We are renting a sweet mother-in-law unit in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle, a garage-turned-cottage with loft, otherwise known as a "grattage", our pied-à-terre en ville. Our place is close to some nice dining spots, Meridian Park where I teach the outdoor Yoga in the Park all summer long on [...]
Another wonderful retreat last weekend, the Sicilian Heritage and Hatha Yoga Retreat, was held at Ocean Shores, Washington. We hosted a fabulous group and offered homemade Sicilian food. I was inspired from my recent trip to Sicily. Our yoga weekend at the coast was one filled with great group dynamics, [...]
Strangely enough, when I was a little girl, I didn't like autumn. I found it to be a sad time. It bothered me that the flowers in my mom's garden died and that my dad's vegetable garden and orchard failed to produce the vegetables and fruits I so enjoyed all [...]
Simply put FOOD IS LOVE. Food comes from the earth and to love food is to love the earth. Food is culture, a story on your plate that unveils thousands of years of history. Sicily is known as the SPICE OF ITALY. Sicily today is the product of a melting [...]
Our guide Graziella recited a poem, written by an anonymous poet in ancient times, which describes the legend of how Sicily came to be. She recited it first in the Sicilian dialect and then translated it into English. I cannot find the Sicilian words, but it was the loveliest of [...]
