My friend Giorgio Modica of Modica, Sicily, passed away on January 24. On his death notice, his family wrote Fu Angelo. Translation: He was an angel. In his youth, Giorgio […]
Tag: Sicily
The Most Beautiful Hands (a re-post)
Little Pink Houses/Heaven in Your Hands
If you are a Hoosier, you might think that little pink houses only exist in Indiana..or at least Indiana’s very own John Mellencamp would have you believe, through his music, […]
Rooftop Dreaming
We arrived in Catania at 8:30pm last night. It was a short taxi ride to the very sweet B&B, where we were welcomed by the friendly staff. I was exhausted […]
Quintet of Daughters
I am one of five daughters. My mother was one of five daughters. My mother’s mother was one of five daughters. FIVE DAUGHTERS FIVE I come from a lineage of […]