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“Keep looking where the light pours in.” - @mo

“Keep looking where the light pours in.” - @morganharpernichols

A strong storm woke us up at 4:30 this morning. Fl

A strong storm woke us up at 4:30 this morning. Flashing lightening and this unsettling sound from up in the valley. After unplugging everything around the house (too many years up in the mountains in Scala to resist the instinct) I laid in bed trying to figure out what that sound was. Was it wind barreling down the valley? Was it really raining that hard? Turns out it was not only raining that hard but there was also golf ball sized hail higher up in the valley. That’s a rough blow for the terraced lemon gardens as they’re not protected by their net covering this time of year.

After breakfast, I went to check on things next door and to pick up all the lemons that had been knocked down during the storm. Many of the fat yellow lemons are past season now, but it was sad seeing all the little green lemons and mandarins from the next crop lying on the ground. (Swipe to see the green lemons.) I put them in a small pile and then looked up at the trees with sunshine catching in the raindrops, surrounded by the pull of nature giving and taking and the scent of wet earth underfoot. 🍋

This is the space I have been cultivating over the

This is the space I have been cultivating over the past month. Not this actual place or these unruly lemon trees growing beyond the bounds of the black nets that will keep them safe in the winter months to come. Not that house or that boat cruising into the cotton candy colored sky. But it’s a space that feels a lot like this summer sunset in Amalfi. Behind - around - all this, the sticky August heat, the buzzing of cicadas filling the air, and the voices of family that have become my family.

- Ferragosto, 15 August 2021, Vettica di Amalfi

"Ever since the morning Time came and sat on the w

"Ever since the morning Time came and sat on the world, men have been on the run as fast as they can go, with beauty flung over their shoulders." - Eudora Welty, from "Circe"

Time for a bit of a life update. Summer is a beautiful and busy time on the Amalfi Coast, but it has been even more of a whirlwind than usual this year. Last week I had surgery to remove a very small tumor from my breast. Thankfully, it was found extremely early and all went well with the surgery. I'm just focusing on resting and recovering now. Yet, I wanted to share what has been going on because this has always been such a warm and kind community. And also because this experience has brought with it some time for reflection and also an invitation - to take a break from running as fast as I can go and to enjoy a little bit of that beauty straight on.

Want to join me for a moment to catch the ever so slightly pink-tinged clouds at sunset in Amalfi?

Second vaccine shot done! The walk home wasn’t b

Second vaccine shot done! The walk home wasn’t bad at all. 😉

A little red, white & blue Amalfi style. Happy Jul

A little red, white & blue Amalfi style. Happy July 4th to everyone celebrating today! 🇺🇸

I’ve talked before about how the colors change t

I’ve talked before about how the colors change throughout the year on the Amalfi Coast. June is the sweetest and somehow softest month of the year. Before the heat and humidity come to stay for awhile. (Although they’ve already visited a bit.) Days like these though can stick around for as long as they’d like!

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