Basilica di Sant Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy Spring is the time of plans and projects ―Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina My attention had b...

The ceramic pot above was purchased on a spring jaunt to the beautiful island of Sicily, Italy.  The ceramic shops of Ortigia in Sy...

Day 2/100 - Chocolate bowtie pasta,  tag: #100daysfoodanddrink This packet looks so pretty, it seems a shame to open it. As the ...

Day 1/100 - Cannoli, tag #100daysfoodanddrink Having recently enjoyed an inspiring Spring jaunt to Sicily, I decided that I'd...

The Fountain of Shame   by Alison Day The Fontana Pretoria, or 'Fountain of Shame', as it is commonly known, can be fou...

Work in progress, by  by Alison Day After my recent visit to Sicily and an inspirational visit to an artist's studio-shop in...

A peep into an annex of the Cattedrale Monreale, in Sicily, opened out into a curvaceous romp of Baroque figures, pillars and motifs—w...

Sign on the door to the ladies in a restaurant in Monreale, Sicily. —When you've gotta go... by Alison Day © Alison D...

Lunch on a balcony, in the little restaurant: Dietro L'Angolo. Overlooking the town of Monreale (Sicily), with its lemon groves...

Walking through the cloisters of the Cattedrale di Monreale (Sicily), I came across this unusual looking tree. At first glance its...

Window shopping in Palermo, Sicily and the humour behind design. © Alison Day  Alison Day Design   Join the mailing lis...

Cannoli, topped with candied orange peel, accompanied by cappuccino  by Alison Day Below our favourite coffee place: Spinnat...

Exquisite mosaics of - Capella Palatina that have to be viewed in Sicily, Italy Photos by Alison Day © Al...

Sicilian architecture of Cattedrale di Palermo  by Alison Day © Alison Day  Alison Day Design   Join the mailing l...

Sweet Cannoli   by Alison Day Breakfast - traditional Sicilian sweets & cakes - cannoli © Alison Day  Alison Day ...

Floral bedspread   by Alison Day © Alison Day  Alison Day Design   Join the mailing list Instagram   ...

Opposite Joli  by Alison Day © Alison Day  Alison Day Design   Join the mailing list Instagram     ...