~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE RESTORATION AND RENEWAL OF LA BELLA STALLA (the beautiful stable) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
How to restore and rebuild a 200+ year old stone ruin in a foreign country where you don’t yet speak the language and understand even less!
After returning to Fiji to regroup, replenish and work, we were now ready to move onto the next phase in the project. Returning to Sicily in late February, the [...]
The stone work they accomplish is incredible! After I returned to Fiji in November, the boys finished off the upper level and the roof. Another cordelo filled with cement [...]
An ancient occupation...stone mason...muratore...still practised by a few special men. Hauling out the stones from the inside, putting up the stones on the outside Tearing out the previous outside [...]
After getting over the initial shock of watching the little barn being knocked down, I took a deep breath and moved on... Here we go, it's going to [...]
It broke my heart to see the little walls torn down that had stood for so many years. What have I done... with tears running down my face I [...]
After purchasing the property without John having seen it, except for in photos, it was another 8 months before we actually returned to Sicily and he was able to [...]
This was my first glimpse of the little barn on the property that I wanted to buy in Sicily. I needed to send photos to John, who was busy [...]
