Plus How to Live La Dolce Vita at Home August brings with it a certain permission—permission to slow down, to let go of tightly held plans, and to embrace a sweet sort of chaos. It’s a time when spontaneity trumps…
A Book Walk with Italo Calvino through the Marais Whenever I long for an adventure and find myself nailed down to my weekly routine, I take my books out for a walk, and rediscover my city from a fresh new…
Let’s Dream of Italy Together When Heat Becomes Memory August heat and the sharp sunlight always make me think of Italy — maybe because it was one of the most intense summer heat experiences I have ever had. I remember…
A Sicilian Reverie of Oranges, Fennel, and the Taste of Elegance “We were the Leopards, the Lions; those who’ll take our place will be little jackals, hyenas…”— The Leopard, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa In the sun-drenched pages of The Leopard,…
A Literary Guide to Cultivating Wonder
Cultivating Ideas, Harvesting Serenity
A Book Walk with Elvire de Brissac
As part of this my Book Walk article inspired by Elvire de Brissac’s Le Long du Luxembourg, I spent a sunlit afternoon wandering through the Luxembourg Gardens—one of Paris’s most storied and beloved spaces. While the article invites you to…
Sun-Drenched Pages and Slow Living
A Summer Tale of Courgette, Feta & Mint As July settles in with its gentle warmth and lengthening afternoons, we find ourselves drawn to gardens—both real and imagined. Inspired by books that celebrate the quiet wonder of cultivated spaces, this…
