By Diana Baur

It was a stupendously beautiful, makes-you-glad-just-to-be-alive weekend here in Northwestern Italy. Azure blue skies, acacia and elderflower trees in full bloom. Cool breezes, warm temperatures. On Saturday we said goodbye to guests, and ended our first run of the season. It starts up again soon. But for today, we get to sit back and relax a bit. It was a wonderful run, with fantastic people from America, England, Switzerland and Germany. Everyone seemed to feel the love and loved the feel.

Of being here. On our hill. We rocked the season’s opening.  Completely rocked it.

I’m caught between needing rest - real rest - and having so many new creative ideas running around my head that I can barely sit still. My journal is full of sketches and ideas and stories.

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