Sicily: Notes To Self

Does anyone else wake up at 3am to write a blog in his or her head…and then promptly go back to sleep, later wake up at a decent time and write it down?

Sicily: Notes To Self

• All of my hard work is worth every second of effort put forth.
• I must believe in myself ALL OF THE TIME.
• Some mysteries in my life will never be solved.
• Yoga has kept me sane. Often, it is the only part of my life that makes sense.
• The vivid dream I had of my father on my second night in Sicily is more than just a dream.
• The smell of Sicilian orange blossoms is the most beautiful smell in the world.
• The Beatles had it right when they said, “Love is the Answer”.
• I must take some photos of the Sicilian wildflowers in bloom.  The poppies are particularly beautiful.
• Sicily is a gorgeous sun-kissed, energy-loaded island that merits many more visits during my lifetime.

And some photos with captions taken yesterday and today:

Catania Religious Shop Window

Triton at the Catania Market Fountain

Santa Agata mural in the market in Catania

Enormous Pesce Spada (Sword Fish) in the Catania fish market

Spaghetti Girl

Adorable Spaghetti Girl (slightly blurred, but I couldn’t resist posting!)

Our wonderful driver, Francesco

The Apollo Temple in Ortigia

Sea Nymphs (fountain), Ortigia

Yoga this evening at the villa

Mt Etna this evening, taken right after shavasana