A day spent at home with sun and sea and sky. Not a bad deal.
BW decides on a hot breakfast, so with some kibitzing from me–and some help from Kat–puts together what I think of as a poor man’s omelette–some prosciutto, some tomatoes, some cheese (and some herbs I added) with scrambled eggs. It’s pretty! And apparently tasty as BW and Kat cleaned their plates.
It’s workout time. Some Shaun T today–cardio and his challenging 8-minute abs. How can it be so vicious when it’s only 8 minutes! We add 50 minutes more, with bands, hitting more abs (ow!), upper and lower body, the works.
Job well done. And it’s not so tough, really, to workout with sun and sea and sky. Especially when it’s finished!
A visit from the manager to deal with the internet–yay. It seems to be back on track. May it continue.
I work on the patio. Lovely, just lovely, and the gang catches up on news and what’s what at home. After a good session, I reward myself with a fresh peach bellini. Another pretty good deal.
Kat and I have discussed making lemonade. We have a beautiful supply of lemons, so why not do it the old-fashioned way? My girl makes the simple syrup, squeezes lemons. I start a red sauce with fresh herbs, and make a side of sliced tomatoes and mozzarella–the mozzarella comes in pretty little balls in a bag filled with water. Find a dish, layer them, add fresh basil and pepper, some olive oil, a dash or so of balsamic, and into the fridge for dinner.
It’s sweet and cozy working together in our Italian kitchen.
Domestic day continues with laundry. When I go downstairs I see BW and Kat have set up a little drying rack on the terrace, and pinned laundered clothes up. It’s so cute!
The calico cat comes to visit, and responds immediately to Jason–the Cat Whisperer. She preens for him, tries to sneak in by him, lets him pet and scratch, and I swear looks at him with adoring eyes. She lets Kat give her a little attention, too, and eventually settles down right on the kitchen threshold. Kat’s dubbed her Benito, due to her odd little black moustache. Though it should, technically, be Benita, we have a Benita in our lives, and she doesn’t have a moustache!
Stirring the pot, and Kat asks if I like candied lemon peel. I don’t know, but I bet I would. She starts lemon peels simmering before she and Jason walk down to the village for a few fresh supplies. And I can pour another drink, watch the pots and read my book–for those who asked, it’s Stephen King’s End Of Watch.
We’re all back–fresh salad makings from the village market, and Jason chunking up more tomatoes. Kat makes a garlic paste, and we–with some head-scratching–figure out how to work the broiler on the oven for garlic bread. Pasta on the boil, sauce simmering, Kat coating lemon peels with sugar–and yes, I definitely like candied lemon peel. We joke about dressing for dinner. Nah.
We enjoy our home-made feast on the patio, add some candles, but the breeze keeps blowing them out. Finish it up with some gelato. Mmmm. A good meal while the sun lowers.
When it lowers, it increases the gorgeous blur of the horizon, the deeper blue of the water, the paler sky with a soft blush of pink between. The blush shimmers on higher clouds, outlining them in that pretty pink, a quiet underlight. The view here changes with the light, and is never less than magnifico.
A little more laundry, a little more reading, then it’s bedtime for me.
Very breezy this morning, and some chance of storms later. I think it would be fantastic to watch a thunderstorm over the water here. We think we’ll wait for tomorrow for the trip to Positano, and until Monday–early morning trip–to Pompeii–and just continue to vacate here today. It’s pretty easy to relax when you’re saturated in beauty.
Nora
So much fun to read your travel diary. Almost like I’m there with you instead of unpacking boxes from our recent move! Thank you!
Sigh…what a lovely day and the food looks wonderful. Feel relaxed just reading all about it!! Thanks again for sharing!
Great picture of you, NR.
Love who you are and what you write.. Thanks so much for sharing!!
I can certainly understand why you have chosen to stay “home” for a couple of days. So beautiful and restful and the food you have chosen to make yourselves sounds delicious. Now, what could tomorrow’s adventure possibly bring.
Thanks for sharing, it’s like reading little novellas but with gorgeous pictures.
NR reading Stephen King . . . hmmm . . . Thanks for letting us know who you’re reading. Your mind must never stop whirling — you amaze me. And thanks for the pics, too. Sounds this close to Paradise.
Thank you for another wonderful day in Paradise. Dinner was grand with a soft sunset. I didn’t even mind the breeze blowing out the candles. Cute laundry set up. Laundry by the sea makes it actually fun. Thank you for the pictures. ?
Beautiful table..food..scenery and people!! Thank you for sharing with us!!
That dinner looks amazing. Such a beautiful spot you have chosen for vacation. Thanks for sharing.
Reading your adventures each is like reading one of your books. I love it!!
Everything looked so good and the picture of the infinity pool and view was totally iced!(?)
My Mother wanted to know if you or Laura read the book “The Girl On The Train” ( They made a movie. Coming out soon.) if you’ve read it, did you like it?
Thanks for sharing!
Family photo is fabulous….you all look so relaxed and rested!
Really really enjoy Travels Woth Nora!
Thank you
Ohhh…. The food looks amazing! I think having dinner outside with that incredible view would be a highlight. The mozzarella there is so delicious! I try to find it here that tastes similar. My favorite way to eat it is with olive oil, salt, pepper, and tomatoes. I’m feeling more relaxed everytime I read you’re posts.
Love it — Jason the cat/Kat (pun) whisperer.
I am so glad to read that you are so close to where my family and I are. We have recently moved to Italy and we visited Pompeii a couple of weeks ago. What a sight to see…. I appreciate all of your work, it has gotten me through many deployments! Thank you. Enjoy! I can’t wait for the next book!
laundry with a view to die for. And what a lovely spot for dinner. When I was in Italy, the lemon trees just go on and on. I make 2 things with them. Lemon Jelly, which takes 3 hours to make, & needs a ton of sugar. It’s tart and sweet at the same time. But i don’t use the peels. I separate them ( In the u.s., our fruits have a lot of pesticide on them ) so b4 I do anything with them, I soak them for 10 days in water, changing it daily. I then take the peels, & superfine sugar, & vodka, keep in a dark room, & let it rest for 6 weeks. Then, presto- Lemonchello.
Pompey. The most fascinating place you will ever visit. Hope you take pictures.