Anticipation
Posted by Diane Debevec on Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Carly Simon was interviewed on Diane Rehm this week: did you know she had a speech impediment through her childhood? Diane played several of her songs, and it felt like hearing from old friends. She was likable and real.
That's what I'm looking for these days: real.
What Jeff & I are in major anticipation mode for is our upcoming trip to Sicily. We will be staying with Maryl, Jeff's daughter, who is stationed at the naval base Sigonella. We visited in 2010 and so know what to expect, but this year we intend to do more sight seeing.
Typically a last minute, seat-of-my-pants packer, this time I'm doing things differently. I have clothes laid out on the bed upstairs. I'm only taking one small satchel, which will carry all clothing plus art supplies. For painting I'm taking a sketchbook, some 300 lb watercolor paper, pencils & a travel watercolor set.
Maryl lives in a charming 2 bedroom apartment in the small mountain village of Belpasso, with stunning views of Mount Etna. Our friends Lou & Lanthan were just there in March, and had us over to tell about their trip. Etna still has snow...that is how I initially experienced her and can't imagine her any other way.
Being in Sicily for 10 days in January 2010, one of my strongest impressions was that this volcano was ever in the background. You constantly had a sense of where you were in relation to it. For the past 16 months, I've had a photograph of snow-covered Etna from Maryl's apartment as my screen saver. That is one powerful image. I'm still feeling like Etna is a constant backdrop in my life.
That's what I'm looking for these days: real.
What Jeff & I are in major anticipation mode for is our upcoming trip to Sicily. We will be staying with Maryl, Jeff's daughter, who is stationed at the naval base Sigonella. We visited in 2010 and so know what to expect, but this year we intend to do more sight seeing.
Typically a last minute, seat-of-my-pants packer, this time I'm doing things differently. I have clothes laid out on the bed upstairs. I'm only taking one small satchel, which will carry all clothing plus art supplies. For painting I'm taking a sketchbook, some 300 lb watercolor paper, pencils & a travel watercolor set.
Maryl lives in a charming 2 bedroom apartment in the small mountain village of Belpasso, with stunning views of Mount Etna. Our friends Lou & Lanthan were just there in March, and had us over to tell about their trip. Etna still has snow...that is how I initially experienced her and can't imagine her any other way.
Being in Sicily for 10 days in January 2010, one of my strongest impressions was that this volcano was ever in the background. You constantly had a sense of where you were in relation to it. For the past 16 months, I've had a photograph of snow-covered Etna from Maryl's apartment as my screen saver. That is one powerful image. I'm still feeling like Etna is a constant backdrop in my life.
I plan to blog as a way to chronicle this amazing journey of living into a more creative life. A daily journal-writer since 1999, writing has become integral to my life. Hopefully it will add perspective and dimension to this website.
Happy reading!
