i'm not very good
at letting go of last year's shoes
so many ordinary adventures in those scuffs

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a small indoor garden growing .  .     .





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thank you for all the kind comments/emails
they really helped

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to distract ourselves a bit we went to the sea  
the first (late) dip of the year







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salvatore
1999 - 2014



goodbye mr cat, best friend
it was a privilege to share our life and home with you.


he now sleeps under the rosemary bush
+ our hearts are broken.






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rain in june
keeping the hot summer at bay


thank you for all your wishes
it was a fine tea party with millefeuilles + a candle
and we all took turns, grandfather included, 
launching a.'s butterfly 
which was addictive and made everyone giggle 





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