicara Caffetteria...

  Merry Christmas from Bertie and me! j

Our estate di San Martino (Saint Martin's summer) has been well and truly over since Sunday and I sit here writing this on a cold, rain...

  At times like these, when peace seems to be further away than ever, it can be very hard to write about it. Yet this is the time when it is...

 Halloween is celebrated, mainly for the benefit of children, more than it used to be here (even when I came in 2005) but less than in count...

It's World Pasta Day and here is a photo of a wonderful dish of risotto (I know it's not officially pasta but it counts as a past...

A dear friend and former neighbour of mine died on Saturday afternoon at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. This lady often exaspe...