Comments on: Restoring a Damp House in Sicily, Part 4

By: cemal karahan

cemal karahan — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:41:08 +0000

You’ve got to find ways to make men work in the Mediterranean region ,Jann…! It
is these cultures who created the words like ‘ siesta ‘ because of the unbearable heat at times..Why not ACT LIKE A PRIMADONNA when nothing works properly….?

By: Jann

Jann — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:45:08 +0000

Wow! You’re going to learn so much about the culture through your daughter’s school experience!

By: Jann

Jann — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:25:51 +0000

Geesh, indeed! You’ve really nailed it here, girl.

By: Jann

Jann — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:00:58 +0000

For those who don’t read Italian, Anthony says, “Don’t be sorry that they were ignoring you as a woman alone; now that your husband is there, they’ll do the necessary work…”
Grazie, Antonio, but the problem is that my husband bolts after five days and I’m back on my own again! I eventually learn that when the workers say what I ask is “impossibile”, I should say, “But it’s not me that wants this; my husband phoned and is insisting!” That makes them take me more seriously.

By: Anthony Zangara

Anthony Zangara — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:27:35 +0000

Ciao Jann, non essere dispiaciuta che ti ignoravano quando eri sola come donna, ormai che c’e’ tuo marito faranno il lavoro necessario. Buona fortuna in tutto cio’ che stai facendo. Antonio

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:33:31 +0000

Amazing to have such history in your place! I love the top 10 guide book also. I carry it with me wherever I go.

By: jmisgro

jmisgro — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:07:27 +0000

Great stone. What excellent foragers these people are…but I have lived here long enough to wait for the other shoe to drop!!
Just this morning my daughter was talking about the present she is making in school for her dad and I asked how come you didn’t make a present in school for me for Monday? I guess they need to give the dads something and we moms don’t need anything!

By: sandee wheeler

sandee wheeler — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:19:08 +0000

What a find, Jann!! And the stones coming from a castle just tops it all. I am sensing the bubble is about to burst!