December 17, 2012
Dicembre, a great season in Sicily.
Fog may roll over the hills.
Clouds may loom.
Laundry stays soggy on the line.
but…
Grasses are green.
Piazzas unpeopled.
Beaches bare.
Dog days done.
my sweeeeeeet December village
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Beautiful! Buon natale!
Hi Aimee–thank you so much for your comment. Hope you had a great Christmas!
is it my imagination or are your photos getting better all the time ?loved the black and white ones margo sent previously
hope we get to meet in the future
best wishes
cecile moochnek
check out my gallery website in berke;y ca if you have a chance
Thank you Cecile–you’re so sweet! I would love to see your gallery, but for some reason when I click on the link, nothing comes up. Is the address here right???
Sweeeeet indeed. Have a very merry Christmas Jann among your nativity scenes xx
Thank you, and Merry Christmas, Solid Gold!
Jann, what a sweet peak into your lovely Italian village in the month of December! I love every one of these shots but the one with the cow made me smile! Here, the weather is gray and gloomy. I yearn for the sunny skies of Spain and count the days when I’m back on my beach! Hugs to you! 🙂
Bella–I hope your weather has cleared up. But that’s Northern Europe for you. Look at it this way: gloomy grey skies are great for keeping your skin youthful and bright!!!!
people ask where should we go on our first trip to italy. i tell them you must see rome, venice etc. not my favorites. On your 2nd trip you can find your own special place your own sweeeeeeet village. Mine is Bergamo.
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Dennis that’s gorgeous!! What a tribute to Bergamo!!!! Have you sent it to Bergamo’s mayor??? Newspaper? Would be great if they’d print it. I’ve never been & I want to go. Thank you SOOOO much for sharing this with us.
Wow! The photos look great, Jann. We’re leaving tomorrow morning for bella Sicilia. Fresh air, nativity scenes and the food! Grazie for whetting my appetito. Buon natale!
Anitre–Buon Natale anche a te!!!! Enjoy!
Such a lusciously green December you have there, wrapped in soft white fog like a precious gift waiting to be unwrapped.
Hmm. You’ve nailed it, louciao. It DOES feel like a gift.
Beautiful Jann…….A wonderful breath of fresh air…..I’m counting the minutes! Our internet has just returned after a four day outage from Cyclone Evan. This was one of the first things I saw!
Cyclone Evan! I’m glad you’re safe and sound…. a presto. xxxxx
Everythinig looks serene and inviting. I’ll be there in a minute.
I’ll have some ciocolato caldo waiting for you, Rosann.
While everybody is killing each other here and there, this is just PEACE….! Stay where you are Jann. Let us have winds of peace blowing from your heart…!
I know, Cemal–such grim news from everywhere–what’s happening right on your border in Syria–let peace reign!!
Gorgeous!!!!! I love this post Jann. You are blessed and you make theist of it….
Thank you Janine xxxxx
I Loooove the picture of your sweet December village!
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Thank you!! “Unpeopled Piazzas” will definitely be the title of the next novel I write.
OK, Sam. I’ll only ask for 10%.
I have been enjoying your blog for some time now, just haven’t made a comment. Are you familiar with Halisa Club language school. I plan to travel to Sicily in April. If you have any info at all, I would love to hear! Ciao
Hi Lisa–welcome to the blog! I’m so glad you piped up. I do not know the Halisa Club language school. But I just checked out their website and liked what I saw (I’m a language teacher). The fact that the class size is max 4 people sounds good, and the teachers are certified. Also they adhere to the “European Framework” which is sort of a state-of-the-art framework for teaching languages communicatively (rather than old fashioned methodologies of grammar-translation, or some such thing, which you can still find in some Italian schools). Hopefully, they’ll take you out to the community–markets, etc–to let you practice what you’re learning. Palermo is fun (and slightly crazy)–it’s a good place to discover with a local.
You are making me soooooo homesick for Sicily!!!!
That said, thank you for the wonderful pictures!
You’re so welcome, Anasthasia, and I hope you get back real soon.
I LOVE your village, Sweet Jann.
What will you do for Christmas? Church? What will you eat? Xxx
Kim, the thing to do at Christmas is to visit living nativity scenes. And eat, of course. Lots of everything!!
one of the joys of living in a country is seeing it in every season….beautiful ciao lisa x
Yes, Lisa, and OFF-season is especially great.
I keep telling my wife that I’d love to winter in Sicily some time. Keep ’em coming.
Ciao Angelo–absolutely–you must convince la moglie!
Ragusa Ibla is so lovely, as are your photos. Can’t wait to have my first Christmas in Sicily!
Che bello!!!! Buon Natale, Diane!
I love it here too when the piazzas are deserted and the streets are empty and forlorn.
Loree–you are totally on my wavelength: empty & forlorn = great!
You must feel at times that you are living on another planet. So beautiful.
Yes, a lovely alternate planet, Vicki.
Love the photos. Wish I was able to visit all the quaint little villages. Never been to Ragusa but it looks like a place I’d love.
Hope you can visit someday, Nancy. I know what you mean about wanting to visit every single quaint village in Italy…I wonder if I’d ever get bored? I doubt it!
How beautiful! Thanks, Jann. Makes me wish I were there…
Debra, thank you for dropping by. I appreciate your comment.
beautiful calm
Ciao Lucy–good to hear from you. Hope you’re well!