Santa and Rudolph DH and I saw while visiting this year's
Nuremburg Christmas Market.
He gave candy to the kids whether or not he was given money.
We stopped by to watch him every night we were there
Ho Ho Ho ... Merry Christmas everyone!
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
It snowed last night!
There was a dusting of snow on the car this morning.
It gets parked at the bottom of a long driveway.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Santa Pup
Santa Pup -
DH and I saw him while visiting the Nativity displays in Mineo
(a hill town about an hour from where we live)
Friday, December 9, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
Sunset ...
A recent sunset ... and my timing was good ...
a week later, only one water tower was standing there.
I've missed you all ... my computer died, my camera wonky ...
and work, well ...
let's just say it has been very challenging.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Via Roma in Belpasso
Looking up Via Roma (the main road in Belpasso)
toward the Mother Church (you can see it at the top of the road).
Way more traffic than you would normally see.
You can tell it's the central part of town ... lava cobblestone road.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
another painting at Garibaldi
"We are the heirs of a great history ... the future of a grand country:
1861 was the unification of Italy as a single country
Saturday, September 24, 2011
lobby picture at Garibaldi Hospital
One of many pictures in Garibaldi Hospital's lobby and waiting rooms ...
all were painted by the students at a local school.
"Brothers and Sisters of Italy"
Monday, September 19, 2011
Jester at Medieval Festival
Even not understanding Italian, he's fun to watch...
three different clips.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Jester in Motta S.A.
Recently Motta Sant'Anastasia (CT) Sicily had its annual Medieval Fest
and celebrations in honor of the town’s patron saint, Santa Anastasia.
This jester was a lead performer one night.
He's also a juggler and ventriloquist and a bunch more all rolled in one.
He was a riot to watch!
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Etna erupts again
Etna has been erupting off and on all year long ...
This was taken from th end of our street.
Belpasso is located about a third of the way up the side of Etna ..
Monday, July 25, 2011
St James candlelighting - Caltagirone
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| This year's luminaria design on the steps of Sta Maria in Caltagirone (Catania province). Each year a contest is held - the winner's design is re-created for the St James Festival (he's the patron saint for Caltagirone) held the 24-25th of July. Made for a long day ... DH and I didn't get home until nearly 2am ... but it was worth it. |
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Spaceship over Etna
The winds blowing around Etna cause this cloud formation.
Did anyone else think of the movie "Independence Day" when seeing this?
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Yum ... roasted chicken!
Generally cooked on a brace over a wood fire .... good stuff!
DH and I could eat this just about daily.
Operation Husky ... WW2
Visited the WW2 Museum in down-town Catania a few years ago ..small, but has excellent exhibits.
Well worth visiting.
Well worth visiting.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Italian zodiac
It's been miserably hot lately here ...
DH picked up a pizza on the way home from the poker tournament.
The local pizza place has a new logo ...
haven't seen this version of the zodiac before.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Days gone by ,,,
Really hot here currently ... this was at a festival last fall
... the boy is wearing a folkloric outfit typical of 50 years ago or more.
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Friday, June 10, 2011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Maletto Strawberry Fest
The main street in Maletto ...
flag performers have finished one performance and are off to another.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Pony walks?
DH and I saw this while going home the other day ...
interesting way to exercise a horse.
One of my dear readers commented that this looks like an accident waiting to happen ... and, if I saw this in the States, I would agree.
However, for the most part, traffic on the smaller roads (and this is at the every edge of Belpasso) tends to be a bit slower.
I haven't seen this way of exercising a horse before .. but both DH and I have seen horses hitched to sulkies and driven around Belpasso quite a bit.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
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