Breakfast on the terrace
First Guests
Click here if you'd prefer to listen to the audio version Life is full of firsts. From our first smile, first steps and first words to our first love, first…
Scaffolding
When the scaffolding goes up on our house, Farfalla Blu, we get to thinking about the home we're creating and the marriage we're building... with a little help from Irish poet, Seamus Heaney
Moving Islands
Prefer to listen? Click here for the audio version. All my life I lived on an island. Not Inis Meain or Cape Clear but the island of Ireland itself, lapped…
The Cheesemaker
“How would you like to learn to make cheese?” My dear friend and extraordinary chef, Emilia Strazzanti, didn’t have to ask twice! And as soon as I told Fabri what I’d be doing on International Women’s Day, he wanted in too! I knew it would be right up his street! Artisanal produce made with the freshest ingredients, by a master. We were in for a treat!
Salvatrice’s Kitchen
Prefer to listen? Click here for the link to the audio version Walking into Salvatrice’s kitchen is like stepping back in time. Although she lives a mere kilometre or two from…
The Hairdresser
Prefer to listen? Click here for the link to the audio version I’ve become very low-maintenance since my arrival in Sicily. Contrary to my past life, I now seldom wear…
Change
Prefer to listen? Click here for the audio version Some people are born travellers, explorers, adventurers. Some are not. In moments of reflection I can see that I’ve holidayed for…
“Breathe”
I’ve noticed something in Sicily and it’s something that I like. Life is lived at a slower pace. The trick is to embrace this “piano, piano” way of life, to…
“Fall down seven times, get up eight”
With three houses that we loved, confidence was high that our Sicilian dream was well and truly on track. Then news started to trickle in through the agents.. The triangle…
“You are the sky, everything else is just weather”
I’ll freely admit it - I’m somewhat airy-fairy! I’m better at wishes than goals, more driven by my heart than my head, more intuitive than logical. And so it fascinates…
