manga! eat!

biscotti, cookies made by our grandmothers,,,,, following one of the holiday traditions. we shared our treats with our italian friends... and check out our albero di natale... christmas tree. and notice our festive lights...bumba the dog keeps us company in our country home... not much to do but make sweets.....

NOTO, Sicily

from creepy Catania to the neat little Noto... good change. just a few photos of our arrival.

campania, NOTO, Sicilia

resting up for our return, eating for three, taking hikes to the ancient city and cave dwellings, reorganizing the piles of stones, appreciating our time alone, working on our italiano, thinking of home around the holidays,

we reside near the city of noto in the valley where the oranges grow. vittoria and juan carlo join join us around noon each day and cook up some sicilian cibo...polipo, melazane, pomodori, pasta..

italy is treating us well and we stay here through the new year... then spend a couple days in tunisia, north africa... with a couple who sound a bit like us.... couchsurfing is a wonderful network of people. on jan. 13th we are heading back to barcelona, adam will meditate for 10 days at a vipasana center and whitney will return to our farm, Mas Franch, outside of girona. 15 days in espana and feb 1 to Dublin. we stay with a friend of my sisters... and on the 4th.... back to bmore!

much love