My Cataract Surgery Got Cancelled Because I Misunderstood My Nurse

So this was supposed to be a simple day: cataract surgery, in and out. Instead I spent four hours in an Italian hospital after a language mix-up with a nurse sent my blood pressure through the roof and got the whole thing cancelled. Also in this one: our kids

The Buzz

JULY 2026 Hey everyone, July's been a lot — a wedding in Oregon, a chicken rebellion, a garden that's finally hitting its stride, and a medical saga Brian would rather forget. Piano, piano, as always. Here's what's been going on at the farmhouse

Our Neighbor's Farm Got Hit by Wild Boars — So We Built This

Our neighbor's farm took real damage from wild boars this year — so before it happened to us, we rebuilt our fence. Along the way: the San Paolo festival in Palazzolo Acreide, a new garden harvest, and our first batch of homemade nocino.

Paid-members only

#96 We Found Her Family's Home in Sicily — It's Now a Barbershop

Episode 95 Bonus Content

We bought a new car – The Sicilian Way!

Episode 95. Sicilian Summer Life: Liquor Making, Lice, and a Lot of Laughs

This week in Sicily got away from us — in the best way. We visited a Greek theater, had a terrace BBQ overlooking Palazzolo Acreide, fought our ongoing battle with midges, rebuilt a wind-destroyed shed, made cornhole boards (and played a little), walked through the orto and vineyard, dealt with

The Buzz

JUNE 2026 A Note Before We Begin We weren't able to make a video this week. Between trying to buy a new car the Sicilian way and working on a new project for a subscriber the time just got away from us. Instead you get a lousy newsletter!

Making Chèvre, Egg Tricks, Hunting Wild Boar by Drone — Just Another Week in Sicily

Sorry about the bad links everybody. I think I finally figured out how to get everything to work together moving forward. This link to this week's episode should work, but if not just got to thebeessicilianadventures.com and you'll find this video there. Making Chèvre, Egg

GETTING in the ZONE

Sorry everybody. Let's try again. I'm struggling to get Vimeo to work with our website and need to change a few things up. I think this should work now. If the link is still broken please go to: thebeessicilianadventures.com and you'll find this

GETTING in the ZONE

Sometimes we struggle a little bit to get the ball rolling on a weekend morning!!

Making Chèvre, Egg Tricks, Hunting Wild Boar by Drone — Just Another Week in Sicily

We had quite a week on the farm. Beth makes goat cheese with our Sicilian neighbor — no shared language required. Brian brews beer and takes the drone out on a wild boar hunt. Plus a quick check-in on the olive tree we rescued two years ago, and a ridiculously

3 DAYS IN BUDAPEST: A SICILIAN EXPAT'S HONEST TAKE

After two years of renovating our Sicilian farmhouse, we finally took a real trip — three days in Budapest. We came with the perspective of American expats who've now lived in both France and Italy, and Hungary surprised us in ways we didn't expect. From sunrise over

Paid Subscriber Bonus Episode 93: What REALLY Happened at Brian's Cataract Surgery

We're learning the hard way!

Our Sicilian Week: Poppies, Fava, And A Very Italian Movie Night

A week of ordinary life on our Sicilian farm — poppies in full bloom, the last of the fava harvest, our vegetable garden going in, and our first trip to an Italian cinema (which was an experience). 00:00 - Intro 2:29 Vineyard Updates 3:00 Poppy Time! 6:15 Fun

Two Years Ago This Courtyard Was a Disaster. Here's What We Did With It.

When we bought this abandoned Sicilian farmhouse in 2024, the courtyard was an overgrown disaster — weeds, decay, rats nests and years of neglect. Two years later we're giving you the full story — from the day we first walked through the gate to the finished garden and courtyard we

Paid-members only

One of Sicily's Best Kept Secrets: The Modica Antique Market (+ Farm Life Update)

Members only

How to Watch Our Channel on Your TV

Paid-members only

A note about yesterday's village e-mail

Paid-members only

We Want to Visit Your Family's Village

Members only

#13 Bonus Itinerary

Paid-members only

Sicily's Best Kept Secrets — 12 Places Most Tourists Never See

Paid-members only

A New Chapter for the Bees

Paid-members only

The Chickens are FREE!

€82 to See the Head of Eye Surgery in Sicily — Plus Our Naples Deep Dive

Back home in the US, a cataract consultation can cost hundreds of dollars and take months to get. In Sicily, for €82 we got an appointment with the head of eye surgery — in 10 days. We'll walk you through exactly how we navigated the Italian healthcare system, why