Little vignettes that have caught my eye around the house in the last little while.

Phosphenes n. the stars and colors you see when you rub your eyes

It's been a summer full of traveling for weddings and for joy! Finally some time at home to go over some of the photos. Menaggio and Bellagio were beautiful, though we weren't prepared for the cold and the rain within the first 2 days, having packed about 3 bikinis, yet missing key items like long trousers or warm sweaters.

The last day more than made up for it with a refreshing swim in the lake as well as a chilled glass of prosecco in what seemed to be about the only place not charging a cover for the patio. And it was right on the lake! I was in heaven. It's the little things.

Making homemade lemonade at home is simple and deliciously rewarding. Try it!

• 1  cup fresh lemon juice (approx 8 lemons)
• 1/2  cup superfine sugar
• 2 cups water

On Tuesdays in Jalon on the Costa Blanca, fresh vegetables from the lovely vendors, and a cold beer in the narrow streets. La buena vida.

“This morning, with her, having coffee.”
– Johnny Cash, when asked for his definition of paradise.

Hanging laundry in the fresh warm Mediterranean air. Everything is beautiful, inspiration found in seeming chores.

It has started. Warm nights, the outdoors is your living room.

Frisbee in the sun. Such freedom.

Along the hundreds of canals that criss cross the United Kingdom, many spend their holidays and some even their lives, living and traveling on a houseboat. Moving slowly down the canals, life feels calm and worry-free. It gives one the time to catch up on the pile of books that have been patiently waiting, or the chance to have meaningful conversations away from the distractions of modern life.