Sicily Contrasts

Sicily is a place of amazing contrasts.  Here is a house in Licodia Eubea, up a very steep and winding road (part closed due to a rock slide).  Then a photo of the view from this tiny village.  I am always impressed that people actually built on top of these mountains.  All the effort it…

Rosanne’s Roots

Today we traveled to Ciminna, up in the mountains outside Palermo.  This is the place where Rosanne’s great grandfather was born.  When he was only a teenager, he came to America alone, later returning to bring his brothers and sisters.  We found records of this side of Rosanne’s family dating about more than 200 years,…