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I feel lonesome, having just finished my book. The feeling these characters you have become familiar with have left you without saying goodbye. And as you have been accustomed to following them, getting worried about them, being part of their lives, it just ends here and now. Nowhere in life will you meet them again. The title of the book is ‘Hot Milk‘ by Deborah Levy. It took me a while to get into the story, and I didn’t even find it such a good story, but the writing was brilliant. One of the paperback quotes: “Gorgeous. What makes the book so good is Levy’s great imagination, the poetry in her language, her way of finding the wonder in everyday.” I can only agree.
Buongiorno,
Come sta?
It is still early, and the weather has changed compared to last week. Temperatures have gone down a bit, and more clouds to be found.
I am the only one awake right now. Hubby and the two young(er) guys are still sleeping.
What I like so much here in Puglia are the beautiful tropical plants: cactuses, yucca, palmtrees (we bought a few, more on this next post). And so much of it we can enjoy in our own yard of Casa Vita.
Since the region suffered from a period of drought, there is less fruit this year. But the taste is nevertheless great. If guests rent the house here, they can pick whatever they find – fruit I mean – but they tend not to see everything… So many figs landed on the grass, which is a pity.
Buongiorno!
While I am here, I try to take more photos, write more…
If you are getting jealous though, don’t be, la vita isn’t always dolce. This morning I had to call my “dearest friend” Giovanni to check on the internet. (I always try to simply shake his hand, but he just pulls me over and gives me two warm kisses.) Problem almost solved, he still needs to come back ;-). This evening Luca hopefully will solve the electricity problem. We have had some short circuits when we turn the (new!) dishwasher on. Always better when the dishwasher just works, certainly with so many guests.
Well, not an original title… But so true, here in Puglia!
We arrived here at Casa Vita at ten pm when it was already dark. I slept well, but when the first sun rays forced themselves through the sky light, I decided to open the door of the room to get some fresh air. It was only six a.m., but I just escaped to the yard. So wonderful, early in the morning. I got my camera, tiptoed between the olive trees, climbed up the roof and started taking photos.
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