Pickle or Paradise?
The year closes with our first Christmas holiday in Sicily, away from family, asking ourselves more than ever the question: Is this the land of our dreams or put us in the tightest spot.
Steve
Top 10 Meaningful Moments of 2022
Because it’s been an eventful year, we thought we’d hop on the bandwagon here and share a few of our top meaningful moments of 2022.
Why I Decided to Publish My Novel Online
How to make a living with words when the publishing world only wants to make money.
How to Stop Spending Money
A series exploring the decisions, changes, and principles we stuck to that made moving to Sicily possible.
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