CV - sights / special places of interest (that aren't mentioned in tourist guides)

Last week I went to Aspromonte, in Calabria to work in the field.

We crossed the Messina strait to go there from Catania



The landscapes are stunning







we met great people



it was hot but breezy



and there were flowers and insects



Unfortunately this beautiful place is not a touristic area, it sits in the middle of lands dominated by organized crime, and even though the people you meet are really great, it is not a completely "safe place" (do not mistake me, if you go there nothing will happen, and you'll have a good time). It saddens me so much that today in this country there are places where people do not have the same rights and opportunities as in the rest of the country, and my heart explodes when I see such beauty left to itself and exposed to savage exploitment, in the hands of few who oppress the majority.
Corner view is a weekly appointment hosted by Francesca at Fuoriborgo, where lovely participants from all over the world gather together once a week to share incredible ideas and experiences.

last week in Catania

Last week we were in Sicily.
I love Sicily, it is so varied, rich of history and landscapes, friendly people and good food: what do you want more.
We were in Catania to work with great people.



The symbol of Catania is the Liotru, this nice elephant

The town is great, by night



and day



Full of pictoresque and interesting views





and churches



people



life!



there were huge murals





and views



and the Etna smoking in the background!!!

a little failure

I had eyed this nice model (Escargot by Veronica Parsons, here free on knitty) on Ravelry since a long time, and I have finally given it a go....



It's a gorgeous hat and a simple knit, but it came out SO big that I had to frog it!



I will re-use it for something better fitting!

we are back

We have been away to the field


(fiumara in Calabria, near Bianco)

and to a wonderful place


(Catania, Via dei Crociferi by night)

meeting great friends, working hard, having fun and surviving accidents.....



All is well, life is varied, as usual.

CV - Europe

Europe is my home, I still remember when the Euro came into life, I was working in France and all became suddenly so much easier.


(Amalfi, Italy)

And no more customs when moving.


(Paris, France)

And the proudness of being part of something bigger, different but united.


(Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic)

Of course there is still much a way to go, but so much has been done! I like Europe, I'm convinced it is the right way to go, and maybe you should know a little bit more about it too!


(Nurnberg, Germany)

Corner view is a weekly appointment hosted by Francesca at Fuoriborgo, where lovely participants from all over the world gather together once a week to share incredible ideas and experiences.

CV - somewhere else

Here I am back after quite a while, life is being complex and full of things, but all is well. And I could not return with this theme, after all right now I'm somewhere else, in the field with colleagues (more when I get back!).

a small baby cardi and some hats

While we were away at the beginning of the year, I knitted a small baby cardi for E. In the meantime we have seen her again a couple of weeks ago and she has grown so much! I love her, she is so cute, always smiling and of good humor, so bright and sunny, she really brings happiness wherever she is.



The pattern is simple and satisfying

It is the Top Down Garter Stitch Baby Jacket by Nancy Elizabeth Munroe, free on revelry, knitted with 3 skeins of cleckheaton county 8 ply. It also involved going button hunting, which I confess was really a lot of fun, and made me discover a nice little shop in the outskirts of Melbourne.

Finally, with the leftover yarn, I managed to knit two hats:

the first is kilkanna, by woolly wormhead, one of my favourite hats designers (go and have a look at her website, there a lots of free pattern, and she has a great group on Ravalry too.

The second is staggered, again fro woolly wormhead, and again a great, easy pattern that is excellent for men and women alike.

And it is also double face!