Sorry to hear you have not been well margaret and also sorry we never got to talk before we left for Venice. Even though we started to prepare for our departure and our house sitter three days before, we had a series of unexpected mishaps last minute which had us panicking right up till the door of our rented apartment here, and that included a lost Babu, a screaming fridge, a broken key, a faulty camera lens and a terminally ill stuttering washing machine. Trips to Boulanger Electroménager were frequent and frustrating and they always wanted a document that was in the drawer at home...argh!
Anyway here we are and that all couldn't seem further away. we have had crystal clear days and now we have snow!! We are going to bed by nine and getting up at six to watch pink clouds and gondolas. We are cooking at home to avoid the expense of restaurants and to enjoy the marvellous local produce and fish, but loving the occasional wine bar for a glass of prosecco and some prosciutto on a bridge over a secret canal. Julian is finding his flow after an initial struggle, but obviously he has to take it day by day. Sometimes the muse just isn't anywhere to be found. meanwhile I am having a good stint on the book I am writing (yes I still am!) so it's a working break with the occasional foray into paradise!
Lots of love to you all. I know it doesn't look like it but we think about you every day.
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