Oliva, oliva, oliva!

Home of "The Godfather". We feel safe knowing the Mafia lives just down the street here in lovely Piedimonte. :)



Pruning olive trees in the SUN is lovely.



She didn't really need a ladder, for all those childhood days spent in trees finally is coming in handy.

Frutteto Fogliarino without the monsoon rains and smothering fog!



These ladders are much heavier than they appear, truly we are growing muscles we didn't know existed!




The Viking family! Angelo and Cristina our farm hosts in the middle. Like the hand made costumes?



Yup, thats me actually sewing! And yes, it stayed put the whole night!



Cristina & Angelo's friend, Paolo, owns this farm in Randazzo, Sicilia. The Nebrodi Mountains are in the back
ground and Mt. Etna is just to the right! And incredible piece of land handed down to Paolo from
his family. Now he is farming there alone and trying to manage all the land and
restoring three buildings. Bellisimo!