How to Stop Spending Money
A series exploring the decisions, changes, and principles we stuck to that made moving to Sicily possible.
Steve
Quotate
Raccolta delle Olive
How Olive Oil Gets Made: Branch to Bottle in Under 4 days
We had the incredible experience last week to help some friends in Troina with their olive harvest. Like many things in Sicily, it was a family affair and because these are very special people with very special ways,
The Masters of Mankind II
About the book
A grief-stricken war hero grappling with anger and isolation six months after the death of his unborn child and pregnant wife, returns home seeking solace, at his sister’s bequest, to the North Carolina mountains and his estranged father’s apple orchard, a place he once despised.
Certainly, of all
The Masters of Mankind
How Quitting a Job 15 Years Ago Made Moving to Sicily Possible
When Quitting is not Quitting, But Just Rebelling Better
The final scene in the 2016 film Captain Fantastic involves no words, no gestures, no finishing, fading camera shots. It didn’t involve much of anything, really. Just the turn of a head from a table of children starting their day
Meet Your New Neighbor, Food
There’s no question we need to do better when it comes to feeding a growing population. Kilometer Zero, a program started by the Slow Food Movement, has the potential to not only feed it but reshape the entire world.
The Sword of St. Michael
Does one dog and this small monastery ruin outside the town of Troina hold the key to the Norman conquest over the Arabs in Sicily?
Checking the Box
We began the blog, Without Envy, years ago to share our journey of raising a child with Type One Diabetes to live life to the fullest. We had no idea just how far the idea would take us.