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Our Covid-19 Summer in Sicily

When I pictured this summer, I had a lot of ideas of how it would look. We had trips booked -- in particular a long-planned family reunion in France -- and others in the works. We had family and friends intending to come stay with us. I expected to spend a lot of time on swimming lessons and pool dates at the base pool [...]
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In dolce attesa

In Italian, in dolce attesa translates to something like "in sweet waiting." Today marks our eighth anniversary, so it seems as good a time as any to announce that we are in dolce attesa!
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We moved! And other updates.

Yikes, it's been quite a while! I'd apologize, but to be honest the last couple of months I've just been flailing around trying to keep up with everything that needed to be done. It's been a fun but incredibly busy summer! So, a quick recap since I last left off ...
  1. We had visitors! My [...]
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Orange picking in Sicily

Orange picking in our own little patch of Sicily, as a matter of fact! Since we first set foot in our Sicily house, we've admired the many gorgeous fruit trees in our yard (and we always seem to find more tucked away). There are apples, lemons, pomegranates, plums, plus a ton of kiwis. But the prettiest of them all [...]
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The Homefront: Cat tales

Cats in Sicily, guys. Let's talk. Going into this, you should know two things: 1. I don't care for cats. 2. There are cats everywhere here in Sicily. I'm not entirely sure whether the cats in Sicily are mostly pets roaming (some definitely are) or feral, but none of them seem to be starving. Probably becaus [...]
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by Author Kasey
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A Year In Review: 2017 in Sicily

Just as I've finally gotten used to writing '17' for the year on documents, here we are about two seconds away from 2018. Per usual, I find myself fairly stunned by the passage of time. But as is customary, I thought I'd take a few minutes to reflect on our year here in Sicily. In our first full year here in Sicily, [...]
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On one year in Sicily

Well, I blinked and suddenly we are marking our first anniversary in Sicily! How is that possible? If we end up staying for only three years (we can probably extend to five), that means we're already 1/3 done with our time here? Insanity. I planned to reflect on a year here myself, but it occurred to me that you guy [...]
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by Author Kasey
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Exploring our island: Casa Delle Farfalle

The Casa Delle Farfalle, or Butterfly House, in Viagrande makes an excellent spot for an outing with the kids! While not the largest or most impressive place we've been, the Casa Delle Farfalle was a lot of fun.

Oh, hey there. It's been a little while since I've posted, but we've been keeping busy over here t [...]
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