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Saturday, April 22nd, 2023

Checked in at Boats. Having a beer in an alley (which somehow here is much more glamorous than it sounds) — with Jessica map

Checked in at Boats. Having a beer in an alley (which somehow here is much more glamorous than it sounds) — with Jessica

Checked in at Casa Trimarchi. Delizioso! — with Jessica map

Checked in at Casa Trimarchi. Delizioso! — with Jessica

Jessica dressed stylishly in black sitting outside on a terrace illuminated by the sunset as people walk by.

Ciao, bella!

Jessica sitting in the boat as we’re piloted through clear green blue waters by a handsome young Italian boatman. The prow of the boat in the foreground as we approach stone fortress walls facing clear calm water. Looking over the side of the boat on choppier waters interrupted by a rock formation under a clear blue sky.

On a boat!

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Checked in at Antico Mercato di Ortigia. Pesce — with Jessica

Checked in at Caseificio Borderi. Sandwich at the market — with Jessica map

Checked in at Caseificio Borderi. Sandwich at the market — with Jessica

Friday, April 21st, 2023

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Checked in at Ristorante Regina Lucia. Tasting menu — with Jessica

A black cat lounging in a planter in front of a medieval church. A dramatic fountain with carved figures riding mer-horses under the gaze of Artemis. People strolling in the spacious square in front of a baroque church.

Afternoon in Ortigia. 🐈‍⬛ ⛲️ ⛪️

A salad of peppers, onions and cucumbers in a white dish on a table on a balcony. Blue doors open out onto a balcony with two chairs and a table covered with bowls of salad. A tomato salad and a chopped salad on a plate on a table with bread and olive oil.

Lunchtime in Sicily.

Thursday, April 20th, 2023

Checked in at Boats. Digestif — with Jessica map

Checked in at Boats. Digestif — with Jessica

A stone wall with a mosaic of the symbol for pi in small light tiles inside a circle of small red tiles.

Mmm …pi

Looking up at the ornate frontage of a church topped with statues.

Cathedral.

Wednesday, April 19th, 2023

Looking down a narrow alleyway, one side in sun, the other in shade. Balconies festooned with plants and flowers dissapear into the distance.

Ortigian alley.

Lemons, onions, cucumber, tomatoes, peppers, cheese and olive oil on the countertop. A bowl of chopped tomatoes, onions, cucumber and peppers sprinkled with oregano. Chopped vegetable salad with pieces of salty white sheep’s cheese sprinkled on top. Jessica on the balcony in full sunshine eating salad.

Had a nice salad for lunch, made with this morning’s haul from the Ortigia market.

Replying to @dletorey on mastodon.social

Doh! Yeah, we let that domain lapse after becoming a remote-first company.

Thanks for the heads-up; I’ve updated the solar panel site.

Checked in at Fratelli Burgio. Pistachio croissant — with Jessica map

Checked in at Fratelli Burgio. Pistachio croissant — with Jessica

Tuesday, April 18th, 2023

A corner wall covered with an illustration of Achilles, with another illustration in the foreground of a giant eye. A stylised illustration of Agamemnon on a wall on the corner where an alley joins a courtyard. A stylised illustration of Medusa fills a doorway.

Magna Graecia.

Monday, April 17th, 2023

Reading The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller.

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Jessica sitting down to lunch outside a cafe in the market. Jessica standing to the side in front of the ruins of a temple to Apollo.

Hanging out in Ortigia.

Reading Make Something Wonderful: Steve Jobs in his own words by The Steve Jobs Archive.