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LIFESTYLE · January 20, 2016

Moments of Sea Glass

Photo Copyright Laura Thayer
Photo Copyright Laura Thayer

A quiet afternoon not long ago I found myself walking along the waterfront in Amalfi with my husband. Sometimes hand in hand and other times meandering along, bumping into one another as you do when walking on uneven cobblestones. Somehow that has become just as romantic as walking hand in hand, perhaps even more so since it feels so natural.

As February approaches, I often find myself thinking back over my time in Italy. My first visit was a particularly sunny and warm February nine years ago now. Nine years. As I watched the waves roll in and the white foam create delicate patterns on the beach, only to be washed out again seconds later, it felt like the last nine years was something just like that. Beautiful, soothing and fleeting.

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With a few crashes of pounding angry waves along the way of course. Perhaps there’s nothing quite so good for reflection as the sea. There’s certainly no better time for that in Amalfi than during the quiet days of January and February. I treasure these days like you might a little piece of colorful sea glass washed up on the shore, nestled amid rough edged rocks and tidbits of intricately pattered yet somehow still old fashioned looking ceramic tiles. It seems like a gem and a gift all at once.

That’s when I’ll reach for my husband’s hand while we walk along, tucking this beautiful moment into my pocket like that piece of sea glass.

Posted In: LIFESTYLE · Tagged: Amalfi, Winter in Amalfi, Winter on the Amalfi Coast

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Comments

  1. Anne says

    January 20, 2016 at 23:23

    I cannot believe it is NINE years Laura, and such a wonderful story. I was having a sort through this week and found some Sea Glass given to me by my eldest grandson, he found it on the beach of St Andrews Scotland. Thank you for sharing this touching moment,

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    • Laura Thayer says

      January 21, 2016 at 15:55

      I can’t believe it has been nine years either, Anne! That’s so sweet that you have sea glass from your grandson. That’s a great memory, too!

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