Hello, few and faithful who read this blog and care that I update frequently! I apologize for being MIA this week thus far. We’ve been entertaining some friends of friends who are visiting Sicily on their way through Italy. Lena and I have so much fun introducing Carrie and Ginny to a few of our favorite haunts near our home, and we also took a fun adventure to the ancient port city of Syracuse yesterday. I’ve got some pretty pictures to share, hopefully tomorrow!
In the meantime, here’s a bit of life around here…
For awhile now I’ve wanted to have a picnic with my friend Becca and her kids, but the weather’s been cold and rainy and windy, and thus a picnic hasn’t been at the top of our list of ways to hang out. However, as of mid-March, Sicily seems to have changed her opinion about what season we’re in, and spring has sprung!
And what better way to celebrate than to picnic in the great green outdoors?
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oxkTu-5417Y/T3MR3ULpmSI/AAAAAAAACQg/7jVqno80UD4/s400/IMG_2911.jpg)
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UUyb80SGlUs/T3LQJsaub3I/AAAAAAAACP0/zYD4muMo-6k/s400/IMG_2912.jpg)
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-buR-RHY7sRU/T3LRK2Xk3gI/AAAAAAAACQQ/VkwnceYS2DY/s400/IMG_2917.jpg)
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OjXAHWZ3J0U/T3LQZUK4HEI/AAAAAAAACP8/zYNAuz0KX9U/s400/IMG_2915.jpg)
It was warm and sunny and, other than a shepherd with his flock of sheep, we were the only people in the valley. After our picnic lunch, we hiked a little more through the cacti and green grass. The walk back up out of the valley at the end was the toughest part of our hike, but it was a rewarding way to finish a healthy, hearty picnic in our gigantic backyard!
![Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...](http://www.linkwithin.com/pixel.png)
that’s the life right there.
that picnic looks so ap-pea-ling! thanks so much for sharing that little slice of your life :-)