Posts tagged Sicily
Plant Dyed & Wild Flowers- My Sicily Memory Quilt

Maybe it’s a blessing that I am just now getting to this Blog Post??? I have to admit, I put it waaaay off—-

Sicily. My Sicily Quilt.

I have to say, the past 3 years living there, I had a bit of a Love//Hate relationship with the Island. I wont go into detail about what I didnt like, but I will tell you how she molded me and tuned me into an ever deeper part of my soul.

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Mt Etna….. March.2021

Man Im behind on posting….. It happens…

This one tho, when we finally made it to the Mountain….

Every day we visit her from our neighborhood- Us and the girls on the walk with the dog, waving from afar, saying ‘Hello’… From the clear days when she looks massive to the ones she hides behind the clouds to the shows she puts on, lava spits and dragon smoke, its like we’ve become friends… There is scientific proof that people have an endorphin effect from staring or being among the Mountains- this rings so true for Me.

Eddie Vedder said “Sure as I am breathing, sure as I am sad, Ill keep this wisdom in my flesh… I leave here believing more then I had, this love has got no ceiling.” I found this quote to resonate deep with me…

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Necropolis of Pantalica- Our first Sicilian Hike

We had finally moved our legs……

Golly, there isnt anything else husband and I were craving more then a H I K E post quarantine….. Honestly, the kids may not have ever been on board so strongly either! The minute we knew that Nature was somewhat open here Andrew and I traded in our 4 seater rental for a bigger SUV and loaded up! Car, kids, fruit, music- Lets go! Im so late in the game, but I just discovered “All Trails” where I have been able to find hikes, the duration, the level etc with total ease…. Our first choice was perfection….

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Falling for Sicily.....

Welp, Im finally finding myself falling in Love here. It has taken some time, some healing, some surrender- Maybe it was the light rolling across the super green hills or the sounds of cow bells, maybe just Him holding My hand while we drove into the countryside. After 13 years he still knows how to make my stomach swarm with butterflies…..

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