A Summer of Simple Pleasures
Feeding the pig our food scraps each day
Watching the two horses on the hillside
The sunset on the beach after swimming
Digging potatoes for dinner
Sharing a meal with loved friends
A short chat with Sergio
Gorgonzola on good bread with red wine
Coffee on the terrace with Margherita
Hanging the laundry
Picking basil to eat with the mozzarella and tomatoes
Swimming to the end of the jetty without stopping
When Sonny comes in and asks for water then stays a while
A favorite vendor gives us a list of foods on sale "for locals"
Sleeping until 8:30
Making a great dinner when we thought there was no food in the fridge
Reading an 800 page book that I didn't want to put down
Un gelato di cioccolato e limone on a hot day
Our favorite restaurant after going to La Spezia
Swimming in a river with friends
Days when the dogs don't fight
Seeing the twinkle in Arturo's eyes again
Finally finding the dead rat in the laundry room
Walking to the passo
Seeing the big spider in our living room catch a fly tonight
Talking to the goats each day
Feeding them some dried bread
Working on a painting that has some life
Changing it when it isn't all alive
Getting an email from Mykle
Cleaning the house for our next visitors
Winning at a game of Patience
Reading something great on the net
Doing most of these things with David
Writing this list
And knowing that I could write much more
