Here at the gateway of the year,
may we strive to make good cheer.
In our revels shall joy abound
and sorrow be cast underground.
~caitlin matthews: sun still; sun return
![grotto©LillianSizemore](http://sfmosaic.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/grotto.jpg)
Miniature grotto
For your pleasure, selections from my travels to Sicily last June.
Enjoy Life!
![angel©LillianSizemore](http://sfmosaic.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/angel.jpg?w=480)
Detail from Roman mosaic pavement at Villa Casale, Piazza Armerina
![caltigirone©Lillian Sizemore](http://sfmosaic.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/caltigirone.jpg)
Tile workshop signage, Caltagirone
![ilMare©LillianSizemore](http://sfmosaic.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/ilmare.jpg)
Blessings and protection for the fisherman, Lido di Avola
![Noto©LillianSizemore](http://sfmosaic.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/noto.jpg)
Exquisite example of Sicilian Baroque Cathedral, Noto
![worldcup©LillianSizemore](http://sfmosaic.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/worldcup.jpg?w=480)
Watching the World Cup with the locals, Italia vs.Paraguay, Noto
![temple©LillianSizemore](http://sfmosaic.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/temple.jpg)
World Heritage site, 450 B.C. columns, Valle dei Templi, Agrigento
![snakman©LillianSizemore](http://sfmosaic.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/snakman.jpg?w=480)
Happy guys selling pork and lemon sandwiches, San Leone