Tag: Val di Kam
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Phenomenal Day in the Sicilian Countryside
What a day we had today in the Sicanian mountains, north of Agrigento, Sicily! Thanks to Pierfilippo of Val di Kam and sculptor Lorenzo Reina for their hospitality and warmth! It was absolutely phenomenal.
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Christmas Presepio In Sicily
Scene from a Christmas presepio created by Zio Lillo (Uncle Lillo) in Sant’Angelo Muxaro.
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Sicilian Precepio for Christmas
Scene from a Christmas presepio created by Zio Lillo (Uncle Lillo) in Sant’Angelo Muxaro.
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A Shepherd and His Sheep
A Golden hillside. A sunny day. A shepherd and his sheep. Amunì! (Amunì means, “Let’s go!” in Sicilian.)
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The Sky Is The Limit
Mountains and grape vines, San Biagio Platini
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Sheep and Green Grass
Spring comes early in Sicily, and with it come the green grasses. Sheep love to eat the fresh green grass, and that makes us humans happy because that means that their milk, which is used to make ricotta, which is used to make cannoli, is naturally sweet! Oh, and those cannoli … Folks who know…
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The Baker and the Cheese Maker
We spent a glorious day in Sant’Angelo Muxaro today with our host Val di Kam! What is in Sant’Angelo? you ask? The answer: Local people who want to share a few moments with you. Zio Lillo showed us his remarkable precepio; Maria and Angelo, the bakers, offered us their almond cookies, pane cunzato, and buccelatti…
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Wow, Do I Say, Tomato!
When we came upon this, it took my breath away. Earlier this month, when we visited the farm of sculptor Lorenzo Reina in the mountains of Sicily, they were drying their bounty of tomatoes in the sun, preserving them for use for the rest of the year.
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I Am Always Inspired
When in Sicily, I am on top of the world! It’s been a very busy and inspiring few days: Intense and full! I apologize that my posts have been inconsistent… With me acting as driver, guide, tourist, and always explorer, looking for new and phenomenal experiences for our clients, I simply collapse as soon as…